Poker Player Accused Of $500K Bitcoin Theft

Police say a poker player was involved in a $500,000 scam involving Bitcoin.

According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Filippos Liakounakos, 23, was charged in Las Vegas for alleged theft of more than $100,000, using another person’s identity to cause a financial loss, and unlawful felony act involving electronic mail or transmission of computer data.

According to a law enforcement document, the alleged crime happened in 2020, according to the report. The alleged victim notified the Internet Crime Complaint Center.

From the report:

“The victim told police he was approached by a business associate he knew on the encrypted mobile chat app Telegram and that the two agreed to a bitcoin transaction. The victim then transferred $500,000 in bitcoin, which included a $50,000 seller’s fee, to his business associate in exchange for money.

“But the next day, when he contacted the business associate about the transaction, the individual had no idea what the victim was talking about, and the victim learned that he had sent the money to an imposter posing as the business associate.”

Liakounakos has both live and online poker tournament scores, including a 2020 World Series of Poker Online bracelet event.

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