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Apexto Mining Fraud Warning

Documented WhatsApp / Bitcoin GPU advance-fee fraud · August 2026

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  1. 2 Aug 2026. AliExpress-to-WhatsApp pitch for RTX Pro 6000. Serials refused. Two videos sent. Wallet bc1qw3qj05xfthaeqq9xc06drnsdgqm3rxmguuf7wj provided. Buyer data collected.
  2. 3–8 Aug. Daily payment nagging. Offer of Changely when other apps blocked crypto sends. Buy-N-get-M pricing changes in chat.
  3. 9–17 Aug. Parallel H Annie store thread on the same wallet takes GPU Bitcoin plus $320 shipping and issues Grandline tracking GMI6962255US.
  4. 20 Aug. Apexto Mining: “Custom has hold your package” for $693. Screenshot of Grandline “On Hold.”
  5. 21 Aug. Buyer sends about $680–$720 in Bitcoin (877,729 sats landed). Seller notes $680 received and “will add” the fee gap.
  6. 24 Aug. “Package is now in USA,” then another $977 demand. 1,241,845 sats match the $980.52 withdrawal screenshot. Then a $1,560 “levy.”
  7. 25 Aug. Buyer asks which U.S. customs location. Seller: you can't deal with them. Buyer states the theft plainly.
  8. 26 Aug. This public warning.