"A Gen-Zer still living with his dad was busted for stealing $16 million in cryptocurrency from dozens of people - using the funds to gamble and shamelessly bragging about the jaw-dropping digital heist online, Brooklyn prosecutors said Friday. Ronald Spektor, 23, allegedly scammed roughly 100 victims - ranging from cops to single moms - out of their hard-earned savings while running the scheme from his father's house in Sheepshead Bay, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez."
"The blockchain bandit contacted victims all over the country while posing as a representative from the crypto exchange company Coinbase, and claimed their money was at risk from a hacker, the DA's office said. The young con artist then convinced his marks - including victims in Virginia, California and Pennsylvania- to move the digital dough to a different online "wallet" that he secretly had access to, prosecutors said."
"Spektor then allegedly cleaned out those wallets, laundered the money and spent millions of dollars gambling - before boasting about it online under the eerily apt handle @lolimfeelingevil, according to prosecutors. "He allegedly tricked many unsuspecting people to transfer their life savings to wallets he controlled, blew their hard-earned money gambling online, and then bragged about his successful thefts," Gonzalez said in the press release. Spektor also ran a channel on the messaging app Telegram dubbed "Blockchain enemies," where he allegedly bragged about his scams and admitted to losing $6 million of cryptocurrency cash while gambling, according to prosecutors."
Ronald Spektor, 23, allegedly convinced roughly 100 victims across the U.S. to transfer cryptocurrency to wallets he controlled by posing as a Coinbase representative and warning of a hacker threat. He allegedly operated the scheme from his father's house in Sheepshead Bay and targeted victims including police officers and single mothers. Prosecutors say he emptied those wallets, laundered the proceeds, and spent or lost millions gambling online. Spektor reportedly boasted about the thefts under the handle @lolimfeelingevil and ran a Telegram channel called "Blockchain enemies," where he admitted a $6 million gambling loss. He was arrested Dec. 3.
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