⚠️⚠️ 300M+ Ongoing Biggest Crypto Scam LEAK [Changelly & Freewallet and more] ⚠️

[cryptowatergate]

Dear Bitcointalk community,

After months of thorough investigation, data collection, and connecting with various sources, we have uncovered what we believe to be crypto's very own "Watergate" scandal. This is, in our opinion, the biggest scandal to hit the crypto world.


Rumours have long circulated about the questionable practices of Changelly, and their alleged connections to hitbtc.com Minergate, Bytecoin, Changenow, Atomic wallet, and Freewallet. While speculation and talk have been abundant, solid evidence has been lacking. That is, until May 25th when we completed a comprehensive leak containing 4.7 GB of data. This data includes court documents, email exchanges, business chamber records, server and hosting information, and much more related to the aforementioned companies. This 4.7 GB of data has been carefully organized and compiled into a website, which we will provide a sneak peek of before making it public to a select group of 200 individuals. This leak includes personal information, connections, addresses, net worth, and more.


We have compiled a website featuring over 40 projects run by the same individuals behind Changelly. These projects are similar to offshore leaks and have a fully searchable database, also [archive.org](http://archive.org/) and [archive.fi](http://archive.fi/) links and the entire project will be open source and available for download and hosted on GitHub, and at changellyscam.net, and through torrent files, including raw data.


Within the website, you can also find detailed descriptions of over 200 individuals involved in the scam, including their roles, earnings, and more.

Homepage:



Leak Directory(Choose Company)



Once choosen company you are intrested you will be met with next page:





This leak is the first of its kind in the crypto world, revealing ongoing fraud and scams deeply rooted in the industry. Some information cannot be disclosed until government entities take action against the individuals involved. We will be posting notable findings and leaks over the next 10 days, providing full access to the information on the 10th day. As law enforcement agencies around the world investigate these individuals, you can witness the unfolding situation in real-time and be a part of this unprecedented event in history.


All proofs and evidence are publicly archived with undeniable evidence, inviting Changelly and all entities to comment on leaks. The reason for not posting on the website is simple - we want you to question our leaks and allow Changelly to try to do damage control. Since our leak is compiled internally, we will automatically show undeniable proof against their arguments.


In revolt against millions of scammed dollars, ruined lives, and deceptive business practices, we have decided to share this information with the public. Stay tuned in the following days to find out:

a) Who finances and protects them?

b) Where do they keep their money?

c) How much have they scammed?


We will reveal if the Atomic hack was really caused by North Korean hackers, if the Freewallet hack truly happened as claimed, all projects controlled by Changelly, the identities and locations of the people involved, and where they are now.


Let's begin with the allegations raised in a 2018 forum post by user @ni23457, accusing Changelly of direct control over certain projects.Thit post


In that topic, we have seen Matej Krkic @matejkrkic defending ChangeNow and Changelly vigorously, acting as a protector and giving his "honest" opinion. He seems to be unable to tolerate any criticism towards these projects and will not allow it on this forum. He even goes as far as blaming users who question their legitimacy, accusing them of criminal behaviour, beside his other posts where he was shilling Bytecoin, Minergate, Hitbtc, Changenow… etc [insert matej.krkic pic]


Upon further investigation, it appears that Matej Krkic is actually Ilya Brusov, the CEO and Founder of Changelly, among other projects. The evidence of his involvement in various questionable activities, such as promoting suspicious coins and being associated with potentially unethical practices, raises concerns about his credibility.


It has come to light that Ilya Brusov, using the alias Matej Krkic, registered on [Bitcointalk.org](http://bitcointalk.org/) from an IP address located in St. Petersburg, Russia, rather than Croatia as his name suggests. The leaked database from the forum provided additional information about his identity, including passport details and personal addresses.


For context, Iliya Brusov Vladimirovich is a Russian citizen residing in St. Petersburg. Full information about him, including passport picture, passport number, all houses, address, and more, can be found in our leak. We are not sure about the rules regarding sharing personal information, so we do not want to risk a ban or removal of the post. To access this information, you must wait or contact us via telegram if you are media.





