Basic Course Practical

Final Track

On March 25, 2024, a victim was contacted by a suspect who was posing as a Bank of America Customer Service Representative.  The suspect advised the victim that she was facing criminal charges for tax evasion. To avoid immediate arrest and freezing her bank account, the suspect advised the victim she could pay the $10,000 penalty via Bitcoin. The suspect provided the victim a wallet address listed below and told the victim to travel to any Bitcoin atm machine.  On 2024-03-25 22:22:37 a victim sent 0.12192898 BTC with a USD Value of approximately $10,000 at the time of the transaction to a suspect who provided the following address:

13PftEMAjoFmEGsYRxMKxLvFsQT45DbyKx

  • Using an advanced analytical tool answer the following questions (NOTE: CT PRO – TRACER FEATURE)

     
  • Identify the name of the ATM the victim used to send the funds. (REVIEW THE INCOMING ADDRESS FOR THE 2024-03-25 22:22:37 TRANSACTION) Add this address to the graph and label the name of the ATM.

     
  • Track the transaction hops to identify the name of the exchange the suspect used to What to attempt to liquidate the cryptocurrency.  Ensure to add each Hop to the graph and label the hops (Hop 1, Hop 2, etc. Document the name of the exchange identified and label on the graph)

     
  • Document the last four of the transaction hash, the suspect address, and the exchange deposit address that you would use to prepare a Letterhead Memo to the exchange for account information. 
     

On July 18, 2024, a victim was contacted by a suspect, who was using an AI generated Voice mimicking her son’s voice. The suspect stated, “Mom I’m in danger and need you to send me $10,000 of Bitcoin now. Do not go to the police. Go straight to a Bitcoin ATM and send the $10,000 to this Bitcoin address. On 2024-07-18 22:17:21 a victim sent 0.1545427 BTC with a USD value of approximately $9859.00 to a suspect who provided the follow address: 

1AKsesjfd5KGanXDDSwb2r1o9Evb5KDpEh

  • Using an advanced analytical tool answer the following questions (NOTE: CT PRO – TRACER FEATURE)
     
  • Identify the name of the ATM the victim used to send the funds. (REVIEW THE INCOMING ADDRESS FOR THE 2024-07-18 22:17:21 TRANSACTION) Add this address to the graph and label the name of the ATM.
     
  • Track the transaction hops to identify the name of the exchange the suspect used to What to attempt to liquidate the cryptocurrency.  Ensure to add each Hop to the graph and label the hops (Hop 1, Hop 2, etc. Document the name of the exchange identified and label on the graph)
     
  • Document the last four of the transaction hash, the suspect address, and the exchange deposit address that you would use to prepare a Letterhead Memo to the exchange for account information. 
     

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