46-year-old American Robert Robb was arrested in Las Vegas on fraud charges. The man lured $1.5 million from crypto investors to create a trading bot, but did not fulfill the promise.
According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Robert Robb (Robert Robb) published in social networks messages "Poof, you're a millionaire" with the image of a purple fairy in a mushroom cap. Potential investors were promised fabulous profits if they use a special MEV bot, as well as invest in the RAT cryptocurrency and the NoRugz token. The scam artist promised that the new bot will scan the blockchain network to make profitable trading transactions.
In just a few weeks, Robb convinced several investors to send him a total of $1.5 million. However, the promised bot never appeared. Affected investors said that Robb repeatedly found excuses for the delay, and did not respond to a request for a refund. Later, the police found out that instead of developing a trading tool, the fraudster transferred the money received to personal bank accounts, and then spent it buying a luxury car and vacationing in the Bahamas.
It was also revealed that Robb himself had been a victim of extortion in the past. According to his tweets under the nickname pokerbrat2019, the man often wrote in the social network X about MEV bots, warning users to beware of fraud with cryptocurrencies. On the day of his arrest, Robb reproached his followers for being too predictable, while promising to release a Solana bot.
According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Robert Robb (Robert Robb) published in social networks messages "Poof, you're a millionaire" with the image of a purple fairy in a mushroom cap. Potential investors were promised fabulous profits if they use a special MEV bot, as well as invest in the RAT cryptocurrency and the NoRugz token. The scam artist promised that the new bot will scan the blockchain network to make profitable trading transactions.
In just a few weeks, Robb convinced several investors to send him a total of $1.5 million. However, the promised bot never appeared. Affected investors said that Robb repeatedly found excuses for the delay, and did not respond to a request for a refund. Later, the police found out that instead of developing a trading tool, the fraudster transferred the money received to personal bank accounts, and then spent it buying a luxury car and vacationing in the Bahamas.
It was also revealed that Robb himself had been a victim of extortion in the past. According to his tweets under the nickname pokerbrat2019, the man often wrote in the social network X about MEV bots, warning users to beware of fraud with cryptocurrencies. On the day of his arrest, Robb reproached his followers for being too predictable, while promising to release a Solana bot.