Now, a few years later, a major breach occurred in one of the hotel rewards chains, which exposed the following data:



Iliya Brusov stayed in the hotel, where he likely provided an invoice or some other information, and he used the exact same email used to register the account of matej.krkic in Bitcointalk, along with his full name, phone number, and date of birth.


This is the same Iliya Brusov, the owner of Evercodelab based in St. Petersburg, with four other co-conspirators acting as a holding company. They are publicly associated with many companies and wallets (which you will see in future leaks).





At that same time, all of a sudden, Polina pops up! Now, who is Polina? Polina acts as damage control for Changenow, denying any connection to Changelly and all of its entities... but who is Polina really?


Polina is a former employee of Changenow(EvercodeLab) with connections to the owners Konstantin and Iliya Brusov. Currently, she is from in St. Petersburg and works and lives abroad.


polina@changenow.io




How do we know this? Polina used polina@swapzone.io email, which is another project created by Evercodelab, in the biggest Russian leak from [cdek.ru](http://cdek.ru/), where a lot of people suffered the leaks of their shopping history, addresses, PO boxes, credit cards, and more. Polina used her business email on a popular Russian online shop to order shoes at SPB219, which is Cdek's pickup store, with "SP" meaning Saint Petersburg and "128" being the office number.




So to summarize, Polina is part of Evercode team, which are devs behind all of these projects!


Polina's details, full name, and business role are included on the website.


Now, let's go back to Iliya and St. Petersburg and why Iliya's role is important.


In case you didn't know, there's something called an alt connector. This basically uses your cookie session, IP address, MAC address, and other factors to connect which entity belongs to what. There are various privately owned software and programs that do this, and we have obtained one which connected a couple of [bitcointalk.org](http://bitcointalk.org/) users, like [nopedope89@minergate.com](mailto:nopedope89@minergate.com) for instance, remember that “89” and Iliya are really important to the story. They were used to register from St. Petersburg with the same IP address.





Then, it's [frankh@forum.minergate.com](mailto:frankh@forum.minergate.com) again with a St. Petersburg IP address.




After that, it's hitbtc.com with the same St. Petersburg IP address.







All of these accounts are verifiably connected to none other than Iliya Brusov. And it's not just those accounts, there are many more shilling Bytecoin and other scam projects. It would take too many posts to list them all.

Now, why did we mention that Bitcointalk post first? We want to warn you that the majority of these accounts, including news aggregators popularly used by projects from the same group that
we will call "Scamelly" for now, in case they come and try to defend their projects in this post.


Any questions and wishes you have, we will respect and answer them. Any proof you would like will be delivered to you.


The second leak coming later will be about Minergate x Changelly ( Scam is born)  will be posted on 08.06.2024 on this very post and will be included in our submenu that we will include down below.

Submenu:

1) Introduction Post
2) Minergate x Changelly Introduction Leak (08.06.2024)
3) Changelly Wallet Scam (09.06.2024)
4) ChangeNOW Introduction leak (10.06.2024)
5) HitBTC Introduction Leak (11.06.2024)
6) All wallets under control of Changelly and Holding Company (12.06.2024)
7) Freewallet Introduction leak (13.06.2024)
Atomic Wallet Hack and Introduction leak (14.06.2024)
9) Goverment Connection and Protection (15.06.2024)
10) Website published alongisde 4.7 GB leaks including information on 200 Individuals,Crypto addresses,Personal information (16.06.2024)

In meantime we will answer and provide details that you are intrested inside replies we will reply to everyone!





FAQ


How do we know that these leaks are true?


All sources and archives are saved and available through links on the website. Inside the raw data, you will find databases of leaks where the leak was found, along with independent sources. Privately obtained leaks are verified by multiple IoT searches, and email leaks are verified by MX History, which will be available.


How did you obtain this data?


We used our connections and conducted private investigations to compile, insert, and sort the data on the website.


How much proof do you have?


We have 4.7GB of evidence, which is considered the biggest leak in crypto history.


Why are you doing this?


