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chemgear · 10-06-2021, 11:39 AM

Being sold magic beans. And then buying magic seeds afterwards knowing that you got scammed on the beans.

https://kotaku.com/nft-buyers-scamme...bly-1847806528

More than 4,000 NFTs in the “Evolved Apes” offering have been sold since they first went on sale a week ago, according to Vice. Their “origin” comes from several hideous JPGs, which are already a rip-off of the more successful “Bored Ape” series. NFT creator Evil Ape promises not only would buyers receive a “unique NFT trapped inside a lawless land” but also cash giveaways, and an accompanying fighting video game to go along with the useless, ugly-ass images.

Then, surprise! On Friday Evil Ape bailed, shutting down the Evolved Apes website and taking its Twitter account with them. They also vanished with the $2.7 million they’d raised by selling idiots a jpg that looks like someone ordered a Gorillaz poster on Wish.

In a move that you or I might call extraordinary—but which is sadly predictable among those who view NFTs as a “community” and not a “market where everyone is getting taken for a ride”—many of those ripped off here want to stay involved with these unsightly digital images. These souls are planning a new project called “Fight Back Apes,” where anyone who bought Evolved Apes NFTs will be, “automatically approved for a Fight Back Apes token linked with the art from the old project.”

https://twitter.com/user/status/1445461351480971266

10-06-2021, 11:39 AM	#1738
chemgear Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2010 Exp:	Being sold magic beans. And then buying magic seeds afterwards knowing that you got scammed on the beans. https://kotaku.com/nft-buyers-scamme...bly-1847806528 More than 4,000 NFTs in the “Evolved Apes” offering have been sold since they first went on sale a week ago, according to Vice. Their “origin” comes from several hideous JPGs, which are already a rip-off of the more successful “Bored Ape” series. NFT creator Evil Ape promises not only would buyers receive a “unique NFT trapped inside a lawless land” but also cash giveaways, and an accompanying fighting video game to go along with the useless, ugly-ass images. Then, surprise! On Friday Evil Ape bailed, shutting down the Evolved Apes website and taking its Twitter account with them. They also vanished with the $2.7 million they’d raised by selling idiots a jpg that looks like someone ordered a Gorillaz poster on Wish. In a move that you or I might call extraordinary—but which is sadly predictable among those who view NFTs as a “community” and not a “market where everyone is getting taken for a ride”—many of those ripped off here want to stay involved with these unsightly digital images. These souls are planning a new project called “Fight Back Apes,” where anyone who bought Evolved Apes NFTs will be, “automatically approved for a Fight Back Apes token linked with the art from the old project.” https://twitter.com/user/status/1445461351480971266