20-year-old Canadian just got 25 months for laundering $13M in $BTC after running a fake support scam
The playbook:
• Impersonated Google + Trezor support
• Socially engineered victims into handing over seed phrases
• Drained 185 $BTC from ONE victim alone
• Blew it on Lambos, BMWs, jewelry, private jets
Outcome:
• $3.8M in crypto seized
• $13.1M restitution ordered
• 25 months prison
Reminder: No legit support will EVER ask for your seed phrase or private keys. Not Trezor. Not Ledger. Not Google. Nobody.
One phone call. Millions gone. Don't be exit liquidity for scammers.
The playbook:
• Impersonated Google + Trezor support
• Socially engineered victims into handing over seed phrases
• Drained 185 $BTC from ONE victim alone
• Blew it on Lambos, BMWs, jewelry, private jets
Outcome:
• $3.8M in crypto seized
• $13.1M restitution ordered
• 25 months prison
Reminder: No legit support will EVER ask for your seed phrase or private keys. Not Trezor. Not Ledger. Not Google. Nobody.
One phone call. Millions gone. Don't be exit liquidity for scammers.