🎮💔 Streamer with terminal cancer loses R$ 165 thousand in crypto scam — but community reacts strongly! 💪🫶
The story of Raivo “Rastaland” Plavnieks moved and shocked CryptoTwitter this week.
🧵During a live stream, the streamer from Latvia — who is facing terminal cancer — fell victim to a scam via a malicious game on Steam.
💸 The result? More than US$ 31 thousand (R$ 165 thousand), raised for his treatment, disappeared in seconds after opening the game “Block Blasters”.
⚠️ The title, which was circulating on Steam, was infected with malware that stole crypto assets directly from wallets.
And it was not an isolated case. Another game, “Chemia”, was also removed from the platform for similar practices.
😢 Plavnieks had created a token called CANCER, on the Solana blockchain, via Pump.fun, as a way to raise funds.
✨ The turnaround:
The case spread across networks, and CryptoTwitter showed its best side.
🌐 Influencers like Alex Becker made direct donations.
🚀 The CANCER token soared, reaching US$ 2.5 million in market cap — more than enough to cover the loss.
📹 Moved, Rastaland thanked live:
“My family and I are speechless. I never imagined seeing so much solidarity. Thank you, Web3.”
🔒 Since then, he has adopted new security measures:
Changed wallet
Formatted and replaced the SSD
Filed a police report
And is back to live streaming, with more caution
🚨 Important lesson for all of us in the crypto world:
Be careful with unknown links and files — malware can even be found in popular games.
👮♂️ The case is already being investigated by international agencies, such as the ICE from the USA, after reports that the scammer might be Argentine.
🙌 When the community comes together, Web3 shows its strength.
🧠 But never forget: self-custody requires constant vigilance.
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