After asking for help in the OpenSea Discord channel, Nicholas was successfully scammed by individuals posing as customer support. After convincing the investor to share his screen, allowing scammers to view his private key, they transferred all of his NFTs, worth almost $500,000, from his wallet in transactions that can’t be reversed. Earlier that year, Nicholas had appeared as a guest on a podcast episode titled “How NFTs Will Change Everything”.

Total loss estimated at $480,000.