We are a large number of investors who participated in the WLFI pre-sale and have been targeted in sophisticated attacks. Many of us, myself included, have lost far more than the funds held in our wallets. Our personal information was exposed, and we faced highly organized criminal attacks that were impossible to defend against. My family was also exposed, making this situation extremely serious.
In my case, it is impossible for anyone outside WLFI to have obtained my email address: no one knew I held WLFI, and my email is not public. It is therefore evident that there was a leak or error on WLFI’s side.
The forum has not been cleaned, and scammers are taking advantage of the situation by sending fake support messages, putting all investors at risk. We were left alone, without any support, facing these organized attacks.
We have the right to a clear and transparent explanation from the WLFI team. Furthermore, given the severity and impact of this situation, it is reasonable to expect that WLFI considers compensation for affected investors.
We also request a clear email from WLFI with deadlines or next steps to resolve this situation.
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Have you ever thought that it wasn’t a leak and that the team are a bunch of fraudsters that have robbed us all. Anyone and everyone on here talking about “ dont unlock “ and “ the teams busy “ is all part of the fraud taking place.
Can you please elaborate on what exactly has happened? You have mentioned a sophisticated attack, but so far I have not seen any evidence whatsoever of any such thing. People have been scammed by logging into false websites or providing information (like their seed mnemonics) to false actors. In these cases — I’m sorry to say — but the onus is entirely on you. If there are more sophisticated methods around it would be good to know details, but so far I can’t see anything unpreventable.
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According to the initial responses we’ve received, MetaMask Trace is involved in the investigation and US authorities (including the FBI and OFAC) have been informed and are looking into the case.
What this shows is that we are facing a well-organized criminal operation, not a simple, isolated phishing incident.
Of course some thefts happen because individuals log into fake sites or reveal seed phrases — those are avoidable and people must stay vigilant — but the scale and methods we’re seeing here point to targeted, professional attackers.
Saying “it’s your fault” without considering these facts is unfair. The responsibility for exposing users and creating this dangerous situation lies with WLFI unless they can demonstrate otherwise. We need WLFI to cooperate fully and to provide transparency so the investigation can progress.
I do not doubt for a second that scammers operate in highly organised cells. That’s a given. It’s only your fault — as I said — if you’ve given out information that you shouldn’t have. Make no mistake — I feel bad for anyone who has been duped in this way, but there really isn’t much anyone can do to fix it.
My question was, effectively: are there any cases in which people have lost funds in any other way? Not by simply divulging their personal details unwittingly, but by more sophisticated methods like MitM. Because I haven’t heard anything that suggests so. (But of course, would want to know if it were happening).
As for the email addresses, hackers surely can obtain email lists for use in these kind of scams. This is why you never respond to blind emails and never ever give out your seed phrase, not to anyone.