ZachXBT: A scammer impersonated Coinbase customer service to defraud $6.5 million

2024-11-21 12:10:36

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ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst ZachXBT, a social engineering scammer named Ronaldd (real name Ronald Spektor) has been accused of stealing $6.5 million from a victim last month by impersonating Coinbase customer service.

The incident occurred on October 7, when the victim received a call disguised as Coinbase customer service and was induced to visit a phishing website, resulting in the theft of funds. On-chain tracking shows that the stolen funds were sent to the eXch platform, where they were exchanged for Litecoin and dispersed to multiple service platforms.

Just a few days later, Ronaldd boasted about his Ledger Live account showing $3.1 million received on October 8 through screen sharing on Discord. Further investigation revealed that the TON address associated with his Telegram account showed the funds originated from multiple exchanges and were linked to other Coinbase withdrawal records, further proving his possible involvement in the scam.

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