As victims of their long history of scams, we and our affiliates decided to put an end to it. It is essential to save and maintain a healthy crypto community since crypto is built on the idea of trust from the people being able to oversee all decentralized activities. Ultimately, it falls on us as a community, as Satoshi desired.


How do you know the hacks are fake behind the wallet?


We used our contacts in blockchain analysis companies and obtained insider data from breached servers of so-called entities that helped hide tracks of their malicious activities. There were no hacks in Atomic Hack, Free Wallet, or others. Full proof is documented from our perspective, and there is a private civil duty lawsuit against Atomic Wallet. We have dug into details that even the DOJ did not uncover. Scammers feel confident in their activities because no one has confronted them on this scale.


Are government entities aware of it?


No, they are not. They have been notified about the leak, and we are currently waiting for a decision to proceed with all the evidence with them to help victims claim their money back.


Will the leaked data help Scamelly hide tracks of their criminal history?


No, everything is documented and archived. US Treasury Department is likely to work on blocking these entities and cutting off the US companies that they use to reach their victims once the leaks are settled. There is a high chance of a massive exit scam.


If I ask something regarding Changelly, will you provide me with a specific and evidential answer?


Sure, there is possibly nothing we don't have on them that we cannot provide to you. This is exactly what we want the community to discuss and ask us about. We will share the information with you as soon as it aligns with our timeline of leaks.


Can we get full data on members, founders, and their backgrounds?


It's not up to us to provide this data since it will be public information in government and criminal investigations. This information is crucial for the freedom and transparency of the crypto world. We believe we need to urge the administrators of this forum to allow us to share the full scope of data as it constitutes a major leak.


Are they backed by a powerful entity that allows them to do this?


All entities that enable this and their partners are recorded and archived. There is no escaping, but we cannot reveal full details due to the timeline of the situation. Our introduction post is going to be lengthy, which may cause disinterest in some people, that's why we are going at it slowly.



We understand that you guys are eager to  access information quickly, especially with the recent massive scam involving  freewallet. However, please be patient with us as we have a limited team  of only four people working on sorting through 4.7gb of data on the  website. It will take us some time to go through everything, so we ask  for your understanding. Rest assured that all information is archived  and any fraudulent activity cannot be hidden. We will work together as a  community to decide on our next steps. Feel free to reach out to us  with any specific leaks you would like to see first. Thank you for your  patience.

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[logfiles]

I know that free wallet is one of the biggest scams around, and I would love to see them get shutdown ASAP, but this post consists of lots of personal data and this is considered doxxing and should be moved to the investigation board.

[Maus0728]

Do you have a lot of backups for the data? Hopefully you do have a lot because it's not really a lot in terms of size and you can't risk this being deleted to prevent others from seeing this, you also should post this in Paste Bin, that's like the thing that you should do first because that's how most big data leaks are being publicized, it's my first time seeing it in a website form. Careful about this and make sure you're not going to be attacked by anyone from the organizations that are a part of your leaks. @logfiles is right, move this to the Investigations board.

[cryptowatergate]

Do you have a lot of backups for the data? Hopefully you do have a lot because it's not really a lot in terms of size and you can't risk this being deleted to prevent others from seeing this, you also should post this in Paste Bin, that's like the thing that you should do first because that's how most big data leaks are being publicized, it's my first time seeing it in a website form. Careful about this and make sure you're not going to be attacked by anyone from the organizations that are a part of your leaks. @logfiles is right, move this to the Investigations board.

Yeah, Our data is saved on multiple servers,Data we post on forum is little summary leaks are all saved on servers and local as well,Regarding pastebin i think it's not worth that much other than raw data but it can be downloaded directly from our server regarding Website form yeah that's something i stole from offshore leaks since imore users are going to read something that is interactive than for example in pastebin and it won't attract nor keep people to read more and more unless it's in this format we will see about moving it to investigation board it's worthless to post so much things if there isn't going to be many people to see it i doubt investigation board is visible that much but it would be nice to put everything in there. We will see today when we post CHangelly x Minergate,Regarding attacks we are aware of them we posted iliyas brusov alt account for reasone so people can know about their actions and that they will most definitly come here "defending" or doing damage control. But to people theyh ave to be aware it's alts from Scamelly group

[cryptowatergate]

I know that free wallet is one of the biggest scams around, and I would love to see them get shutdown ASAP, but this post consists of lots of personal data and this is considered doxxing and should be moved to the investigation board.

