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Using AI-powered chatbots and social media platforms including Twitter, Discord, Telegram, and LinkedIn, he targeted users with large cryptocurrency holdings. The scheme netted around $220,000 stolen from roughly 80 crypto wallets. Some funds were spent on Uber Eats gift cards. The FBI traced Wilkins through cookie records linked to a co-conspirator's Steam developer account, which connected to Google email addresses tied to Apple and T-Mobile accounts. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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