The Brooklyn Court has filed a lawsuit against the suspect in the Coinbase customer support scam case, involving approximately $16 million.

By: theblockbeats.news|2025/12/20 03:52:36
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BlockBeats News, December 20th, the Brooklyn Court filed a lawsuit against Coinbase customer support scam suspect Ronald Spektor, involving approximately $16 million. The suspect is accused of impersonating Coinbase customer support through phishing and social engineering techniques to steal nearly $16 million from around 100 Coinbase users.

Currently facing 31 charges, including first-degree grand larceny, first-degree money laundering, conspiracy to commit fraud, and other related charges. During the investigation, the police seized approximately $105,000 in cash and cryptocurrency worth $400,000 from the defendant, and the District Attorney's Office is tracing more suspected stolen cryptocurrency assets.

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