But using a photo of a public person without the permission of the owner is not legal. And I think the project team does not have permission from actor Ben Barnes.
Creation Domain Date: 2017-11-05. If the site is in development, then why publish the ANN thread? Or do you want a fraud charge?
In addition, I did not find Whitepaper on the site.
What happened: fake team member
Profile Link: ANN - https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/--5101202
Archived: http://archive.fo/nUomK
Website: https://digitalcryptoinvest.com/
Archived: http://archive.fo/kOaNL
https://digitalcryptoinvest.com/
Fake name: Shawn Owen
Real name: British actor Benjamin Thomas Barnes
https://www.facebook.com/BenBarnesOfficial/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Barnes_(actor)
https://passingresemblences.wordpress.com/2017/06/05/ben-barnes/
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