Zachxbt levies rug pull allegations against 4 Croatians connected to 9 NFT scams

In a caller Twitter thread, blockchain detective Zachxbt has revealed the identities of 4 radical allegedly connected to assorted Non-fungible token (NFT) rug pulls. 

$2.8M made from scams

In the thread connected April 27, helium alleged that the 4 radical are from Croatia and had rugged 9 antithetic NFT projects, making astatine slightest $2.8 million.

1/ Well each excessively often NFT scammers determine to instrumentality astir connected Twitter and this radical sadly is nary different.

Four radical from Croatia person rugged 9 antithetic projects since September 2021 & person stolen astatine slightest $2.8m each together.

Let’s dive in. pic.twitter.com/TTihrIw3gd

— zachxbt (@zachxbt) April 27, 2022

The NFT projects see DAOTurtles, Saconi Holmovimiento, Pixel Cat Gang, Baller Headz, Bored Ape Tattoo Shop, Trippy Ape, Acid Ape Candy, High Club, and Drippy Jesus. According to him, 8 of these projects nary longer person progressive websites, and their Twitter pages person been deleted.

Through their ENS addresses, Zachxbt was capable to place these masterminds. He stated that the 3 ENS addresses, lexii.eth, keelito.eth, and mvpnft.eth, interacted the astir with NFT projects.

It was imaginable to spot this done a graphic visualization of the proceeds from these NFT projects. The visualization shows that astir of the funds ended up successful 5 accounts connected Binance. 

Source: Zachxbt

A elemental Twitter hunt revealed that 2 of them are connected Twitter; Lexiieth has precocious deactivated his account, portion keelito.eth has changed his username to hedgefundnft.

However, the idiosyncratic down keelito.eth is trying to erase their relation with the name. They adjacent went arsenic acold arsenic burning the name. He has present deleted his Twitter relationship arsenic well.

But that wasn’t capable to halt Zachxbt from uncovering their existent identity. According to him, helium was capable to usage info from an anonymous root and Discord to unmask the 4 Croatians aged betwixt 20 and 23.

Their existent names are allegedly Janko Pribicevic, Fran Kosutic, Martin Vucemil Prelovsek, and Andrija Putanec. All of them are connected Instagram, wherever they travel 1 another.

7/ Well who are they?

Well utilizing info from discord & an anon person I was capable to nexus it to these 4 individuals from Croatia ages 20-23.

Janko Pribicevic
Fran Kosutic
Martin Vucemil Prelovsek (remember mvp.eth)
Andrija Putanec

They each travel each different connected Instagram pic.twitter.com/1FcS4SmFFC

— zachxbt (@zachxbt) April 27, 2022

Blockchain transactions permission footprints

This revelation is different illustration of atrocious actors successful the NFT country who are scamming thousands of radical with projects that person nary potential. This twelvemonth alone, millions person been mislaid to NFT rug pulls.

One mistake each these scammers marque is that they neglect to recognize they’re not genuinely anonymous connected the blockchain. Through their wallet addresses and online activities, Zachxbt has been capable to place respective of them.

However, the lack of a wide regulatory model makes it hard to bring these scammers to justice. There person been immoderate affirmative developments precocious with the U.S. Department of Justice arresting and prosecuting the masterminds down the Frosties NFT rug pull. Meanwhile, New York is considering laws that volition marque rug pulls a transgression offense.