CyberShibas NFT Website Disappears

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CyberShibas Website

CyberShibas was a collection of 10,000, then 5,000 unique NFT Shibas minted on the Ethereum blockchain, inspired by Shiba Inu. These collectibles promised to become part of a NFT game metaverse and serve as special participation tickets for CyberShiba Coin. Each holder was promised exclusive early access to community activities and a guaranteed allocation in the token's seed round based on the number of CyberShibas owned. The upcoming Play2Earn game promised in the Shibas metaverse promised to allow users to capture planets, farm tokens, upgrade Shibas, engage in cyber competitions, and participate in tournaments to earn rewards. The narrative behind CyberShibas involves a highly developed Shiba Inu civilization originating from a space expedition gone awry, with the Shibas now defending their planet against a warlike Earth republic. Each Shiba NFT card was priced at 0.05 Ether, with the final promotion when less than 1,700 NFTs were remaining. The website is presently offline, and there is no indication any of the promises were delivered. Reports indicate potential scams and dissatisfaction among buyers, calling for collective action against such incidents.

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

About CyberShibas

"Limited 10,000 unique avatar collection. The main part of gaming metaverse" "CyberShibas is a unique collection of 5,000 NFT Shibas generated and minted on Ethereum blockchain. Inspired by Shiba Inu, Shiba collectibles of various rarity living on the Ethereum blockchain as ERC-721 tokens. Shibas will become a part of NFT game metaverse soon and a special participation ticket for CyberShiba Coin."

"Only 10,000 will ever be created! Every Shiba will be a part of CyberShibas Metaverse Play2Earn Game. Every CyberShiba holder will have an exclusive early access to all community activities. For every CyberShiba you hold you will receive a guaranteed allocation in the seed round of our TOKEN!"

"Immerse yourself in the Shibas game world Every shiba in the game's metaverse will be able to: Capture planets and farm tokens Buy and upgrade shibas to explore the shiba metaverse Upgrade your shibas using equipment Fight other shibas in Cyber Competitions Take part in tournaments and receive a rewards in tokens"

"Many centuries ago humanity has begun a program for the exploration of new planets. As the first experiments various animals such as monkeys, cats and rabbits were sent into the space. Some expeditions ended in success, some turned into a disastrous result. For the next flight to one of the most distant planets, a group of 10 Shiba Inu dogs was chosen which were distinguished by a special mind and good physical training. High hopes were put on this expedition, funding came from 23 leading countries. However on the 570th day of the flight a failure happened in the broadcasting system and communication with the space ship was lost forever. Over the next decades people tried to get in touch with the ship, but all attempts failed. Humanity continued developing and conquering new planets, gradually creating a republic at the head of which was the thirst for power and unlimited control over other extraterrestrial species. The entire top of the government was located on Earth, other planets were driven by the colonies. Many centuries later one of the human warships discovered strange biological activity on the planet B57-C, which is 50 light years from the Earth. No one could expect, not any military commander could expect what was recorded there. All this time a highly developed and technically advanced civilization, Shiba Inu, whose inventions and achievements were in many ways superior compared to the Earth technologies. The history of their people began with the crash of a pre-republican ship with 10 shibs which had to exlore a new planet. The broadcast system and side engine in their ship were damaged, but the AI continued to function and control the ship. The program calculated that there would be enough fuel for less than 600 days and chose the optimal planet for an emergency mission. Analyzing this outcome of events, the AI gave shibs a large dose of of vitamins which increased their physical and mental activity, subsequently gave strong mutations in the brain regions of dogs in next generations. Shibs experience gaining was incredibly fast with some highly developed beings appearing among them every decade. Soon after human-like posture, writing skills and the first technological developments appeared. Four centuries later this civilization was in many ways higher-developed compared to human species. Now the Shibas must defend their planet and the scientific achievements they have invented over the centuries from a warlike Earth republic. Each Shiba will be given a random set of high-tech clothing and defense items to defend their planet. The luckiest ones will get unique combinations of suits that will give Shiba a 100% advantage over the invaders."

"The price of each Shiba NFT card is 0.05 Ether, they are distributed on the Ethereum network, and there is a total of 10000 cards."

"LESS THAN 1,700 NFTS LEFT, no more to be minted. @CyberShibas are going to meet 40% of the roadmap + some special event at sold out!"

Antony Northcutt "tried to get it taken down at OpenSea but they [reportedly] said they didn't want to get involved."

"There were at least 3000 people that got scammed, these people should come together to and petition them... Similar thing happened recently with @BallerApeClub... Those guys scammed me of my long term savings in solana. Very painful stuff"

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

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What Happened

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Key Event Timeline - CyberShibas NFT Website Disappears

Date	Event	Description
August 16th, 2021 2:41:37 AM MDT	Website Captured	The CyberShibas website is captured claiming an "estimated drop date" of August 27th.
August 17th, 2021 2:48:34 PM MDT	Website Captured	The CyberShibas website is captured claiming an "estimated drop date" of September 7th.
September 1st, 2021 6:17:31 AM MDT	Website Captured	"Estimated Drop Date: September, 7 @ 4PM UTC // 12PM EST // 5PM BST"
September 13th, 2021 11:27:08 AM MDT	Red Flag Video	In the video of "3 NFT Major Red Flags To Avoid!!", The Bitcoin Express goes over various red flags, such as a high mint price.
September 18th, 2021 6:29:00 AM MDT	NFTEvening Promotion	CyberShibas is promoted on NFTEvening as having less than 2,000 left.
September 19th, 2021 5:22:00 AM MDT	NFTs Selling Out	"LESS THAN 1,700 NFTS LEFT, no more to be minted. @CyberShibas are going to meet 40% of the roadmap + some special event at sold out!"
September 25th, 2021 5:19:00 PM MDT	Rug Pull Report	A Twitter user LorenzRontgen reports that project as a "rug pull" and comments that it's "too bad" because "the jpegs looks fine".
October 7th, 2021 2:59:00 AM MDT	Report of Scam	A tweet reports that "[t]here were at least 3000 people that got scammed" in response to a post about CyberShibas. Twitter user Antony Northcutt states that he "tried to get it taken down at OpenSea but they said they didn't want to get involved".
October 26th, 2021 8:52:50 PM MDT	Website Captured	The website is captured with minting open for the NFTs. The website has been changed to state that "Only 5,000 will ever be created!"
January 3rd, 2022 7:28:40 PM MST	Website Captured	The website remains open and minting is apparently still available.
December 2nd, 2022 1:56:55 PM MST	Website Offline	The website is captured as being offline and for sale.

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There do not appear to have been any funds recovered in this case.

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Individual Prevention Policies

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