Swifttrader NFT Scam amoeba.eth/Blinkyy

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Stolen NFTs/Description

Twitter user Blinkyy, who commonly uses the handle Amoeba.eth, thought they were selling their Coolman's NFT for a generous market price of 5.1 ETH. After the seller was apparently unable to complete the trade on their mobile, they suggested to use a Swifttrader platform. This platform repeatedly failed to complete the trade, so continual authorization was needed to try again and again. In the end, instead of a trade, Amoeba found that they had been tricked into transfering 6 of their NFTs to an attacker, who promptly resold them for 35.15 ETH, with a market price of $106k USD.

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

About "Swifttrader"

"it was a long discussion via dm. He wanted to buy my coolman's (it was a rare one) for 5.2 ETH. This was the final price. I set up a trade NFT Trader (i was aware of the scam with a different link). Then he told me that it is not working on his mobile. I already invested $150 to set up the trade. Then I canceled and he proposed to use this scam site swifttrade.io (i thought it is legit). I set up the trade and agreed the smart contract with my ledger. Nothing happened and i though it is a buggy interface / MM plug in (which happens). So i clicked through it 4 more time. Suddenly 5 transactions showed up on MM. I gave full access to 5 collections. 2 Doddles, 1 Lazy Lion, 1 Gutter Pigeon, 1 Gutter Dog and 1 Coolman's gone. Its was great social engineering. I was stupid for blindly using the scam platform and accepting foolishly"

"just lost these NFT's. Swifttrader is NOT legit. I am so stupid. I lost so much money. @doodles @GutterCatGang @LazyLionsNFT @CoolmanUniverse. I will cry myself to sleep now!"

"me? I just lost 6 NFTs in a scam and i need it to get back on track lost roughly 100k"

"so how do you get back on your feet when you just lost NFT‘s worth 100k? even this pfp is not mine anymore"

"had to change my banner and pfp because of that hacker who stole all my valuable NFTs worth at least 100k. Now rocking my @CreatureToadz. It nice too, but I am still depressed because of this! :("

"this freaking NFT hack/scam makes me feel like a failure. @doodles made me feeI like that i am going to make it! I dare you replying with some „hackers“ name who can retrieve! (you scammers are the worst)"

"Hey Seth, consider them as gone. I got scammed out of 5 NFTs like 4 weeks ago. Also 2 doodles involved. I feel your pain :( - i am doodle less. Solution to prevent: create an isolated vault. That‘s what i am gonna do!"

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What Happened

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Key Event Timeline - Swifttrader NFT Scam amoeba.eth/Blinkyy

Date	Event	Description
October 29th, 2021 10:50:05 AM MDT	Doodle 5392 Obtained	Amoeba obtains the Doodle #5392 for 1.49 ETH.
April 24th, 2022 4:47:00 AM MDT	Doodle NFT Post	"668 doodles are doing wrong... just saying! :D @doodles"
April 25th, 2022 2:40:00 PM MDT	Doodle 5392 Stolen	The blockchain transaction transfers Doodle 5392 from their wallet. This is the first of 6 thefts.
April 25th, 2022 2:50:19 PM MDT	Gutter Birds Stolen	The final blockchain theft transaction stealing the Gutter Birds #1916.
April 25th, 2022 3:44:00 PM MDT	Tweet About Loss	Posts a screenshot of the lost NFTs in a Tweet reporting that they "just lost these NFT's. Swifttrader is NOT legit. I am so stupid. I lost so much money. @doodles @GutterCatGang @LazyLionsNFT @CoolmanUniverse. I will cry myself to sleep now!"
April 25th, 2022 10:00:00 PM MDT	Request For Guidance	"so how do you get back on your feet when you just lost NFT‘s worth 100k? even this pfp is not mine anymore"
April 26th, 2022 12:44:00 PM MDT	Comment For Coins	Responds to a tweet from Richard Garcia offering to send coins to commenters that he "just lost 6 NFTs in a scam and i need [the coins] to get back on track lost roughly 100k".
April 29th, 2022 8:03:00 AM MDT	Changing Profile Picture	"had to change my banner and pfp because of that hacker who stole all my valuable NFTs worth at least 100k. Now rocking my @CreatureToadz. It nice too, but I am still depressed because of this! :("
April 29th, 2022 8:22:00 AM MDT	Annoyed About Scammers	"there are so many comments with potential hacker that might help. All messages sound similar... I quite sure this is the next thing to scam you in a 2nd round! :("
April 30th, 2022 11:38:00 AM MDT	Failure Thoughts	"this freaking NFT hack/scam makes me feel like a failure. @doodles made me feeI like that i am going to make it! I dare you replying with some „hackers“ name who can retrieve! (you scammers are the worst)"
April 30th, 2022 11:45:00 AM MDT	Need To Make Back	"@khoshy @cometwtf @mark23jer need to make it back to @CoolmanUniverse , my last one was stolen with a lot of other stuff :("
May 1st, 2022 12:43:00 PM MDT	New Coolman Owner	Amoeba tells the new Coolman's Universe owner Billiano that the NFT "was stolen [he purchased] from [him]! :( that's why you got it dirt cheap". "check the history of this account. He got 2 of my doodles too and [doomed] me completely."
May 17th, 2022 2:51:00 PM MDT	Seth Green Reply	amoeba.eth/Blinkyy replies to Seth Green that he should "consider [his NFTs] as gone" and recounts his experience of losing his NFTs.
May 18th, 2022 10:48:00 AM MDT	Clarification Tweet	amoeba.eth/Blinkyy provides clarification on what happened, linking to his original tweet.
October 18th, 2022 1:15:00 AM MDT	Worried About 5EUR	"@MyWayASPI yesterday on Oct 17th around 10:30 we went from Catania to Taormina. At toll station „Barriera di Catania Nord“ we went to the window on the right without telepass. The lady asked for 5EUR and we payed for it.She scams tourists.Please investigate!"

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Total Amount Lost

At least $100k? Gutter Pigeon #1916, Gutter Dog #2183, Doodle #3028, Lazy Lions #9077, Coolman's Universe #6306, Doodle #5392. Gutter Pigeon #1916 1.100 ETH Gutter Dog #2183 1.350 ETH Lazy Lions #9077 0.850 ETH Coolman's Universe #6306 2 ETH Doodle #3028 14.850 ETH Doodle #5392 15 ETH 35.15 ETH x $3,009.39 = $105780.0585 or $106k

The total amount lost has been estimated at $106,000 USD.

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