#TradeStories#BTCTrade US tourist reportedly claimed that he was drugged, duped by a fake Uber, and lost over $123,000 in crypto (BTC, XRP and more) during a London layover. What happened to Jacob Irwin-Cline sounds like a Black Mirror meets Web3 episode.

The 30-year-old ex-software dev from Portland built a small fortune investing in Bitcoin as a teenager. On a short layover in London before visiting his parents in Spain, he went out for drinks in The Roxy nightclub in Soho. He called an Uber around 1:30 AM on May 9 to return to his hostel.

Outside, a driver flagged him down, knowing his name, and matched the photo shown in the app. So he got in, but the car didn’t match the app, which was supposed to be the first red flag.

Fake Uber driver drains tourist’s crypto wallets

As per a report, the driver offered him a cigarette. At first, Jacob said no, but relented, “Sure, if you want to bond over a cigarette.” It is believed that the cigarette was laced with scopolamine, a drug so dangerous that even Vice once called it “the world’s scariest.”

Jacob started fading in and out, and the driver asked for his phone “for directions.” He got confused and gave it along with the passcodes. He vaguely recalls the driver scrolling through apps. By the time he realized what was happening, it was already too late.