- First reported by crypto investigator ZachXBT, a single Bored Ape owner lost the three uncommon NFTs due to an alleged phishing scam.
- BAYC #7531, BAYC #6736, and BAYC #2100 were the lost Bored Ape NFTs; they were worth 54.8505 ETH ($164,400).
It looks that a malicious actor took three NFTs worth a total of 54.8505 ETH ($164,400) from a member of the Bored Ape Yacht Club.
The Bored Ape holder claimed to have lost the three rare NFTs due to a phishing assault, as first reported by the crypto investigator ZachXBT.
The wallet linked to the BAYC NFT transactions has been involved in prior phishing attacks, according to the blockchain explorer Etherscan. The specifics of this phishing attack’s execution are still unknown.
Bored Ape NFTs that were phished were BAYC #2100, #6736, and #7531. The NFT marketplace OpenSea estimates their values to be 21 ETH ($62,960), 15.8505 WETH ($47,500), and 18 ETH ($54,000), in that order.
White fur is a trait that only 4% of the 10,000 NFTs have, and BAYC #7531 has it. With a 3% rarity, BAYC #6736 possesses the “small grin” trait, while BAYC #2100 has the following traits: pink fur (5%), girl’s short hair (2%), blindfold (3%), gold stud (4%) and bored pizza (0.5%).
The lost Bored Ape NFTs are highly valuable, however in the last several months, the collection’s floor prices have declined significantly. As of May 8, rates for floors at the Bored Ape Yacht Club dropped to 15.09 ETH, as per The Block’s Data Dashboard. Between April 28 and May 5, the collection generated $13.3 million in trading volume.
A trail of fraudulent emails
Spoofing tactics are widely used in phishing attempts to draw victims in and persuade them to click on the link. The US Federal Bureau of Investigations said in a statement that these scams are intended to fool you into providing information to criminals that they shouldn’t have access to.
324,000 people were impacted by crypto phishing attempts in 2023, resulting in a loss of about $300 million.
$24 million was the largest sum ever phished from a single user in the previous year. Phishing scammers frequently target cryptocurrency projects’ websites or social media accounts in order to direct users to dangerous websites, distribute fake token airdrops, or post comments on social media platforms that contain links to malicious websites.
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