The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has seized cryptos and luxury goods worth $260,000 from NFT phishing scammer Chase Senecal, aka Horror (HZ), according to a Feb. 4 forfeiture document.
Authorities said the seized crypto assets included two NFTs — Bored Ape 9658 and Doodle 3114 — valued at $104,856 and $116,433, respectively. The federal agency also seized an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Watch valued at $41,000. The operation took place in Oct. 24, 2022.
How ZachXBT Research Helped the FBI
The FBI relied on an investigation by on-chain sleuth ZachXBT to track down the scammer HZ, who was allegedly responsible for numerous attacks on several NFT projects. These include Nouns DAO, JRNY Club, to name a few.
The scammer carried out his attack with a Twitter panel he acquired from another scammer Cameron Redman.
