Oh my! Are there really people who get scammed when buying cryptocurrency? This is a new type of scam, and up to 99% of people are completely unaware of it. One victim lost coins worth 1.6 million.
This victim planned to buy some coins from a dealer and agreed to conduct the transaction offline, choosing to meet in the dealer's car. During the transaction, the dealer, citing security reasons, asked the victim to set up a new wallet account to receive the coins.
The unsuspecting victim registered a new account inside the car. Anyone familiar with wallet operations knows that when registering a new account, you need to record the mnemonic phrase. Unfortunately, the victim revealed their mnemonic phrase in the car.
The next day, the victim was shocked to find that their coins could not be withdrawn.
At first, we thought it was the phone repair technician who assisted the victim in downloading the wallet that was up to no good. However, after investigation, the victim confirmed that the repair technician was innocent. Therefore, the only possibility was that the dealer was involved. Perhaps the dealer had installed a high-definition camera in the car or on the roof, secretly recording the victim's mnemonic phrase and private key, and then using this information to transfer account control to another account. We helped the victim trace this authorized account and found that the victim's account ended with q6ib8oc, while the scammer's (dealer's) account ended with jq7iLr.
Now, the scammer's account has complete control over the victim's account, meaning that the coins in the account are now at the scammer's discretion; they can transfer the coins whenever they want. Since the wallet has multi-signature, the victim is powerless. Here, we want to remind everyone: anyone claiming to be able to lift the multi-signature wallet restrictions is a scammer; they just want to cheat you out of your "unlocking fee."
We wish all you investors a speedy recovery, may everything go smoothly, may you all strike it rich, and may you earn the ideal numbers in your hearts!
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