We will post uncensored version with personal data inside Investigations for now i think it's public intrest this topic is in here as i think  investigations Board are not indexed by google i'm not sure.

Nothing we posted yet are considered "personal data" in my opinion but yeah i am happy you are sharing same intrest as we do keep post under follow and you will soon see who really is behind freewallet.

[cryptowatergate]

Changelly Introduction Leak (08.06.2024)

Changelly was created by the controversial scammers at Minergate(evercode) back in 2015, they heavily promoted it since then until the collapse of Minergate where they claimed that Changelly changed the team, but in fact, they still owned it!







Now to paint you better picture who's exactly minergate?

Minergate is A Multicurrency mining pool with a whopping 1.1 rating on Trust pilot (it’s no surprise); they offer mining software services, but they are shut down now. Also they are famous for creating Changelly and heavy control over    Cointelegraph.



Minergate "partnered"(owned by them) with Freewallet and then forced users to only withdraw to that wallet.







Minergate is hosted on Hetzner an data  center that's used by all scamelly projects which in each leak you will have all server ips and websites that are hosted and more.





Now where is Changelly incorporated?

strategically utilizes offshore companies to ensure the success of their scam operation. For example, their proxy scam companies and other entities are often registered in offshore jurisdictions where, in some cases, they are even banned! (Which is rare coming from offshore corporations). So why do they use that? Simply because this allows Changelly to evade laws and law enforcement investigations by not being registered in countries like the USA, UK, or Germany. Now let's see, Changelly started as early as 2013, and the only public company information we can find is from 2018. So where does the 5-year gap take us? Let's take a deep look at their history of incorporations.




Changelly is incorporated under Fintechvision limiter in "Hong Kong" Location is provided as 7/F, Woon Lee Commercial Building, 7-9 Austin Ave, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.





Don't get too excited, searching and contacting people inside to tell us if Changelly does own an office there, we received a negative response! Fintech Vision does not have any team inside the building aside from their only connection there, which is one HK Lawyer!


How did they get here? Well, it's quite simple. For $90, you can obtain an address for your offshore company, as it is legally required to have an address in order to receive correspondence. Offshore formation services offer this for approximately $1,890 to incorporate a Hong Kong company, with an additional $90 per month for the address in that location.



But where was Changelly’s location before 2018? let’s go back in history and find what they told people about their location, Changelly claimed at that pre 2018 era that they were base in Prague, CZ as you can see here.


Rest of Changelly leak will be pasted inside Private Investigation board due Personal data of owners being shared that you can view  HERE

[cryptowatergate]

While we are working on more introduction leaks to be posted exclusively on the Bitcointalk forum, you can check the uncensored version posted here https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5499271.0. For the full leaks, please refer to the roadmap and prepare yourself for the most shocking leak in the crypto universe. Proudly named "Crypto Watergate," this scandal promises to shake the crypto community to its core.

[xtests]

Definitely not news to me, but I appreciate your effort to compile the information into this format. ChangeNow trying to deny their association with Changelly and their corrupt projects like SwapZone (listing only exchangers created by ChangeNow/Changelly or their API resellers) was becoming bolder and bolder every time lately with people unable to demonstrate solid proofs in a proper format, which will be possible now thanks to your report.

Hopefully you will be able to launch the website (changellyscam.net) in the next days and keep it online.

[cryptowatergate]

Definitely not news to me, but I appreciate your effort to compile the information into this format. ChangeNow trying to deny their association with Changelly and their corrupt projects like SwapZone (listing only exchangers created by ChangeNow/Changelly or their API resellers) was becoming bolder and bolder every time lately with people unable to demonstrate solid proofs in a proper format, which will be possible now thanks to your report.

Hopefully you will be able to launch the website (changellyscam.net) in the next days and keep it online.

