One notorious example: the “Satoshi’s wallet” hoax – a text file circulating since 2018 claiming to hold 111,000 BTC. It leads to an address with zero balance.
Scammers create files named legacybitcoinwallet.txt or oldbtcbackup21nov.txt , upload them to file-sharing sites, and post “leaked links” on forums. When downloaded, these files often: legacybtcfile21novtxt link
One notorious example: the “Satoshi’s wallet” hoax – a text file circulating since 2018 claiming to hold 111,000 BTC. It leads to an address with zero balance.
Scammers create files named legacybitcoinwallet.txt or oldbtcbackup21nov.txt , upload them to file-sharing sites, and post “leaked links” on forums. When downloaded, these files often: