Twitter user SocialGuyBry is claiming to own [btc] 1180 & give away [BTC] 10.0

[Timelord2067]

What happened::

Twitter user SocialGuyBry ("Bryan") is claiming to own BTC 1180 and will give away ten BTC one each to ten users who:

Original tweet https://twitter.com/SocialGuyBry/status/1226152458243710977 Archive: [1a], [1b]

Bought 1180 bitcoins in 2011 for $2.87 each, now they are worth 18 mil+. I will pick 10 random people who retweet this and give one to each of you. Happy February! #Bitcoin #BTC #freebtc #bitcoingiveaway #XRP #LTC (DM your Bitcoin Address to enter) must own crypto to win!

The accompanying image



shows the wallet address 3BMEX9CJEp8CmS1oauX3D3Kv2Kd8sAXELk which had BTC 120 up until six months ago and is empty.  None of the deposit addresses has / had anything like the 1180 Bitcoins promised in the tweet.

Scammers Profile Link:

https://twitter.com/SocialGuyBry/

Reference Link:
Amount Scammed:
Payment Method:
Proof of Payment:
PM/Chat Logs:
Additional Notes:


You can see the suffix c5a (just above the green arrow) which will be this transaction: https://www.blockchain.com/btc/tx/44d481786d8883d239832357b41215d184297b74e402bcb4ffb9951c07c09c5a

Hash
44d481786d8883d239832357b41215d184297b74e402bcb4ffb9951c07c09c5a
Status
Confirmed
Received Time
2017-12-11 04:26
Size
2789 bytes
Weight
5,987
Included in Block
498607
Confirmations
118,053
Total Input
0.34902511 BTC
Total Output
0.34328181 BTC
Fees
0.00574330 BTC
Fee per byte
205.927 sat/B
Fee per weight unit
95.930 sat/WU
Value when transacted
$5,149.78

381SpCJ6x6URQ3uKDvoFzWsv3Sfhq3V4Ji and 3FiKzg7rpPiBxLzisCX9smhYAHih8nGgR1 are part of wallet [4698ceae2a] which has had a balance of BTC 0.02868932  since 2017-12-29 11:06:31

Code:

3FiKzg7rpPiBxLzisCX9smhYAHih8nGgR1	0.02868932 	65	501556
381SpCJ6x6URQ3uKDvoFzWsv3Sfhq3V4Ji	0.         	1	498607
3MTBDqsh6vyoqVuPBTox93BFZjtf4smuwA	0.         	1	498576
3B39SrtRH7U9zfTADTsfXTCAFSdP5bxHm8	0.         	1	494207
3EN9UdZbfCkc4hpmBz9zgoB33o3bpEuXmP	0.         	1	494207

If this person says they have paid out winnings, it would be worth noting where the funds came from and more importantly where they go.

[Timelord2067]

Reserved #1

"Bryan" has now closed the competition (some elven hours ago):

https://twitter.com/SocialGuyBry/status/1226551775320330241 Archive [1a], [1b]

I’m officially done accepting submissions, winners to be announced in 2 days! Thanks to all who entered

(watch this space)

[Bttzed03]

The "must own crypto to win!" tells me that he will be asking all "winners" to send him some crypto first before they could claim their reward OR he will send a few then offers the winner a double your bitcoin scheme.

Looking at the account's post history, I think it's a stolen account. I don't see any crypto related posts prior to this giveaway tweet.

[Timelord2067]

The "must own crypto to win!" tells me that he will be asking all "winners" to send him some crypto first before they could claim their reward OR he will send a few then offers the winner a double your bitcoin scheme.

Looking at the account's post history, I think it's a stolen account. I don't see any crypto related posts prior to this giveaway tweet.

Yeh I did wonder about that - might be a way to gather intel on who has what at a given point in time - who knows?

It's been 22 hours so I guess we only have another ~26 hours to wait.

[allyouracid]

That 3BMEX address likely isn't his, or at least not one he controls the private keys to. Gambling platform bitmex.com has made it a habit of assigning their users vanity gen addresses starting with 1/3BMEX. Of course, he could also create a 3BMEX address for himself, but why would he.

So, it probably makes sense to also check the addresses which funded the 3BMEX address to get to his private wallet.

.edit: misread the OP, nevermind.

.edit2: there is only one address with an amount similar to the 1196 stated BTC: https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/36ULNbsgQvyS2xDQKPEEhWsBFzrjtrszn6 - and this address has nothing to do with his screenshot (it has only one transaction).
Not sure, though, if the list here is up to date.

[Timelord2067]

...and wouldn't you know it - all the tweets have been deleted, but the user picked up quite a few followers.

No winners, no "I've been hacked" either.