Hello,

Yeah that's the point of the this leak that no one ever bringed CLEAR evidence just speculation's and allegations reasone why we are not here 4.7GB download data and enjoy is simple reasone it won't save from normal or noob crypto users to bypass their scam in this way we are going to marketing it and public it we are working for 4 months to get this leaks,Leaks include breach communication line they used and it's more dramatic than it can be seen in this current post,this is just teaser to gather as much people as possible to discuss it and lure them to try defend it so we can simply humiliate them publicly, website is already done fully imported we are just giving time to prepare everything for massive reach so it distribute truth on many more levels all people are "doxxed" all evidence are sourced another reasone is that we want to make sure GOV  agencys prepare their actions so we save people from future harm made by them. reasone why we called it "changellyscam.net" it's for simple reasones that it's their biggest crypto exchange project. Anyway to cut story short follow the post and enjoy as you as others people who knowed this but they simply played bluff card thinking they can run scam forever without it biting their ass

Thank you one more time and if you are intrested to learn anything let us know and we will deliver it to you

P.S website format is made as https://offshoreleaks.icij.org/

[The Sceptical Chymist]

Interesting--I'll definitely be keeping an eye on what develops here. 

Wasn't there another big company (I'm thinking a hardware wallet) that partnered with Changelly, or am I thinking of another instant exchange?  And I've always given them the benefit of the doubt when it came to complaints on the forum, since many times whoever was making the scam accusation never followed up on whether the problem was resolved or not.  That said, I've seen enough scams in the crypto space to know that things are rarely what they seem, and even long-time, seemingly legitimate businesses can turn rogue at the drop of a hat.

Are there any instant exchanges that Changelly isn't a part of?  I'm not sure how popular the other ones are, but I know Changenow has been around for a while and has also had tons of complaints.  There are a bunch of smaller ones if I'm not mistaken, and they've got to be registered in some country with lax crypto laws--if they're registered at all.  Anyway.  I'm not sure what to expect at this point, but I can't say I'm excited about this drama.  Shit like this does not help the cause of bitcoin in any way.

[cryptowatergate]

Interesting--I'll definitely be keeping an eye on what develops here. 

Wasn't there another big company (I'm thinking a hardware wallet) that partnered with Changelly, or am I thinking of another instant exchange?  And I've always given them the benefit of the doubt when it came to complaints on the forum, since many times whoever was making the scam accusation never followed up on whether the problem was resolved or not.  That said, I've seen enough scams in the crypto space to know that things are rarely what they seem, and even long-time, seemingly legitimate businesses can turn rogue at the drop of a hat.

Are there any instant exchanges that Changelly isn't a part of?  I'm not sure how popular the other ones are, but I know Changenow has been around for a while and has also had tons of complaints.  There are a bunch of smaller ones if I'm not mistaken, and they've got to be registered in some country with lax crypto laws--if they're registered at all.  Anyway.  I'm not sure what to expect at this point, but I can't say I'm excited about this drama.  Shit like this does not help the cause of bitcoin in any way.

There are many "partners"(a.ka themself) and there are many partners that are aware of scam and still partner up becuse of their huge influence and obviously good cut into scam make sure to checkout than u might remember who is it yeah about changenow that's directly owned by them it's 100% their's project make sure to see on roadmap when we post preview of leak about changenow but regarding those small one's yeah we are aware of them and we recorded them and that's part of "changelly wallet scam" in there you will find out list of all their small exchanges. and yeah again you are right some of them are registrated in country with no laws at all in terms of any business regulations and some are not registrated even at all they just say we are from "chile" and do not provide any data about company nor respond on emails about it. Exactly it doesn't help crypto sphere at all that;s why they need to be removed

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

but this post consists of lots of personal data and this is considered doxxing and should be moved to the investigation board.

+1

This topic worth to be in the investigation board.

Changelly, Freewallet always make me uncomfortable. How did you obtain the 4.7 GB data in the first place?

