ZachXBT (@zachxbt): "A short story about Indian scammers who called the cops on themselves:
Earlier this week a follower DM'd me from his personal account complaining that 5.73 BTC ($475K) of his was 'unjustly' frozen at Changelly in Mar 2025.
So I went and plotted the Bitcoin transaction in my compliance tools.
The inflows trace back to illicit sources via social engineering thefts targeting Americans through US exchanges and Bitcoin ATMs.
The broader cluster of high confidence thefts has taken $1M+ from victims since 2025, with several of them elderly.
His story kept changing. It was a loan. No, his boss sent it. No, his boss invested in Bitcoin "during 2014 and 2015" through a friend in the US.
The best part? In Dec 2025 he claims to have filed a police report in India over these frozen funds (3207-P/2025).
In our DMs he shared email screenshots which I queried to surface more data points and map his group out.
I suspect AmanKesar11 is a mule for his boss 'Mr Parveen,' as the 'proof' he sent included bank statements under a different name / location.
While you can message me for help and I'll respect your privacy, at least use common sense and don't contact me with stolen funds.
5.73 BTC frozen order: fb931baac66bfc116deb10fa81417fb3da61e4362cd2997ee1eaa577e96272f3<br>AmanKesar11 BTC address: bc1q5yjxzcvfswvyx9y6cvlc3xe4laqqnqsjp3f9t2<br>AmanKesar11 Tron address: TQkEVXjtvSbigGa5fqFUpcYJnGvpKPPBEm" | XCancel
ZachXBT
@zachxbt
Jun 19
A short story about Indian scammers who called the cops on themselves:
Earlier this week a follower DM'd me from his personal account complaining that 5.73 BTC ($475K) of his was 'unjustly' frozen at Changelly in Mar 2025.
So I went and plotted the Bitcoin transaction in my compliance tools.
The inflows trace back to illicit sources via social engineering thefts targeting Americans through US exchanges and Bitcoin ATMs.
The broader cluster of high confidence thefts has taken $1M+ from victims since 2025, with several of them elderly.
His story kept changing. It was a loan. No, his boss sent it. No, his boss invested in Bitcoin "during 2014 and 2015" through a friend in the US.
The best part? In Dec 2025 he claims to have filed a police report in India over these frozen funds (3207-P/2025).
In our DMs he shared email screenshots which I queried to surface more data points and map his group out.
I suspect AmanKesar11 is a mule for his boss 'Mr Parveen,' as the 'proof' he sent included bank statements under a different name / location.
While you can message me for help and I'll respect your privacy, at least use common sense and don't contact me with stolen funds.
5.73 BTC frozen order: fb931baac66bfc116deb10fa81417fb3da61e4362cd2997ee1eaa577e96272f3<br>AmanKesar11 BTC address: bc1q5yjxzcvfswvyx9y6cvlc3xe4laqqnqsjp3f9t2<br>AmanKesar11 Tron address: TQkEVXjtvSbigGa5fqFUpcYJnGvpKPPBEm
Jun 19, 2026 · 11:52 AM UTC
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Olaniyi@laniyiiii
Jun 19
Replying to @zachxbt
Lmao. What were they thinking
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ZachXBT
@zachxbt
Jun 19
They wanted to redeem the BTC
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fierydev 💥
@dev_enjoys
Jun 19
Replying to @zachxbt
Damn :(
Lmk if you need help in tracing/tracking down anything in India
I'll assist to my best capacity 🫡🙏🏻
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ZachXBT
@zachxbt
Jun 19
Unfortunately Indian law enforcement or regulators cannot be trusted at all.
EX: Earlier this year Indian LE accidentally arrested the CoinDCX co-founders after thinking a phishing site was the legit site.
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NFT_Dreww.eth
@nft_dreww
Jun 19
Replying to @zachxbt
lol someone really needs to make a netflix series about all of this 🤣
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ZachXBT
@zachxbt
Jun 19
No words.
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Mike | 0x Web3
@its0xMike
Jun 19
Replying to @zachxbt
Oh my God, this is ridiculously stupid
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ZachXBT
@zachxbt
Jun 19
Sir please
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exitLQ
@CdeBurner
Jun 19
Replying to @zachxbt
no fucking way, how are those people smart enough to scam others in the first place?
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ZachXBT
@zachxbt
Jun 19
frequently it’s vulnerable elderly people that get target
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TimStone
@TimStone84
Jun 19
Replying to @zachxbt
Big ooooof
What fascinates me in such a case is how dumb they think that you are😂😂😂
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ZachXBT
@zachxbt
Jun 19
“Finanial markets”
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Specter
@SpecterAnalyst
Jun 19
Replying to @zachxbt
The level of confidence is crazy 😂
This is the same thing a DPRK-linked launderer did on X a few months ago publicly complaining about exchanges freezing stolen funds as if they were the victim.
Maybe he thought you won't figure out..But come on... it's Zach 😂
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ZachXBT
@zachxbt
Jun 19
Nothing suspicious about irregular outflows from Bitcoin Depot, Athena Bitcoin, Coinhub ATM, Cash App, Robinhood, Coinbase, Strike, etc flowing to a single person in New Delhi, India
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Sayzryn | Investments
@Sayzryn
Jun 19
Replying to @zachxbt
Aren’t there...