How Jay Chou became a victim of a phishing scam and lost a prized NFT


Chou found out about the theft of his NFT from a friend and initially thought it was an April Fool’s Day joke. — Screengrab from Instagram/jaychou

On April 1, Taiwanese pop star Jay Chou announced on Instagram that one of his Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs had been stolen from his OpenSea account.

According to a report by the South China Morning Post (SCMP), Chou found out about the incident from a friend and initially thought it was an April Fool’s Day joke. He later confirmed that the NFT was “stolen by a phishing website”.

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