In April, a client reached out to me via Telegram for a writing project. Eager to do this job, we agreed on terms, and they committed to paying $4000 for the job. An upfront payment of $2500 was made, setting the stage for what seemed like a promising collaboration.
Some people can be very easy trusting and liberal with money. Sometimes it is because they have enough money, sometimes it is also due to naivety.
However, the tale took an unexpected turn when, after the initial contact, my client vanished into the digital abyss. Messages went unanswered, and my attempts to reach them proved futile. It was as if they had been swallowed by the virtual void.
I suspect more that due to his easy trusting character, he may have been hacked via phisphing links and not kidnapped.
Alarmed and wary, I took a step back to assess the situation. The disappearance of my original client, coupled with the change in name, raised concerns about the legitimacy of the individual on the other end of the screen. It begged the question: Was this the same client, or had their account fallen into the wrong hands? Since this client held a large amount of crypto, could he have lost his phone and more? Was he kidnapped?
Their Telegram accounts have been compromised. Your client is still alive somewhere, just that he has lost contact with you.