CIRCLE (fake) Hack

TOTAL LOST $216K
Low Rugpull

What happened

Quick Summary

The CIRCLE fake token recently experienced a rug pull incident, leading to a significant loss of approximately $216.3k USD.

Details of the Exploit

The project team behind the  CIRCLE fake token executed a rug pull by performing token dumping at the PancakeSwap V2 pool. As a result, they successfully withdrew and transferred a total of 900   BNB, equivalent to $216k USD, distributing the ill-gotten funds across four different wallets.

This sudden liquidity removal and token transfer event caught the community off guard, causing substantial financial losses to investors and holders of   CIRCLE fake token.

Block Data Reference

Scammer address:

https://bscscan.com/address/0x88fd0d93…8f0c5a

Liquidity Removal tx:

https://bscscan.com/tx/0x951665fc…b45572

https://bscscan.com/tx/0xb8d65dbf…ab29fe

https://bscscan.com/tx/0x13b759f9…7df7d8

https://bscscan.com/tx/0x34549385…b25def

https://bscscan.com/tx/0xa759acda…deddd5

https://bscscan.com/tx/0x7053a053…1ac6d1

Case & protocol details

Classification Token
Protocol Type Exit Scam/Rugpull
Affected asset / contract CIRCLE

Evidence & learning

Sources and on-chain records

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