The victim told police that he was approached by a business associate on the encrypted mobile chat app Telegram and agreed to a bitcoin transaction.
The following month, the victim was contacted by the imposter again, who proposed a bitcoin transaction of just under one million.
“Cord Garcia is best known for his 1st place finish in the massive-field WSOP Colossus event in 2015, for $638k.
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