Contact the cryptocurrency scammer behind the poisoning attack. He is responsible for stealing the $71 million worth of wrapped bitcoin (WBTC). with the victim and asked for his Telegram details before sending more than 51 ETH. That’s approximately $151,600.
The interaction, announced by cryptocurrency investigator ZachXBT, was carried out. On the Ethereum blockchain network via Input Data Message (IDM). It is a type of peer-to-peer message.
The cryptocurrency fraudster contacts the victim and sends 51 ETH based on the data on the chain provided by Etherscan. The fraudster wrote to the victim twice, informing the latter to provide his Telegram contact. ‘Leave your Telegram account address, and I’ll call you tomorrow.’
This communication is the result of the victim’s request on May 5 to return 90% of the stolen funds. The 51 ETH returned by the fraudster represents about 4.2% of the requested amount.
The victim responded through IDM, warning the fraudster of the traceability of the stolen funds and demanding the return of 90%.
The victim wrote: “There is no going back after this.” “We both know that there is no way to clean up this money. You will be tracked.’
The victim gave the fraudster a day for delivery . With the deadline set at 10:00 AM UTC on May 6, 2024.
Details of the poisoning attack The robbery occurred on May 3rd when the fraudster transferred 1,155 WBTC. worth $71 million, to his address. This type of fraud occurs. So-called a poisoning attack, when an attacker bombards the victim with a large number of blockchain transactions.
The goal is to trick the victim into repeating the fraudster’s address instead of his. Attackers usually exploit fake services or open several digital wallets with victim-like addresses to commit a wrong act.
Bitcoin Encapsulated (WBTC) is an ERC-20 token linked to the price of Bitcoin. However, despite the problems surrounding . As of the time of writing, WBTC is worth $62,410, having increased by 0.26% over the past 24 hours.
He demanded the victim return most of the stolen money after realizing that tracking and laundering such a large amount would be difficult. The 51 ETH returned by the fraudster may indicate a willingness to negotiate or admit the difficulty of using the stolen funds without discovering them. However, the motives behind the fraudster’s partial payment and direct contact request remain unclear.
At the same time, blockchain investigator ZachXBT pointed out that this kind of communication and partial refunds is unusual in such high-profile scams.
