Junseth from the legendary Bitcoin Uncensored podcast joins us to talk about his shocking investigation into crypto phone scammers. He recorded dozens of calls with young thieves targeting Bitcoin holders, revealing how 16-17 year olds recruited on Roblox and Minecraft steal millions through social engineering attacks on Coinbase users. Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com Junseth’s scammer interviews: https://soundcloud.com/junsethsworld Notes: • He gets 10+ scam calls/day • Scammers are young: 16-18 years • Recruited primarily on Roblox/Minecraft • One scammer calls back to apologize! • Claims of $60k+ paydays Timestamps: 00:00 Start 03:51 Scammer recording 07:36 The arc of the conversation 12:50 Who are these scammers? 14:51 Arrests 17:06 What do they do with the assets? 20:26 Recruiting scammers from Minecraft 25:04 Bitcoin cultural evolution 28:26 Whay is everyone dumb? 30:21 Non-monetary Bitcoin 37:02 Cultural moments - 👋Bitcoin Season 2 is produced Blockspace Media, Bitcoin’s first B2B publication in Bitcoin. Follow us on Twitter and check out our newsletter for the best information in Bitcoin mining, Ordinals and tech! Enjoy the show? Check out our website and newsletter by clicking here. Questions or want to sponsor?
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