After 24 hours of a case of alleged money laundering among professional Valorant players from Turkey, who were broadcasting on Twitch, two pro players have come forward to confirm what happened, also stating that they will leave their respective squads.
The first one to confirm was Semih "LEGOO" Selvi, who until yesterday claimed that a friend of his involved him in the business, but that he had no knowledge about the use of stolen Twitch cards and accounts that the criminals used to send him donations. Through a brief statement - which has subsequently been deleted - (via Upcomer), Selvi commented again that a former friend told him about a legal opportunity where people would watch Twitch ads for bits, and that money would reach the streamer.
If that happened, they would share it. At that time, "LEGOO" was not yet playing for any professional team and, in the words of the pro player, "he jumped at the offer like an idiot". Over time, he began to suspect that he was facing alleged money laundering. Because of what happened, the streamer has decided to leave his team BBL Esports, with whom he had already won $2000.
Ekrem "Logicman" Aydin, LEGOO's teammate at BBL, has done the same. The content creator and professional player announced that he would no longer stream on Twitch, as well as leave his team due to the scandal. Aydin indicated, like his teammate, that he thought everything was being done legally.
Twitch: The scandal has already reached the ears of the Turkish government
The entire money laundering scandal has affected 300 Turkish streamers and professionals. The fact has already reached the ears of the Turkish government.
It is reported that Gürsel Tekin, deputy of the Republican People's Party, wrote to the president of the Grand National Assembly of the country about the issue of money laundering through Twitch. Tekin detailed how criminals have managed to steal credit card information, and then use it to donate bits to the streamers. Subsequently, they transfer the bits to cryptocurrencies so that the money can be distributed among criminal organizations.
The deputy has urged the Council of Europe to take action and capture the criminals. So far, Riot and Twitch have not officially commented on what happened, and there are only reports that Valorant creators have started banning those involved in these illicit acts.