196 - Investigating Bitcoin Theft at House of Life Charity
Release Date: 09/01/2025
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info_outlineGabriel Custodiet and Urban listen to the victims of a scary and tragic Bitcoin scam that affected a would-be donor to an El Salvador charity helping rape victims and others in need. Alejandra Guajardo (the organizer of the charity) and Ali (the victim of the scam) give their perspective of what happened, andhow the wallet in question (Atomic Wallet) responded to them. Urban then explains where the funds possibly ended up, and what we can do to make sure this doesn’t happen to the rest of us. Please consider raising funds for this charity, which was cheated out of this crucial donation, at: https://geyser.fund/project/recoverfundsforhouseoflife
GUESTS
→ https://x.com/MissBitcoin_sv (Alejandra Guajardo: the organizer of charity donations)
→ https://x.com/ratiofreedom (Ali: the victim)
→ https://x.com/realUrbanHacker (Urban: the analyst)
DETAILS OF THIS EVENT
→ https://x.com/MissBitcoin_sv/status/1959630796194488488
DONATE TO HOUSE OF LIFE TO REPLACE STOLEN FUNDS
→ https://geyser.fund/project/recoverfundsforhouseoflife (Bitcoin and credit card accepted)
→ https://x.com/HouseofLifeMC
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TIMELINE
00:00 – Introduction
5:40 – House of Life charity
9:00 – Explanation of the scam
18:45 – Analysis of the scam
26:50 – Response of Atomic Wallet to the scam
39:15 – Tracking the funds
50:00 – Cybersecurity advice
54:40 – Final thoughts
Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio