Hit two mil in the phantom wallet again.
2 years of hard work. 2 years of ups and downs, and now finally in a position where I'm stable.
Still gambling on unbonded coins every day because that's what I enjoy the most.
Looking forward to the next 2 years with you guys.
The people involved are now reportedly facing criminal charges and possible deportation.
I’m still out 189 SOL (~$14,000).
If you keep crypto on your phone, learn from my mistake.
Never hand an unlocked phone to someone you just met.
Not to add Instagram.
Not to take a photo.
Not for anything.
It only takes a few seconds to lose everything.
I called my friends immediately. They came back, we contacted the police, and I honestly thought that was the end of it.
Instead, around 8-12 undercover intelligence officers showed up.
Not regular patrol officers.
They spread out across nearby bars and clubs searching for the group.
Eventually one of the officers spotted them.
Instead of rushing in, they quietly took photos, coordinated over the radio, and waited until every officer was in position.
Then they all moved in at once.
The entire group was surrounded and taken into custody.
It honestly felt like I was watching a movie.
She had my phone longer than you’d normally need just to add someone on Instagram.
I couldn’t really see what she was doing.
Eventually she handed it back.
Almost immediately, another girl started talking to me while the rest casually got up and said they were going to the restroom.
A minute later, the girl sitting beside me stood up too and said she’d be right back.
Then they were all gone.
Something immediately felt off.
I opened my Phantom wallet…
189 SOL had just been transferred to a wallet I’d never interacted with before.
About $14,000… gone in seconds.
I was at a beach club in Bali with a few friends. We were drinking, hanging out, and eventually they decided to head home. I wasn’t ready to leave, so I stayed.
I ended up talking to a group of Australian girls. We were all getting along, and after a while they asked if I’d buy everyone a round of shots. I did.
One round turned into several.
By the end of it I’d had around 6-7 shots and was definitely drunk.
Then one of the girls asked for my Instagram.
She took my phone to add herself. It was already unlocked, so I handed it over without thinking twice.
That was the biggest mistake of the night.
I got robbed for 189 SOL (~$14,000) at a beach club in Bali.
What happened next sounded so unbelievable that if I hadn’t lived it myself, I probably wouldn’t believe it either.
The night ended with undercover intelligence officers, arrests, and a police interrogation.
Here’s exactly what happened. 🧵👇🏽
A guy went live on an X livestream last year inside a Uber and launched a memecoin promising to donate money to the Uber driver.
Instead, he ended up rugging the chart for $30,000 profit once it hit $600k market cap, stole the uber drivers car & left him stranded on the side of the street.
This guy was me.
I went to jail for this & it was not worth it.
Memecoins ruined my life.
I got a call a few moments ago from a blocked number.
The guy on the other end knew my full name, my old address, and the exact balance of an account I hadn’t touched in a while.
He said, “Check your email.”
There was a message waiting for me. No subject line. Just two photos attached.
It was a picture of my house taken from across the street the same night & a photo of one of my wallets with my balance.
I can’t sleep. What do I do.
I’m 25 and make $50-100k/month from Crypto.
Life is genuinely so boring for me right now.
While my friends get jobs and go to college
I just sit in my room making money, but I’m by myself.
I have no idea where to go or what to do from here.