Bitcoin OG Junseth from Bitcoin Uncensored exposes crypto phone scammers by recording conversations with young thieves who target Bitcoin holders, revealing their psychology and methods while discussing Bitcoin culture.

Junseth from the legendary Bitcoin Uncensored podcast joins us to talk about his shocking investigation into crypto phone scammers. He recorded dozens of calls with young thieves targeting Bitcoin holders, revealing how 16-17 year olds recruited on Roblox and Minecraft steal millions through social engineering attacks on Coinbase users.

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Junseth’s scammer interviews: https://soundcloud.com/junsethsworld

Notes:

• He gets 10+ scam calls/day

• Scammers are young: 16-18 years

• Recruited primarily on Roblox/Minecraft

• One scammer calls back to apologize!

• Claims of $60k+ paydays

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

03:51 Scammer recording

07:36 The arc of the conversation

12:50 Who are these scammers?

14:51 Arrests

17:06 What do they do with the assets?

20:26 Recruiting scammers from Minecraft

25:04 Bitcoin cultural evolution

28:26 Whay is everyone dumb?

30:21 Non-monetary Bitcoin

37:02 Cultural moments

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