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Brooklyn man sent to prison for 12 years for stealing $16M in a Coinbase phishing scheme

Brooklyn man sent to prison for 12 years for stealing $16M in a Coinbase phishing scheme
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Summary

The fraudster managed to scam about 100 people across the United States, convincing them of transferring funds to him, claiming their accounts had been hacked.

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