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[[File:Ellipal.jpg|thumb|Ellipal Hardware Wallet]]Reddit user Moist_Smoke_4603 went to Reddit to get help with a transaction issue he was experiencing with a withdrawal of his Cardano. He found someone who appeared willing to help, who asked him to synchronize with a website. Once his seed phrase was entered on the phishing site, his funds (£2k in different assets) were taken.

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== About Ellipal ==
"Self-custody, full control of what yours Recommended by Forbes Trusted by users in over 140 countries Store over 10,000 coins and tokens"

"Air-gapped cold wallet is always 100% isolated from the internet. It is fully protected from unauthorized access, cyber hacks, malware, and any online threats."

"ELLIPAL was founded by two encryption technology experts, David and Thomas, in 2018. The company focuses on one-stop solutions for cryptocurrency security and blockchain service ecosystem. Headquartered in Hong Kong, ELLIPAL has warehouses in various parts of the world, such as Australia, Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom to quickly meet the demands of fast growing customers."

"During a blockchain meeting in 2019,David proposed the concept of a cold wallet 2.0 and he named this new concept "air-gapped cold wallet". David applied this solution to ELLIPAL’s product: the ELLIPAL Titan Cold Wallet. The ELLIPAL Titan is the market leader of large screen air gapped cold wallet."

"We create the most secure cryptocurrency cold wallet and share a portable and fast cryptocurrency service system with all of mankind."

"Hello Hello Welcome on board This is your assigned customer assistance Live Chat . Your security number is (AP-W79187). Please keep this safe as we proceed. How can we be of assistance to you?
NOTE: All chats are been recorded for aid and quality assistance purposes.
In regards to your last post this is due to the error node string you shouldn't be encountering this error if you had synchronized your wallet to the Cardano firmware chain then your transaction can be successful"

"Thank you. Is there anything can do to fix this or have I lost my tokens, thank you for helping"

"Get on the web wallet https://mainblocks.xyx Click on Cardano Chain Choose Ellipal wallet end proceed to synchronize securely . After synchronization, Select Correct Node String."

"It’s over now everything from my wallet completely gone, I got scammed by someone I thought was helping me, I’m gutted"

"Not far off £2k in different assets the wife doesn’t know yet so might even be on the streets after this weekend"

This is a global/international case not involving a specific country.

The background of the exchange platform, service, or individuals involved, as it would have been seen or understood at the time of the events.

Include:

* Known history of when and how the service was started.
* What problems does the company or service claim to solve?
* What marketing materials were used by the firm or business?
* Audits performed, and excerpts that may have been included.
* Business registration documents shown (fake or legitimate).
* How were people recruited to participate?
* Public warnings and announcements prior to the event.

Don't Include:
* Any wording which directly states or implies that the business is/was illegitimate, or that a vulnerability existed.
* Anything that wasn't reasonably knowable at the time of the event.
There could be more than one section here. If the same platform is involved with multiple incidents, then it can be linked to a main article page.

== The Reality ==
This sections is included if a case involved deception or information that was unknown at the time. Examples include:

* When the service was actually started (if different than the "official story").
* Who actually ran a service and their own personal history.
* How the service was structured behind the scenes. (For example, there was no "trading bot".)
* Details of what audits reported and how vulnerabilities were missed during auditing.

== What Happened ==
The specific events of the loss and how it came about. What actually happened to cause the loss and some of the events leading up to it.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key Event Timeline - Ellipal MainBlocks.xyz Phishing Moist_Smoke_4603
!Date
!Event
!Description
|-
|July 7th, 2022 11:32:12 AM MDT
|Request For Help
|Moist_Smoke_4603 makes a Reddit post asking for help with their transfer of 49 Cardano, which appears to be lost.
|-
|July 7th, 2022 4:48:12 PM MDT
|Post About Incident
|Moist_Smoke_4603 announces the incident and that their funds are now all lost.
|-
|July 7th, 2022 4:50:56 PM MDT
|Gutted Comment
|Moist_Smoke_4603 replies to inform the community that they "got scammed by someone" and are "gutted".
|}

== Technical Details ==
This section includes specific detailed technical analysis of any security breaches which happened. What specific software vulnerabilities contributed to the problem and how were they exploited?

== Total Amount Lost ==
The total amount lost has been estimated at $2,000 USD.

How much was lost and how was it calculated? If there are conflicting reports, which are accurate and where does the discrepancy lie?

== Immediate Reactions ==
How did the various parties involved (firm, platform, management, and/or affected individual(s)) deal with the events? Were services shut down? Were announcements made? Were groups formed?

== Ultimate Outcome ==
What was the end result? Was any investigation done? Were any individuals prosecuted? Was there a lawsuit? Was any tracing done?

== Total Amount Recovered ==
There do not appear to have been any funds recovered in this case.

What funds were recovered? What funds were reimbursed for those affected users?

== Ongoing Developments ==
What parts of this case are still remaining to be concluded?
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== References ==
<references><ref name="redditold-12044">[https://old.reddit.com/r/ELLIPAL_Official/comments/w9ztzr/comment/ihyj5n2/ Moist_Smoke_4603 comments on Scammer everywhere, Be careful.] (Dec 23, 2022)</ref>

<ref name="preview-12045">[https://preview.redd.it/mguoo6ca68a91.jpg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2e36598a9868fef4ac1d063a40a4a274996e391c Reddit - Dive into anything] (Oct 16, 2023)</ref>

<ref name="redditold-12046">[https://old.reddit.com/r/ELLIPAL_Official/comments/vtva0f/be_careful_of_this_scum_bag_as_im_new_to_all_this/ Be careful of this scum bag, as I’m new to all this crypto and wallets I fell for the scam, I thought I was being helped until I found my whole wallet was wiped out, absolute scum, my own fault for being naive and no good with tech. Gutted is no...icial] (Oct 16, 2023)</ref>

<ref name="redditold-12047">[https://old.reddit.com/r/ELLIPAL_Official/comments/vto4ib/help_cardano_tokens_not_showing_on_ellipal_titan/ Help cardano tokens not showing on ellipal Titan have I used to wrong wallet address to withdraw from KuCoin to Byron? Iv a feeling I should have used Shelley and screwed it up. Is there anything I can do? Thanks : ELLIPAL_Official] (Oct 16, 2023)</ref>

<ref name="youtube-12035">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNxAmWxndrs #Bitcoin #Ethereum, #Litecoin, #ADA How to link your #coldwallet account to ELLIPAL App? - YouTube] (Dec 23, 2022)</ref>

<ref name="youtube-12036">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24_OI9kL1UU #Bitcoin #ETH #crypto #hardwarewallet How to use ELLIPAL Titan to send and receive transactions? - YouTube] (Oct 16, 2023)</ref>

<ref name="youtube-12037">[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClfY7g0xVWG3YBvxA8cMtxg ELLIPAL - YouTube] (Oct 16, 2023)</ref>

<ref name="ellipal-12039">[https://www.ellipal.com/ ELLIPAL Official Website | Leader of Air-gapped Crypto Hardware Wallet] (Oct 16, 2023)</ref>

<ref name="ellipal-12040">[https://www.ellipal.com/pages/about-us-ellipal ELLIPAL Company Information] (Oct 16, 2023)</ref>

<ref name="preview-12048">[https://preview.redd.it/jnyfoe3wl6a91.jpg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8d802f621c666b9599ad7bac797ee317c330eeb8 Reddit - Dive into anything] (Oct 17, 2023)</ref></references>

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