Christian Nieves, a New York man who goes by the handles “daytwo” and “PawsOnHips”, has reportedly stolen more than $4 million through a theft ring where he impersonates Coinbase customer support. An investigation by crypto sleuth zachxbt outlined thefts from multiple Coinbase users, including one elderly victim who lost $240,000.zachxbt noted that Nieves seems to have a gambling problem, depositing much of the stolen funds into crypto gambling websites. “You’ll see onchain how casino deposits get smaller as he loses funds,” wrote zachxbt. “Recently this escalated to the point where he started stealing cuts from accomplices.” He also appears to have used some of the stolen funds on luxury goods, including a Corvette and expensive watches.

Total loss estimated at $4,000,000.