3 Hours of Hell: Tortured for a Metamask Password

A Crypto Trader’s Worst Nightmare

The screams bounced off the cold, concrete walls of an abandoned warehouse. Johan — a 28-year-old crypto trader from Johannesburg — hung in rusted chains, drenched in sweat and blood. Three masked men circled him. One held pliers. Another had a live laptop, Metamask wallet open.

“The password,” one hissed. “Now.”

It started with a casual night out. A few drinks. A careless mention of his crypto portfolio. What Johan didn’t notice was the stranger listening intently. Two days later, he woke up in hell — electrodes on his fingers, his toddler’s photo taped to a wall, a lighter held against her favorite toy.

They didn’t just want money.

They wanted everything.

For three long hours, Johan endured the unthinkable — crushed fingers, electric shocks, burns. Every time he screamed, they smiled. Every time he resisted, they got crueler. In the end, broken and desperate, he gave them the 12-word seed phrase.

In seconds, $220,000 — years of trading, saving, dreaming — was gone.

So were they.

Johan was left in the dark, bleeding and barely alive.

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This Is Not Fiction. It Could Be You.

Protect Yourself Before It’s Too Late:

1. Use a Hardware Wallet

Keep 90% or more of your crypto offline. A $50 Ledger or Trezor could save your funds — and your fingers.

2. 2FA or Die Trying

Enable biometric or app-based 2FA. SMS-based 2FA can be hacked or spoofed.

3. Create a Decoy Wallet

Memorize a fake seed phrase for a small wallet. Sacrifice it if you're under threat.

4. Don’t Talk About Your Crypto

Never share wallet info in public, on Telegram, Discord, or Twitter. Riches whisper. Bragging bleeds.

5. Use Trusted Platforms

Platforms like Binance offer layered security and insurance. Don’t self-custody blindly — not anymore.

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Crypto is freedom. But freedom has a cost.

Don’t pay it in blood.

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