Scam Alert

RTFKT COO Was Robbed NFT Collection Worth Over $170,000

Key Points:

  • The RTFKT COO Nikhil Gopalani lost almost all of his NFTs after falling for a phishing scheme. Gopalani called the assailant a clever phisher and said that he was selling his
  • According to OpenSea activity, the phisher utilized two wallets to steal NFTs from Gopalani’s wallet that was worth more than $170,000 at floor prices, including double-digit sums of CloneX, RTFKT, Loot Pods, and Crypto Kicks NFTs.
  • When asked about the loss, RTFKT’s CTO said that the company won’t be able to discuss further specifics until further notice due to regulatory constraints.
Nikhil Gopalani, the COO of the NFT project RTFKT, a cryptocurrency brand owned by Nike, announced on Twitter that his NFT collection had been taken as a result of a phishing scam.

Gopalani called the assailant a clever phisher and said that he was selling his Clone X NFTs. In a tweet directed at the Clone X community, he said:

The probable phisher may have utilized two wallets, according to OpenSea activity, to empty Gopalani’s wallet of NFTs, including double-digit sums of CloneX, RTFKT, Loot Pods, and Crypto Kicks NFTs, which are valued at more than $170,000 at floor pricing. After many withdrawals, the wallet currently displays a total asset value of $0.11 on Etherscan.

Gopalani may have given access codes to some scammers, according to a tweet by RTFKT Chief Technology Officer Samuel Cardillo, even though the phishing technique has not yet been made public. In his response to the loss, he cited legal constraints and said that the brand won’t be able to go into further specifics until further notice.

RTFKT is a virtual sneakers company owned by Nike. In early December, the company announced the release of the first Web3 physical sneaker, “Cryptokicks iRL.” The Web3 design studio is going as strong as any other project in the metaverse, collaborating with luxury houses and world-famous artists while fleshing out its collectible NFT universe and making money.

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