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The new year, 2023, began on a terrible note for the Jamaican sprinting legend, Usain Bolt. Bolt has been scammed on a massive scale. All the hard-earned money that he saved for his retirement has just been lost to financial fraud. The scammed amount is speculated to be $9,998,000, which leaves Bolt’s account with just $2,000 from the $10 million he had invested. Following the incident, Bolt shared a cryptic post with his fans and followers on Facebook.

This must be a difficult time for Bolt, as he is unsure of where his hard-earned money is. Whether it be recovered or not, everything, for now, remains uncertain. Let us have a look at the post he shared.

The cryptic post by Usain Bolt

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After he noticed an unaccounted loss of millions of dollars in his investment portfolio, Bolt became aware of the massive loss. Reportedly, investment firm Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) had been in the headlines for an employee who had committed fraud. Moreover, it is speculated that the same employee might be behind Bolt’s loss.

Following this loss, Bolt shared a cryptic post with his fans. He is seen standing at the starting line, while the location tag ‘Jamaica’ is seen across his chest in bold. Fans and followers commented and shared a prayer for his well-being and offered their support through their comments.

However, according to the reports, Bolt is not the only investor who has suffered the loss, 30 people are going through the same. Moreover, the overall scam is accounted to be $1.2 billion.

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When Bolt posted the cryptic post, all his fans and followers commented and shared the prayer for his well-being and offered their support through comments.

The prayers of millions of fans are behind the legendary sprinter 

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Thousands of fans have been in support of Usain Bolt since the news has come out. His fans are continuously sharing their prayers and blessings through comments on his posts. In the Facebook post, many fans made him believe that God is there to help him and asked him to be strong till the issue resolves. One of the fans wrote, “The Lord keeps on blessing you! you are still breathing, be strong, Trillions are coming into your hands. Don’t worry be happy.”

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Whereas the other wrote, “God got you 🙏🏾 your hard earned money won’t go in vain 🙏🏾 keep the faith 🙌🏾 We all love and support you 💯🤗👍🏾.” On the other hand, one of the fans requested Bolt to be strong in a hard time. He wrote, “Sending my support your way hun. Please make sure you get back every red cent. I’m sick of their dutty behavior. Love you hun. Be strong sending lots of love and prayers your way ❤❤❤❤🙏🙏.” Moreover, one fan firmly believed that justice will be served and wrote, “Justice will be served. I see international lawyers and representatives coming in. You have done so much for Jamaica and the world for this to slip by just like that.”

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It is hard to lose all your life’s hard work in the blink of an eye. Whether Bolt will receive his assets back is a developing story. Keep watching this space for updates. 

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