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Canadian Woman Sues After $1.3M in Bitcoin Vanishes in SIM-Swap Scam

Canadian woman Raelene Vandenbosch is embroiled in a multi-million dollar legal battle, alleging she lost 12.57969337 bitcoins, now valued at approximately $1,359,246, to a sophisticated SIM-swapping scam. Her lawsuit, filed against telecom company Rogers Communications and Match Transact Inc., attributes the devastating loss to a security lapse by a cellphone store employee.

According to a report citing Vandenbosch’s court filings, the elaborate scheme to hijack her digital assets unfolded on or about June 30, 2021. The central point of vulnerability was a WOW! Mobile Boutique (owned by Match Transact Inc.) kiosk in Montreal. A clerk at this kiosk allegedly answered a call from an individual posing as a Rogers technician.

Canadian Woman Sues After $1.3M in Bitcoin Vanishes in SIM-Swap Scam

Canadian woman Raelene Vandenbosch is embroiled in a multi-million dollar legal battle, alleging she lost 12.57969337 bitcoins, now valued at approximately $1,359,246, to a sophisticated SIM-swapping scam. Her lawsuit, filed against telecom company Rogers Communications and Match Transact Inc., attributes the devastating loss to a security lapse by a cellphone store employee.

According to a report citing Vandenbosch’s court filings, the elaborate scheme to hijack her digital assets unfolded on or about June 30, 2021. The central point of vulnerability was a WOW! Mobile Boutique (owned by Match Transact Inc.) kiosk in Montreal. A clerk at this kiosk allegedly answered a call from an individual posing as a Rogers technician.

https://news.bitcoin.com/canadian-woman-sues-after-1-3m-in-bitcoin-vanishes-in-sim-swap-scam/