Scammer Poses as UK Law Enforcement Officer, Steals $2.8M in Bitcoin

Summary: How did the scammer steal $2. 8M in Bitcoin? A scammer posed as a senior UK law enforcement officer and convinced the victim to enter their seed phrase on a fake website. Believing they were following police instructions, the victim unknowingly gave the scammer full access to their wallet. The scammer then withdrew all of the victim’s Bitcoin source: https://news.shib.io/2025/08/22/scammer-poses-as-uk-law-enforcement-officer-steals-2-8m-in-bitcoin/