Man loses $230M crypto fortune after falling for scammers' plot

Originally published at: Man loses $230M crypto fortune after falling for scammers' plot - Boing Boing

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Seems they didn’t watch Superman III.

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were they arrested for tax fraud or for “stealing” bitcoin?

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This is a great rundown on how “smart” these criminals where

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Interesting how currency popular with organized crime is a popular target for organized criminals.

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These two goofballs don’t seem all that organised, but the criminal part applies all 'round.

My takeaway from the story is that you don’t have to be a genius to be a Bitcoin multi-millionaire. You just have to get in early on the pyramid scheme or be willing to rob someone who did.

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They were very clever in how they obtained the money. But very silly in how they spent it.

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