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Coinbase Impersonator Who Drained Nearly $16 Million From Users Heads to Prison
Ronald Spektor, 23, pleaded guilty to all 31 counts after persuading about 100 Coinbase users that a hacker was after their crypto, prosecutors said.
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- U.Today ↗Coinbase Scammer Gets Jail Time After Stealing Nearly $16 Million From Users
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- The Block ↗Brooklyn man gets up to 12 years over $16 million Coinbase social engineering scheme
- Decrypt ↗Brooklyn Man Who Bragged About $16M Coinbase Scam Gets Up to 12 Years
- Cryptonews ↗Who is Ronald Spektor? New York Coinbase Scam Mastermind That Stole $15.9M
- CoinDesk ↗Brooklyn man sent to prison for 12 years for stealing $16M in a Coinbase phishing scheme
- Bitcoin Magazine ↗Brooklyn Man Sentenced to Up to 12 Years for $16M Coinbase Phishing Scam
- CryptoSlate ↗Man sentenced to 12 years for $16M Coinbase customer support scam
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