- A 33-year-old woman has lost $300K worth of bitcoins in a cyberattack via online dating app Hinge.
- The fraudster promised the woman a honeymoon which they will finance with Bitcoin.
- The hacker claimed to be 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”. The hacker claimed to be a Chinese architect who lives in Maryland.
As reported by The New York Times, the hacker succeeded in the phishing attack by promising the woman a honeymoon and life together which they will be financing with Bitcoin (BTC).
In addition, apart from the false promises, the fraudster convinced the woman to invest in Bitcoin and receive a higher yield. Meanwhile, all that the hacker promised the woman was a hoax. Moreover, the entities massaged themselves back and forth a couple of months but never met in person using COVID-19 restrictions as an excuse.
He persuaded and brainwashed the woman with different kinds of false hopes that tricked the lady into sending a whopping $300,000 w …
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