The scammer gave himself away completely by complaining to ZachXBT about the freezing of bitcoins.
On-chain detective ZachXBT published a cautionary tale about a scammer who, while trying to recover frozen funds, ended up exposing himself. A user under the alias AmanKesar11 contacted the detective with a complaint about the "unfair" freezing of 5.73 BTC (approximately $475,000) on the Changelly platform. However, the analysis revealed that these funds were directly linked to a series of thefts targeting U.S. citizens.
Upon receiving the request, ZachXBT, using his blockchain monitoring tools, traced the origin of the bitcoins. It turned out that the transactions were rooted in illegal sources — thefts via social engineering aimed at U.S. residents, including retirees. The funds flowed through American exchanges and Bitcoin ATMs.
How the Scammer Exposed Himself
As ZachXBT discovered, the entire chain of related thefts netted the perpetrators over $1 million since the start of 2025. The 5.73 BTC themselves were frozen on Changelly back in March 2025 — which is precisely what prompted the individual to seek "help."
AmanKesar11's explanations for the origin of the money kept changing: first it was a loan, then funds sent by a boss, then supposedly the boss's investments in Bitcoin "in 2014 and 2015" through an acquaintance in the U.S. Most notably, in December 2025, the individual claimed to have even filed a complaint with the Indian police over the freeze.
Who the Individual Worked For
In the correspondence, AmanKesar11 sent screenshots of emails, and from these, ZachXBT gathered additional data that allowed him to reconstruct the entire group's structure. The on-chain detective suggests that the individual is merely an intermediary through whom money is laundered for a boss under the alias "Mr Parveen."
This conclusion was also supported by the "evidence" the individual himself sent: the bank statements turned out to be in someone else's name and at a different address. ZachXBT issued a warning to his followers: he can be asked for help, and he respects privacy, but reaching out to recover stolen funds is not advisable.
Expert opinion: This story is a classic example of how greed and stupidity override caution. The scammer, confident in his impunity, provided the detective with all the necessary evidence himself. The market is becoming increasingly transparent, and attempts to launder cryptocurrency through centralized services without proper verification are a path to inevitable exposure.