A man receives a message saying he has inherited $50,000 from a supposed uncle in Kenya, but a colleague recognizes it as a scam. The man had already fallen for it and is now in trouble. He then receives another message about receiving 100,000 Bitcoins, but a coworker identifies this as another scam.
Here are the extracted facts:
1. Vitya Gvozdikov claims to have received an email stating that his uncle died in Kenya, leaving him a million dollars.
2. Vitya Gvozdikov believes he has inherited a million dollars from his uncle in Kenya.
3. The email was translated using Google Translate.
4. Vitya Gvozdikov plans to travel to Kenya to sign documents related to the inheritance.
5. Someone else received a similar email claiming their uncle died in Kenya, but they did not fall for the scam.
6. Vitya Gvozdikov is told that the email is a scam and that he has been deceived.
7. Vitya Gvozdikov claims to have 100,000 bitcoins, which is approximately $3.2 million.
8. A server needs to be purchased for 30,000 to access the bitcoins.
9. Vitya Gvozdikov is told to ignore emails and messages asking for money, as they are scams.
10. Vitya Gvozdikov is not accepted into the Russian Guard.
11. Vitya Gvozdikov receives an SMS about bitcoins.
12. A bank security service calls Vitya Gvozdikov about suspicious activity on his account.
13. Vitya Gvozdikov is asked to dictate his PIN code to the bank representative.
14. Vitya Gvozdikov is called by someone claiming to be from the bank security service, but it is revealed to be another scam.