Bored Apes Buyer Reports Their NFTs Were Somehow Stolen On Discord

In what may be yet another shocking story from the crypto world, a holder of multiple Bored Apes NFTs reported that they had their crypto art stolen from them by a crafty scammer.

Over the weekend, Twitter user @calvinbecerra reported that three of their Bored Apes NFTs were "hacked" on Discord by a scammer posing as a troubleshooter.

Major news! All three of these @BoredApeYC were hacked tonight over discord. Guys posing as buyers in discord were helping me trouble shoot a problem we thought was happening. They walked me through language settings in my MetaMask and had me chose an option and took everything. pic.twitter.com/mB3QA4PbTB

— Calvin Becerra (@calvinbecerra) October 30, 2021

According to another user, the three priceless AI-generated ape masterpieces totaled nearly $1 million. "Discord is a scam," they wrote.

Literally $1M almost stolen, discord is a total scam

— Inno (@innothought) October 30, 2021

It's unclear exactly how @calvinbecerra got scammed, but they did post an interaction they supposedly had with another scammer to warn others.

Be careful, here is another scammer pic.twitter.com/74Grj9334v

— Calvin Becerra (@calvinbecerra) October 30, 2021

Many were not sympathetic to @calvinbecerra's plight, nor were they impressed by the apparently simple scamming tactics done by these NFT bamboozlers.

I stole it back for you. pic.twitter.com/lcRCpSzsOU

— Asher Langton (@AsherLangton) November 1, 2021

Don't worry bro I got it right here https://t.co/uSH0VC9DUz pic.twitter.com/qLVcVW7Jfv

— suzuki_dub (@Fray_dee) November 1, 2021

Idk much about nft and crypto but this feels very much like the "load 500$ on a Target Gift card" kind of scam

— _B€♤N$ (@Heavinlysins) November 1, 2021

Some Nigerian Prince stole all my money because of an email I got from them, email is a scam https://t.co/4FsPQkYaMM

— Dayne 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (@UltimateDayneee) November 1, 2021

There is some good news, however: According to @calvinbecerra, Bored Apes heard of his plight and deemed the stolen apes were worthless, which may have been obvious to non-crypto people but now they're worthless in the crypto world, until they presumably get back into @calvinbecerra's hands.

Thank you @BoredApeYC for reaching out! These apes are officially worthless if bought! Make sure you do not bid on or purchase these STOLEN APES. They are marked forever until they are back in my hands. No one will buy your stolen apes. Ape Look out for ape. #BAYC #NFTCommunity pic.twitter.com/497eByCx1M

— Calvin Becerra (@calvinbecerra) November 1, 2021