Two brothers accused of stealing about 23 Bitcoin (currently worth $157,000) from a 63-year-old Oregon woman have pleaded guilty after creating a fake Twitter account to impersonate the HitBTC account.

The two brothers deceived the victim and asked her to share the access data to the platform, and this information was used to withdraw 23.2 bitcoins from the victim’s account on the “HitBTC” platform.

The accused were arrested last July and each pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering.

Under their guilty plea, they are expected to be sentenced to two years in prison when authorities announce the verdict on March 17 next year.

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mentioned the news The victim managed to recover a large portion of the money after her attorney received a check for $142,349 from the brothers.

And the woman said:

I feel sorry for them, I have a 27-year-old son and I wish they would use their wits for something useful.

It is worth noting that this year we witnessed many similar operations, as the European authorities threw a gang that managed to steal $ 27 million in fraudulent operations:

• European authorities arrest a gang that stole $27 million in cryptocurrency

So we always advise in Arab Bitcoin Community It is necessary to learn before entering and investing in digital currencies to identify the appropriate methods of protection and to know the fraud methods used so as not to fall easy prey to gangs.

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