From Wikipedia: 
>"In 2001, Schmitz bought €375,000 worth of shares of the nearly bankrupt company Letsbuyit.com (de) and subsequently announced his intention to invest €50 million in the company.[38] The announcement caused the share value of Letsbuyit.com to jump[39] and Schmitz cashed out, making a profit of €1.5 million."

And: 
>"Schmitz found Hong Kong to his liking and registered Kimpire Limited in December 2003, soon after moving there. He set up a network of interlinked companies, including Trendax, which he claimed was an artificial intelligence-driven hedge fund that delivered an annual return of at least 25%.[42] However, Trendax was never registered with Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission and the company was legally not allowed to accept investments or to conduct trades.[23] Dotcom was subsequently convicted for failing to disclose his shareholding to the Securities and Futures Commission, and was fined HK$8,000.[30]"