{"id":42206,"date":"2021-05-10T17:59:50","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T14:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=42206"},"modified":"2025-08-30T22:11:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T19:11:08","slug":"unknown-individual-steals-cryptocurrency-on-telegram-impersonating-kuna-founder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/unknown-individual-steals-cryptocurrency-on-telegram-impersonating-kuna-founder\/","title":{"rendered":"Unknown individual steals cryptocurrency on Telegram, impersonating Kuna founder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The founder of the Ukrainian exchange Kuna, Mikhail Chobanian, said that scammers, using his name, lure cryptocurrency through secret Telegram chats. One of the victims <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.me\/michaelchobanian\/890\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\">has already sent<\/a> to the attackers&#8217; wallet $2,500.<\/p>\n<p>The unknown individual in the message asks the victim to transfer a certain amount in dollars to a Bitcoin wallet and to send him the transaction link.<\/p>\n<div id=\\\"attachment_134678\\\" style=\\\"width: 970px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption alignnone\\\"><img loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" aria-describedby=\\\"caption-attachment-134678\\\" class=\\\"size-full wp-image-134678\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021-05-10-22.57.15.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"Unknown person stole cryptocurrency on Telegram, impersonating Kuna founder\\\" width=\\\"960\\\" height=\\\"1280\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021-05-10-22.57.15.jpg 960w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021-05-10-22.57.15-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021-05-10-22.57.15-768x1024.jpg 768w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\\\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\\\"caption-attachment-134678\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\">Data: Mikhail Chobanian&#8217;s Telegram channel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI never ask anyone for money. If you are asked for money, always demand video proof,\u201d wrote Mikhail Chobanian in his Telegram channel.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He warned that scammers mislead victims by subtly altering the original nickname. They can also operate through real accounts that have been compromised.<\/p>\n<p>As of writing, <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.blockchain.com\/btc\/address\/1MGjUitjsh5CByzqsWxZrj3QPsdRq9GCUJ\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\">one of the attackers\u2019 addresses<\/a> has received 0.011 BTC (more than $670). The funds have already been withdrawn from the wallet.<\/p>\n<p>ForkLog has requested comments from Mikhail Chobanian but did not receive a prompt response.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, ForkLog reported that criminals began using users\u2019 personal data collected by Telegram bots <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/scammers-have-started-using-telegram-bots-to-blackmail-users\">for blackmail and extortion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to ForkLog news on Telegram: <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.me\/forklogfeed\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"nofollow noopener\\\">ForkLog Feed<\/a> \u2014 the full news feed, <a href=\\\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/forklog\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"nofollow noopener\\\">ForkLog<\/a> \u2014 the most important news, infographics and opinions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The founder of the Ukrainian exchange Kuna, Mikhail Chobanian, said that scammers, using his name, lure cryptocurrency through secret Telegram chats. 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