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Re:Crypto.com accidentally transfers $10.5m to woman instead... by mouzogu on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @04:19AM (#32647937)
you dont need to do all that. just convert it all to monero and say you lost your private key.

or just say you lost your private key.

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Re:Crypto.com accidentally transfers $10.5m to woman instead... by derefr on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @10:04AM (#32650606)
You still owe the money back at that point; it converts into a debt, that can be further converted into a lien on your assets. (Also, I think you missed the part where this story is about fiat money, not crypto.)

The point of the insurance step is, effectively, “doubling your money”, so that you can give half of it back, and not be in debt.

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