A tourist in Bali says he lost 189 SOL (around $14K) after handing his unlocked phone to a woman who offered to add herself on Instagram.
After several rounds of drinks, a group of women allegedly distracted him before disappearing.
Seconds later, he discovered his crypto wallet had been emptied.
Classic vacation behavior: trust a stranger, lose your crypto, and learn the hard way that “add me on Instagram” can be the prelude to financial ruin
3 men have been jailed for a £4 million crypto scam.
Anthony Ikenwe, 29 ( 1st pic) of East Tilbury was sentenced to six years for conspiracy to commit fraud and five years for money laundering to run concurrently.
Hamza Bashir, 23 ( 3rd pic) of Wimbledon was sentenced to three years nine months for conspiracy to commit fraud and three years for money laundering to run concurrently.
Kevin Nwamma, 25 of Watford was sentenced to six years for conspiracy to commit fraud and five years for money laundering to run concurrently.