Dedric Reid has repeatedly stolen art and promotional material, passing off other projects’ work as his own, to promote his “MetaWorld” project — a concept he’s been promising (and fundraising for) in various forms since as early as 2016. He’s recently relaunched it with a web3 spin, including metaverse ideas and NFTs into its newest form, but it appears to be as much vaporware as it was five years ago. Reid has raised at least $14,000 over the years for this idea which still has no tangible result, though Engadget believes the true amount scammed is probably higher.

Total loss estimated at $14,000.