Crypto currency scammer indicted: Brooklyn man charged with defrauding about 100 crypto investors out of $16 million
BROOKLYN, New York (WABC) — A man from Brooklyn was indicted for a giant online phishing scam that targeted crypto currency investors and stole nearly $16 million in total from them.
Prosecutors say 23-year-old Ronald Spektor of Sheepshead Bay ripped off his victims over several years through the huge phishing and social engineering scheme.
He allegedly gained access to about 100 users’ Coinbase accounts.
Prosecutors say Spektor used the handle @lolimfeelingevil. He allegedly contacted the users, pretending to be a Coinbase representative, and claimed that their assets were at risk from a hacker and convinced them to transfer their money to a new cryptocurrency wallet.
He allegedly emptied out those accounts and laundered the assets by…
