According to Wu Blockchain, the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office in New York has reported that 23-year-old Ronald Spektor has been sentenced to 4 to 12 years in prison for conducting long-term phishing and social engineering scams targeting Coinbase users. Spektor posed as Coinbase customer service, falsely claiming that users' assets were under hacker attack, and tricked victims into transferring their crypto to a so-called 'secure wallet,' which he actually controlled. Around 100 U.S. users collectively lost approximately $15.944 million, with some individuals losing over $1 million each. Spektor then laundered the funds through crypto exchanges, conversion services, mixing platforms, and gambling sites, and even bragged about his actions on Telegram under the username 'lolimfeelingevil.' He has pleaded guilty to all 31 charges, including first-degree money laundering and first-degree grand larceny. Spektor has been ordered to pay nearly $16 million in restitution and forfeit over $500,000 worth of cash, crypto assets, and personal property. https://www.(wublock123.com)/news/falsely-impersonating-coinbase-customer-service-to-defraud-nearly-16-million-ronald-spektor-sentenced-to-4-to-12-years-in-prison-68929