A French developer has been arrested on US federal charges that he scammed buyers of his 'Mutant Ape Planet' digital collectibles out of nearly $3 million.Aurelien Michel, 24, a French national who lives in , was apprehended on Wednesday night at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, officials said.In a criminal complaint unsealed following his arrest, Michel is charged with perpetrating a 'rug pull' scam - a scheme in which an NFT developer sells digital collectibles with the promise of adding new features and rewards, but then takes the money and runs.
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