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33-Year-Old Woman Gets Duped of $300K BTC in Dating App Scam -Breaking

by Mike Robinson

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© Reuters. A Dating App Scam Conveils a 33-Year Old Woman of $300K in Bitcoin
  • An online cyberattack by Hinge caused $300K in bitcoin losses for a 33-year old woman.
  • They promised the fraudster a honeymoon that they would finance.
  • This hacker claimed to have been a Chinese architect, living in Maryland.

An alien fraudster has defrauded $300K worth of bitcoins from a 33-year-old woman via an online dating app “Hinge”. A hacker claimed that he was a Chinese architect living in Maryland.

According to The New York Times the hacker successfully phished the victim by promising her a life and a honeymoon. The couple will finance it with Bitcoin (BTC).

A fraudster had also made false promises to the woman that she would invest in Bitcoin, which could lead her to a better return. All that was promised to the woman by the hacker was just a hoax. The hacker also claimed that the entities had been chatting for several months and never got to meet in person, citing COVID-19 restrictions.

The man brainwashed and persuaded the woman using false hope that led to her sending $300,000.

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