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I Was Scammed Out of $130,000 — And Google Helped It Happen
(bewildered.substack.com)
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this post was submitted on 17 Sep 2025
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I dislike Google as much as the next guy and I agree that you really shouldn't use Google authenticator cloud sync, but the real problem here is the large amount of crypto. A scammer would have a much much harder time extracting it from a bank and even if they did it would likely still be reversible.
Rule 1 of crypto: "Not your keys, not your money"
There is a reason why cold wallets are a thing.