A trader in the memecoin market suffered a devastating loss of $453,000 worth of PEPE today due to falling <a href="https://nftandgamefi.com/2023/01/13/nft-scam-technique/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">victim to a phishing scam</a>. The incident occurred when the trader clicked on a link that authorized a malicious transaction on their wallet.The scammer, operating through the addresses 0xfb4d3 and 0xfd178, successfully transferred over 356 billion PEPE tokens from the victim’s 0x9ea22 address. These addresses are <a href="https://nftandgamefi.com/2023/05/22/inferno-drainer-emerging-threat/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">associated with Inferno Drainer</a>, a scam-as-a-service provider known for their involvement in multichain scams. It is reported that Inferno Drainer typically charges 20% of the stolen assets, according <a href="https://drops.scamsniffer.io/post/5-9-million-stolen-by-scam-as-a-service-provider-called-inferno-drainer/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">to Scam Sniffer</a>.Data obtained <a href="https://dune.com/scamsniffer/inferno-drainer" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">from Dune Analytics</a> reveals that the scammers have already stolen assets exceeding $7 million from more than 5000 victims. Since March 27, they have created approximately 700 phishing sites, targeting various popular projects.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/nftandgamefi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/pepe-stolen.png?resize&#61;1024%2C276&amp;ssl&#61;1" />Inferno Drainer Phishing Scam (Source: <a href="https://dune.com/scamsniffer/inferno-drainer" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Dune Analytics</a>)In the comments section, an additional user reported losing a staggering 2.7 billion PEPE tokens to the same phishing scam and is currently seeking methods to recover their funds.<h2 id="header-0">Scammer Pink Drainer generated $110,000</h2>In a separate incident, a different phishing scammer named Pink Drainer managed to generate approximately $110,000 in profit. This was achieved by compromising the Twitter account of OpenAI CTO Mira Murati and utilizing it to promote a phishing scam.Read the full article: <a href="https://nftandgamefi.com/2023/06/04/pepe-holder-450k-loses/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$450K Lost as Pepe Holder Falls Victim to Devastating Phishing Attack</a>

$450K Lost as Pepe Holder Falls Victim to Devastating Phishing Attack

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