The Brooklyn prosecutor's office shut down 40 fake NFT sites after an 85-year-old artist lost $135,000. A fraudster posing as an art dealer convinced him to place his works on a fake platform resembling OpenSea. The artist allegedly earned $300,000, but to access it, he was required to pay a "commission" of $135,000. The money was transferred to Nigeria, and the fraudulent sites attempted to steal cryptocurrency wallet data.
12/9/2024 3:28:21 PM (GMT+1)
The Brooklyn prosecutor shut down 40 fake NFT sites after an 85-year-old artist lost $135,000 in a fraudulent scheme involving a fake platform and cryptocurrency wallets 🖼️
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