🚨 Canadian Teen Gets 25 Months for $13M Bitcoin Scam
A Canadian teenager has been sentenced to 25 months in prison after orchestrating a $13 million Bitcoin scam that relied on impersonating Google and Trezor customer support to steal crypto from victims.
Trenton Johnston posed as tech support agents to trick victims into handing over access to their wallets. The stolen funds were spent on luxury goods before authorities caught up with him. As part of the case resolution, $3.8 million in crypto was returned to victims.
Even the best hardware wallet can't protect you from picking up the phone.
A Canadian teenager has been sentenced to 25 months in prison after orchestrating a $13 million Bitcoin scam that relied on impersonating Google and Trezor customer support to steal crypto from victims.
Trenton Johnston posed as tech support agents to trick victims into handing over access to their wallets. The stolen funds were spent on luxury goods before authorities caught up with him. As part of the case resolution, $3.8 million in crypto was returned to victims.
Even the best hardware wallet can't protect you from picking up the phone.
