Telegram group ICO Seele

Fraudsters stole $ 2 million from subscribers to the Telegram group ICO Seele.

As has shown a bitter experience, a large number of administrators and moderators not only helps to restore order in the Telegram-channels of crypto-currency projects, but also entails higher risks of entering the number of persons close to the organizers of the ICO scammers. As reported by users of social networks, the attackers were able to steal from potential investors ICO Seele more than $2 million in cryptocurrency Ether.

At this time the scammers chose a quite original way: they acted through the official community project in the Telegram. At least two administrators (@seelesupport and @nicsmith) held allegedly closed the sale of Seele tokens. The official registration of investors to this point announced was not, and on private campaign speech in General was not conducted. However, the promise of a large bonus, coupled with the administrative status of the accounts of the fraudsters have done their job, and investors have begun to send their money to the address they provided in personal correspondence.

It is noteworthy that the attackers decided not to waste time on trifles. So, at the request of the investor, who wished to make ETH 50 ($48 000) and receive a 5% bonus, they refused.

The attackers offer to potential investors of large bonuses – up to 30% for 5 000 ETH.

And if this user was lucky to get a rejection, several other investors have been less fortunate.

Deposits made not only individual investors, but also a pool, transferred to fraudsters 1462 ETH ($1.4 million).

One of the pool participants commented on the events, calling the actions of Seele is invalid because the organizers are allowed to crack themselves, and demanded damages.

What was to be expected, the channel Seele in Telegram after detection of fraud plunged into chaos, and the representative of the project asked all affected users to contact him and promised to find a solution, without going into details.

It is worth noting that we are talking about pure fraud and not hacking as such.