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account exchange scam
Coverage of account exchange scam in the Nexus archive.
- Account exchange scam , All progress lost
A friend's Gmail account was hacked during an account exchange scam, resulting in the deletion of his childhood email, loss of a game account with all progress, and erasure of phone data. The scammer exploited mutual trust to steal the account and change recovery information after receiving 3k money and 3-factor authentication details.