[The Sceptical Chymist]

Exactly it doesn't help crypto sphere at all that;s why they need to be removed

It's unfortunate (assuming your claims are true) that the instant exchanges might need to be dismantled completely, because they do serve an important function, i.e., quick trades with no KYC and without the hassle of having to register with an exchange.  I'm pretty sure Changelly was one of the biggest--and probably the biggest--players in the space, with Changenow being close behind, and ShapeShift if they're still in business.  Those guys don't exactly publish their trade volume, so it's hard to tell who the big dogs are.  In any case, I don't know if I'm alone in thinking that those services are important, but I hope when the dirt is revealed that they don't all just disappear at once.

Curiouser and curiouser, I watch like the Cheshire cat awaiting the bomb.

[cryptowatergate]

but this post consists of lots of personal data and this is considered doxxing and should be moved to the investigation board.

+1

This topic worth to be in the investigation board.

Changelly, Freewallet always make me uncomfortable. How did you obtain the 4.7 GB data in the first place?

Data is obtained by close affiliates providing private breach,OSINT,SE and many more things are accounted into this factor it's experience from other people and just connecting dots pretty much we went from their past so from the very start to learn root of evil of the company nevertheless 4.7GB data is accounted for RAW compiled data it would be in sphere of 10-ish gb if we include  leads as well. which is not that interesting.

[cryptowatergate]

Exactly it doesn't help crypto sphere at all that;s why they need to be removed

It's unfortunate (assuming your claims are true) that the instant exchanges might need to be dismantled completely, because they do serve an important function, i.e., quick trades with no KYC and without the hassle of having to register with an exchange.  I'm pretty sure Changelly was one of the biggest--and probably the biggest--players in the space, with Changenow being close behind, and ShapeShift if they're still in business.  Those guys don't exactly publish their trade volume, so it's hard to tell who the big dogs are.  In any case, I don't know if I'm alone in thinking that those services are important, but I hope when the dirt is revealed that they don't all just disappear at once.

Curiouser and curiouser, I watch like the Cheshire cat awaiting the bomb.

Instant exchanges are very much needed in this crypto sphere that's for sure, but what we don''t need it's instant scams well yeah let's just put it in way of instant exchanges

Changelly is in top with 2.1M Monthly users
Changenow has around 890k Users

Let's combine them with all their other exchanges it would be around 3-4m Users a month does not necessarily means it's paying users a.ka people who do exchanges but if it's 20% paying  (which is way more) now that number is acounted  EXCLUDING wallet exchanges who make MAJORITY of their business. now that's the subject we will do and that's real shocking data ,Yeah well regarding changelly doing exit scam i doubt it they will try to ignore it as well as other services because they don't want to fall straight into trap of this so we can all forget about them showing up here and discussing it since they know they are caught red handed now about other actions to pull them off well most likely that will happen, important thing in their eco sphere is to  actually force people to withdraw to other wallets from their "scam wallets" list and than you will see massive panic something like that's done when you mass withdraw from banks. That's how they function with their wallet scam anyway. it's massive printing machinery.

[cryptowatergate]

Exactly it doesn't help crypto sphere at all that;s why they need to be removed

  Those guys don't exactly publish their trade volume, so it's hard to tell who the big dogs are.

Oh regarding trading volume we have someone working on putting dots and marking their address as well as help of one useful tool that's allowing you to look at records i mean not exactly sure how they obtain that data it's high possibility they dust wallets of various services via deposit and than just follow it than mark on their website but we verified as third party for our own porpoise is data really what that "site" is showing true and yeah the data they display for example ownership of bitcoin address is 100% true,In one of the statements Changelly's holding company stated they have daily trading volume of 50 Billion  (probably true if we merge all their projects) their own words published in Russian to flex on other companies in semi closed russian forum,that trading volume probably is accounted in some weird way as explained by one crypto friend of mine which he will provide his full statement soon
 

I mean don't take my words for it after posting the leak verify all marks by yourself we will post sources so every fact is provable, Today on menu is changenow but i am in deep thinking to drop some hot material for Atomic wallet hack that will i think alive the topic even more and prompt people to discuss more. I will make decision in next 2-3h there's still to cover a reddit and many more channels to reach people so i will decide everything in next 2-3h

[NotATether]

Damn, you've really spilled the beans on that one. Good job.

Is there any way we can get this forwarded to media publications in order to accelerate their downfall?