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Webaverse Scam: $4.00M Reported Loss

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Incident Overview

For several weeks last year, Webaverse was targeted by a skilled scam gang posing as investors, Webaverse reported. The Webaverse team and the crooks met in Rome at the end of November 2022, and approximately $4 million was stolen. They reported the theft to the local Rome police station the same day, and then to the FBI a few days later on Form IC3.

Sources & References

Original incident referencehttps://twitter.com/0xngmi/status/1622614930519212032 (opens in a new tab)

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