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CASE 197  |  Wang Shu (pseudonym)  |  December 1, 2024  |  China
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DATABASE RECORD
  id                  197
  date                December 1, 2024
  original_date       December 1, 2024
  year                2024
  month               12
  quarter             2024-Q4
  victim              Wang Shu (pseudonym)
  location            Chengdu, China
  country             China
  scenario            Malicious Invitation - SocialEng
  description         Software engineer lured by X account promising sex, ambushed at hotel by a gang that robbed him of 6 BTC.
  kidnappings         0
  violence_torture    0
  drugs_alcohol       0
  weapons             0
  theft               1
  life_taken          0
  money_wanted        (null)
  coin_type           (null)
  reports             BinanceNews
  notes               fake pretty female account, lured by promise of a date, ambushed by attackers, forced to transfer 6btc
  has_processed_date  1
  created_at          2025-11-13 05:44:45

AI SUMMARY  [generated at bulk import, NOT verified against sources]
  **Victim:** Wang Shu (pseudonym)
  
  **Attackers:** Gang/organized group
  
  **Attack Method:** Malicious Invitation - SocialEng
  
  **Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation
  
  **Crypto Stolen:** Amount not disclosed
  
  **Status:** Investigation ongoing

LINKED SOURCES
  [url]  https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/22010115265362

NOTES ON THIS FILE
  * matched to sheet row 198: exact match on victim + year, unique on both sides

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ARTICLE 1
  Source   BinanceNews
  URL      https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/22010115265362
  Origin   reported_K&R sheet, row 198, column "Articles"
  Length   1,901 chars
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Wow, the Bitcoin community has really exploded recently! A 35-year-old software engineer from Chengdu, Wang Shu (a pseudonym), was actually scammed by someone claiming to be 'Bitcoin Genius' and lost 6 Bitcoins—worth $400,000! This sounds like a movie plot, but it's a real event that happened in 2025. Here's what happened:
Wang Shu met this 'Genius' on Twitter last August, whose profile picture was of a young woman claiming to be a cryptocurrency trader. As they chatted, they added each other on Telegram, and their relationship escalated quickly. Then, 'Genius' made a bold move, saying she could entice Wang Shu with physical trade. He was intrigued.
On December 1, they arranged to meet at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Chengdu, and just when it seemed like things were about to go well, a 'Li Shaolin' suddenly appeared, claiming to be 'Genius's' friend, along with a group of people who barged in to set up a 'honey trap.' Wang Shu was terrified and was forced to transfer 6 Bitcoins by 8:45, after which the scammers vanished without a trace.
But it didn't end there; on March 21, 'Bitcoin Genius' was still posting harassing messages on Twitter, clearly indicating a phishing scam ring. Netizens were outraged, with some saying, 'Isn't this just the cryptocurrency version of a honey trap?' Others warned, '0.1 Bitcoin for one night? Brothers, don't believe it; 60,000 RMB just vanished like that!'
The police have intervened to investigate and remind everyone to stay vigilant, especially those who are believers in cryptocurrency—don't let faith turn into an ATM. Onlookers remarked that this plot is too thrilling; the romantic fantasy of Bitcoin hasn't even begun before reality slapped it hard. Wang Shu's actions are likely to become a classic case in the cryptocurrency community in 2025. What do you all think? Does this incident add a touch of dark humor to Bitcoin's 'trust ledger'?


OTHER LINKED SOURCES
  [THIN]  url  None — extractor recovered very little; needs the WebFetch path or a site-specific rule
      https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/22010115265362

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generated from attacks-export-Gart-website.json + reported_K&R  |  case 197
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