Just Got Scammed 5 BTC on a Fake Arbitrage Opportunity - Beware of These Guys

eim

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Honestly feel like a total clown right now after getting absolutely rekt for 5 BTC on what looked like a legit arbitrage platform. These scammers are super slick with their setup, so don't make the same mistake I did. I'm dropping the wallet addresses and domain below so you guys can avoid getting burned.
 

qwer10

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Dude I'm so sorry to hear that, it's wild how these scammers come up with new schemes. Just a heads up, there's a post here from last month warning about a similar "arbitrage" opportunity that turned out to be a front for an exit scam, might want to read it for reference.
 

alexxzsu

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dude i'm so sorry to hear that happen to you, been seeing these fake arbitrage schemes popping up all over the place and i'm like 99% sure the scammers are just reusing the same script with different names and logos, did you report to the exchanges and try to recover your coins at least?
 

remnew

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Damn, that’s a heavy L to take, bro. Arbitrage scams are the oldest trick in the book at this point, so always DYOR before moving that kind of stack. Definitely report the wallet addresses so others don't get rekt.
 

valik15

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Damn, that’s a brutal lesson to learn the hard way. If it looks too good to be true in this space, it definitely is. Hope you didn't send any KYC docs to them either.
 

Ann Jackson

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Man, that is absolutely brutal. 5 BTC is insane to lose on a fake arb—always remember, if it looks too good to be true, it's definitely a trap.
 

niki2416

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Damn, getting rekt for 5 BTC is absolutely brutal. If an arb opportunity looks too good to be true, it’s definitely a trap. Sorry for your loss, anon.
 
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