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Crypto scammer returns $34.7 million in stolen assets after victim offers bounty:

👉The crypto scammer who stole 1,155 Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), equivalent to $70.5 million, has begun returning the funds, according to on-chain data.

Blockchain security firm Peckshield reported that the attacker had returned 50% of the stolen funds— approximately 11,446.87 ETH worth $34.7 million—to the victim’s address as of press time.

10% bounty

This refund comes shortly after the scammer engaged with the victim through several on-chain messages over the past day.

On May 3, an unnamed crypto trader lost 1,155 WBTC through an address-poisoning phishing scheme. These illicit schemes typically lure individuals into transferring digital assets to fraudulent addresses owned by malicious actors.

Following the theft, the attacker swiftly converted the funds into 22,956 ETH and dispersed the digital assets across “a large number of wallets” to obfuscate the trail.

However, the victim proposed offering the perpetrator a 10% bounty in exchange for returning 90% of the stolen funds, cautioning that laundering the money would prove futile.

🔥“We both know there’s no way to clean this funds. You will be traced. We also both understand the ‘sleep well’ phrase wasn’t about your moral and ethical qualities. Nevertheless, we officially admin your right to the 10%. Send 90% back,” the victim.

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