๐จ CRYPTO HEIST FAIL: WHEN FLEXING ONLINE GETS YOU ARRESTED ๐จ AMAZON DISGUISE, CRYPTO HEIST, SOCIAL MEDIA FAIL ๐จ
Three teenagers tried to pull off a Hollywood-style crypto robbery โ and snitched on themselves within hours. ๐คฆโโ๏ธ๐
Hereโs what went down
๐ฆ Fake Amazon delivery drivers
The suspects (16โ17 years old) posed as delivery drivers to gain access to a home in East London. Once inside, they forced the victim to transfer $3.1M in crypto and fled in the victimโs blue BMW X3.
๐ฑ The real mistake: social media clout chasing
Instead of disappearing, they celebrated on Snapchat:
๐ Driving in the stolen car
๐จ Vaping
๐ฅ Filming the victim during the forced crypto transfer
๐ธ CCTV later caught one suspect fleeing
๐ Caught in under 3 hours
The victim had already reported the BMW stolen.
๐ก ANPR cameras spotted the car on the M1
๐ Multi-force police coordination kicked in
๐๏ธ A 100mph chase ended with a hard stop on the M6
๐๏ธ One suspect was literally heard yelling โthe police are behind us!โ
โ๏ธ Fast justice
All three were convicted of aggravated burglary.
โณ 16 years total in youth detention.
๐ฐ 100% of the stolen crypto was traced and recovered within 72 hours and returned two weeks later.
๐ Lesson learned the hard way
They thought exposure would build an audience.
Instead, it built the evidence file.
๐ Bigger picture: crypto crime is scaling
๐ Scam losses hit $14B+ in 2025
๐ Average scam payment jumped +253% YoY
๐ญ Impersonation scams exploded +1,400%
๐ Takeaway
Crypto isnโt untraceable.
Social media isnโt your friend.
And flexing after a crime is basically self-reporting.
Clout is temporary.
Digital footprints are forever. ๐ฃ๐ป๐ฅ
