SHOCKING : 🚨 CRYPTO SCAMMER SENT TO 3YRS PRISON — JUSTICE FINALLY HIT BACK 🚨
🟠 A 23-year-old scammer from Cardiff has just been sentenced to 3 years and 8 months in prison after running a ruthless social-media crypto scam that stole £124,000 from at least 17 victims.
No rug pull.
Straight to a prison cell.
2.💣 HOW THE SCAM WORKED (AND WHY IT WAS SO DANGEROUS)
🧠 Weaponized Trust
He hacked real social media accounts, impersonated friends and influencers, and pitched so-called “risk-free” crypto opportunities.
❌ No trading
❌ No investing
❌ No yield
Just theft — dressed up as crypto.
🕳️ From January 2021 to June 2023, victims believed they were entering legit plays.
Reality? Every pound went straight into his pocket.
Investigators confirmed it clearly: 👉 There were never any investments. 👉 Only fake promises and stolen trust.
Authorities said his actions showed a “complete disregard” for the damage caused.
3.🚔 HOW IT ENDED
This wasn’t luck — it was pressure.
The case was cracked through joint work between South Wales Police and the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit.
Online scam.
Offline consequences.
Cell door closed.
4.🔥 WHY THIS IS BIG FOR CRYPTO
For too long, scammers thought: “Online crime = no consequences.”
That narrative just took a hit.
🤝 Crypto scams don’t always end with silence and blocked accounts.
Sometimes… they end with a prison sentence.
5.🧠 FINAL TAKE (BURN THIS IN)
🚫 “Risk-free returns”
🚫 Random DMs
🚫 Too-good-to-be-true yields
If it’s pushed through social media with urgency and promises —
it’s almost always a lie.
Stay sharp.
Verify everything.
And remember: scammers are getting braver , but so is enforcement. 🧨