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ZachXBT disclosure: fraudsters posing as Coinbase customer service are suspected of stealing 6.50 million dollars

According to on-chain analyst ZachXBT, a social engineering scammer named Ronaldd (real identity Ronald Spektor) is accused of stealing $6.50 million from a victim last month by impersonating a Coinbase customer service. The incident took place on October 7. The victim received a call disguised as a Coinbase customer service and was lured to visit a phishing website, which led to the theft of funds. On-chain tracking shows that the stolen funds went to the eXch platform and were exchanged for Litecoin and dispersed to multiple service platforms. Just a few days later, Ronaldd showed off his Ledger Live account with a screen share on Discord showing $3.10 million received on October 8. Further investigation found that the TON address associated with his Telegram account showed that the funds originated from multiple exchanges and were linked to other Coinbase withdrawal records, further evidence of his involvement in the scam.