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Poker Pros James Romero and Grazvis1 Scammed in $20k Identity Swap
Two high-stakes poker players, James Romero and Grazvis1, were duped in a clever identity swap scam, resulting in a $20,000 loss. The scammer impersonated both players, convincing each that he was the other.
Grazvis1, whose forum nickname is Grazvydas, posted in a Skype group that he had Stars/ACR and wanted Natural8, with a $20,000 minimum. James Romero posted in the same group that he had $60,000 Luxon, wanted BTC, with a $5,000 minimum.
Grazvis1 was out of pocket by $20,000 and took to 2plus2 to get the community’s thoughts on who should take the hit. James Romero initially refused to take responsibility for the scam, stating he had given a lot of time to the situation and had multiple projects. Romero eventually agreed to split the $20,000 hit but Grazvis1 wanted an apology as well.
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