Poisoning attack scammer who stole $71 million asks victim for Telegram, sends 51 ETH | Headlines | News | CoinMarketCap

05/09/2024 22:27
Poisoning attack scammer who stole $71 million asks victim for Telegram, sends 51 ETH | Headlines | News | CoinMarketCap

The poisoning attack scammer who stole $71 million worth of wrapped bitcoin contacted their victim, asking for their Telegram and sending over 51 ETH …

The poisoning attack scammer who stole $71 million worth of wrapped bitcoin contacted their victim, asking for their Telegram and sending over 51 ETH ($151,600). 

"Please leave your telegram and I will contact you," wrote the poisoning attack scammer to the victim twice, according to on-chain data from the blockchain tracking platform Etherscan. The crypto investigator ZachXBT first publicized the interaction. 

The communication occurred through an input data message (IDM), a form of decentralized communication on the Ethereum blockchain. 

The message from the scammer comes after the victim requested a majority of funds back on May 5. The 51 ETH represents 4.2% of the requested funds. 

"There's no turning back after this," the victim wrote in an IDM, adding, "we …

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