Russian blogger Azam Khojaev bought stolen nft for 140 ETH – Bits Media

The cryptocurrency enthusiast and popular blogger Azam Khojaev bought NFT from the Bored Ape Yacht Club collection (BAYC) for 140 ETH. The collection token turned out to be stolen, And he was blocked.

Azam Khojaev reported an unpleasant situation in the instagram. Being an investor, Khojaev I decided to become a member of the NFT industry and purchase a "bored monkey" #4250 From the popular Bayc collection. A few days ago, the blogger purchased it on a platform for trading by the incorrect Looksrare tokens. According to Etherscan, The purchase cost in 139.99 ETH (About $ 411,000). Khojaev showed the acquisition of NFT on the air on Instagram.

Later it turned out, that the "monkey" was noted in suspicious activity and belongs to another owner. Now the blogger cannot sell it and return the money spent. However, on the Looksrare site you can still put up offers to buy it. The Opensea platform is already hanging a notification, that this NFT is blocked, Therefore, it is not available for purchase and sale. Khojaev expressed regret, that the collection token did not check before buying.

This month, the BayC project has already suffered from hackers - attackers hacked Bayc accounts in Discord and INSTRAGEMENT, By placing phishing links there. In December, one of the collectors NFT lost due to a phishing about 15 Bayc and MayC collection tokens for a total $2.2 million.