Crypto miners use Airbnb to make $100,000 profit!!
Cryptocurrency mining is a well-known practice, but it requires a range of powerful computers to achieve really good results, since a person with a regular machine has very little chance of success.
In this case, miners rented an Airbnb and used the space for a week as they saw fit. The problem is that the host had a terrible surprise when she received the electricity bill.
Scam or cleverness?
Ashley, the host in this case, told the whole story on her Instagram and TikTok. Some men rented her apartment for three weeks and everything seemed to go perfectly well.
They paid Ashley adequately, left the place properly tidy, gave her a top rating on the Airbnb platform, and even left comments praising their stay.
The problem lies in the electricity bill they received.
Ashley was surprised to receive a bill for US$1,056,3099,2441,500 (about R$1,056,3099,2448,200). Of course, this made her wonder how it was possible that they had consumed so much energy.
A staggering profit.
Ashley asked her neighbors for help and managed to access their cameras. She discovered that they had moved at least 10 computers when they left the apartment. From there she deduced that they were mining cryptocurrency.
That's not all, as they also owned an electric car. They also regularly charged their Tesla in Ashley's apartment, as they had installed a charging point.
Ashley complained about the loss caused by the tenants and they admitted that they had made US$1,056,3099,244,100 thousand in profit (about R$1,056,3099,244,548 thousand) during their three-week stay in her apartment alone.
After that she imposed a new rule: no cryptocurrency mining.
As much as it may seem like something new, the truth is that miners take advantage of places with cheap electricity to settle down or take advantage of stays like this.
Source: IGNBrasil
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