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Doodled Dragons, a NFT-collection that was supposed to donate all earnings to charity, took all the money and ran
- Thread starter Chairmanchuck (另一个我)
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Considering it's largely used for money laundering, this doesn't surprise me at all.
Surely this can scumbag can be prosecuted for fraud, there is a paper trail that leads right to the seller.
Surely this can scumbag can be prosecuted for fraud, there is a paper trail that leads right to the seller.
I honestly have no issue with this. Scam these fools to high heaven. The quicker people get scorned and disillusioned with this ponzi scheme, the quicker NFTs die and we stop cooking the planet (which is an actual real thing that is pushing these animals they were donating towards closer to extinction anyway)
Eh
He won't really get away with it if people used traditional methods to pay him instead of some crypto coin
He won't really get away with it if people used traditional methods to pay him instead of some crypto coin
That's actually kinda funny. Fuck that guy, but I can't say I feel particularly sorry for the people who bought them.
The part that actually hurts is the damage these NFTs do on the environment which is the complete sad opposite of protecting those animals with donations to WWF.
Cya nerds made me legit laugh out loud, though.
The part that actually hurts is the damage these NFTs do on the environment which is the complete sad opposite of protecting those animals with donations to WWF.
Cya nerds made me legit laugh out loud, though.
What law did he break though? This isn't the first or last...or in general NFT scam out there.
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Classical fraud. You acquired something under the impression you get that strange dinosaur AND your money gets donated to an animal charity.
i'm dumb about anything blockchain but... isn't that the point with these things? any transaction is one, done and "legitimized"
How do you link addresses to actual people?
This guy could be anywhere in the world.
Well, if they were smart, that money is going through multiple wallets and through trusted friends that setup the scam. Plus, good chance all the info used to setup these doodle dragons is false.
That is all you need to become verified. No need for passports, driver license, etc. Create a fake account on twitter with 1000 followers/bots, link it with a wallet with fake info and you can start your scam.
Also, who do you report it to? They could live anywhere.
He committed fraud by pocketing the money rather than donating it to charity as he said he would originally do. That's fraud by misrepresentation.
Depends. The ledger is public so tracking the crypto is not hard. He can be caught if he tries to convert to a fiat currency. Say he's dumb and cashes out his wallet on a domestic exchange, he can be caught. All depends on where he lives, how well he covered his digital tracks, and how he plans to use the crypto.
If you intentionally mislead the public or donators that money they are giving isn't going towards a charity, when you have explicitly stated so, then it is fraud. Falsifying a charity for personal gains/wealth is fraud.
Many cryptocurrency exchanges require photo ID/recent photo/Passport/Drivers License and is reported to the local government for tax purposes. Coinspot and BTCMarkets for example, have a strict verification system including needing an address, telephone number and ID to register. This information can be tracked back to the person who opened the original wallet.
Hes an NFT trader....he will use NFTs to clean his crypto.
Isnt that why some are super skeptical of NFTs, people are using them for money laundering.
I was not expecting the fraudster to announce his crime and taunt the people donating lol. Hopefully this is a net gain in calling attention to how shady much of this NFT bullshit is.
pffft thats the least of anyones worries.
Ask anyone from a third world country whos been trading crypto.
It's so over the top it makes me question if the whole thing is fake
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