Channels branded “Just about crypto | Vlad Zhukov” (@vladprodengi, @vladislav_zhuk0v) — and earlier names in the same complaint trail — allegedly coach beginners through Jitsi screen-share “arbitrage bundles” on Bitget and MEXC. The reported trick: small HIVE loops that pay a few percent, a friendly mentor taking a cut of “profit”, then a larger size where funds leave one wallet and never arrive on the other. Fake “HIVE support” at addresses such as [email protected] then invents AML freezes and Trust Wallet “reserves” for a token that is not even listed there.
Whether one person or a crew, the pattern is the same: build trust with tiny wins, escalate size, invent a support desk, demand more transfers to “unlock”. Screen-sharing while you type memos and nicknames is how the destination gets steered.
How to check: never share your screen for deposits; create addresses yourself and verify the full string; treat third-party “exchange support” email as hostile; withdraw the demo profits and stop. If funds already vanished mid-bundle, keep the chat, TXIDs and fake support mails for a report.
Get help for reporting. Paid “unlock” lawyers: Fake recovery.
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