Fraudulent texts posing as Coinbase allegedly led to the theft of 33.7 bitcoin from two wallets held within one account. The bitcoin was worth approximately $900,000 at the time of the theft. Federal prosecutors now seek to forfeit cryptocurrency traced to part of it. Fake Coinbase Texts Exposed...
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A Bitcoin scam on Coinbase emptied in June 2023 the account of a family of Massachusetts, subtracting 33.7 BTC, about 900,000 dollars. The federal prosecutor has now opened a Civil Forfeiture action to recover funds. Key points The Massachusetts Public Prosecutor presented a Civil Forfeiture action for 33.7 BTC, at the time about 900,000 [...]