i have never heard of anyone who scammed someone the value of 500,000 BTC.
If you just woke up from the last 8 years, 850,000 bitcoins were stolen
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hacking or cheating is just a variation of the action, in essence it is theft and perpetrators do't wanna be found out at all costs.
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https://en.cryptonomist.ch/2022/08/15/mt-gox-how-bitcoin-stolen/