Investigator says Nigerian scammer posed as MrBeast to target crypto fraud victims with fake recovery services

An investigator says he hacked a scammer's laptop during an attempted fraud and accessed the perpetrator's webcam, files, and location data via Wi-Fi BSSIDs. The alleged scammer, identified as "Kemi" operating from Abuja, impersonates YouTubers to run recovery scams, targeting people who already lost money and selling fake recovery software. Files allegedly showed past scam proceeds including Google Play gift cards and Bitcoin, with laundering via NoOnesApp. The investigator set up a fake Bitcoin claim site with KYC to bait the scammers, confronted one, and reported the group to Nigeria's EFCC.

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