The crypto scammer behind the poisoning attack, responsible for stealing wrapped bitcoin (WBTC) worth $71 million, contacted the victim and asked for their Telegram details before sending over 51 ETH, equivalent to approximately $151,600.
The interaction, made known by the crypto investigator ZachXBT, was carried out on the Ethereum blockchain via an input data message (IDM), a type of peer-to-peer messaging.
Crypto Scammer Contacts Victim and Sends 51 ETH
Based on on-chain data provided by Etherscan, the scammer wrote to the victim twice, communicating the latter to offer their Telegram contact. “Leave your telegram, and I’ll call you tomorrow,” read the message from the scammer.
This outreach results from the victim’s demand of May 5 to return 90% of the stolen funds. The 51 ETH returned by the scammer represents about 4.2% of the requested amount.
#PeckShieldAlert The scammer took ~$71 million worth of WBTC through a poisoning scam and has now sent 51 ETH to the victim, al
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