🟠A two-day layover turned into a crypto nightmare for Jacob Irwin-Cline, a tourist from Portland, Oregon. After a night out in London’s Soho district, he got into what he thought was his Uber. The driver knew his name. The car was not the one on the app. But it was late, and the guy “seemed chill.”
🟠What followed was a textbook setup. The fake driver offered him a cigarette — laced with scopolamine, a sedative that erases memory while keeping you “cooperative.” Under the influence, Irwin-Cline gave up his phone passcode and unknowingly opened access to his Revolut wallet. The damage? $123,000 in crypto gone: $72K in $XRP , $50K in #bitcoin , and smaller altcoin holdings wiped.
🟠The next thing he remembers: waking up in an unfamiliar part of London, wallet drained, no one in sight.
🟠Police confirmed the attackers forcibly logged into his Revolut account and transferred the funds. The case is being investigated, but so far — no arrests.
🟠This is just the latest in a rising wave of physical crypto heists across Europe — from Paris kidnappings to Thai hotel room ambushes. The term “$5 wrench attack” is no longer a meme — it’s a real-world threat. And your Ledger won’t save you when you’re drugged in the backseat of a fake Uber.
🏦 Traveling with serious bags? Act like it. Don’t flex. Don’t get comfortable. And for the love of Satoshi — never share your phone unlock code.
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