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Brian Quarmby2 hours agoZachXBT’s research cited in Canadian NFT rug pull class-action lawsuitAccording to court documents, the Boneheads team has been accused of breach of contract, misappropriating funds and misleading investors.1358 Total viewsListen to article 0:00NewsJoin us on social networksThe investigative work of independent blockchain sleuth ZachXBT has been cited in a class-action lawsuit in Canada against Boneheads, an alleged $3.1 million nonfungible token (NFT) rug pull.


Tweeting on July 7, ZachXBT highlighted that lawsuit as he reiterated accusations that the Boneheads team “quickly disappeared and spent the mint funds on BAYCs [Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs], luxury goods, and other items never fulfilling the roadmap.”


“Yet another case where my research has been cited,” ZachXBT added.A class action lawsuit was filed in Canada against the Boneheads team for the $3.1M NFT rug pull

The team quickly disappeared and spent the mint funds on BAYCs, luxury goods, and other items never fulfilling the roadmap

Yet another case where my research has been cited https://t.co/GoIGmPs50g pic.twitter.com/mboWXt3mfm— ZachXBT (@zachxbt) July 7, 2023


The class-action lawsuit was initially filed in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in mid-June.


As per a June 19 statement of claim, the Boneheads team has been accused of breach of contract with investors by failing to deliver on the project’s roadmap, misappropriating funds, conducting fraudulent misrepresentation and negligent misrepresentation, among other things.


“As of the date of filing of this claim, the Boneheads NFT team has not delivered on a single roadmap promise they had made to Boneheads NFT purchasers,” the filing reads, adding:“Consumers have not received a single NFT airdrop, token, physical collectible, marketplace access, forging, avatar application, voting right, giveaway, or the dozens of other promises that were made to consumers in consideration for purchasing or minting a Boneheads NFT.”


Looking at the references to ZachXBT, the filing highlights the sleuth’s investigation into the project published to Twitter on July 14, 2022, along with other posts from the following month.


In the initial thread, ZachXBT provided a rundown of how the project allegedly misappropriated funds that were meant to be used to support the Boneheads roadmap.


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ZachXBT also outlined how quickly the project became inactive after mint and unveiled who the key players behind the project were as he tracked their dodgy antics.9/ Other TikTok videos exist of her flexing luxury trips, designer clothes shopping, and a Gwagon all after the project had raised $3.1m. pic.twitter.com/cTfJ0YXGt4— ZachXBT (@zachxbt) July 14, 2022


“Despite months of inactivity on social media, the Boneheads team immediately responded to ZachXBT’s posts via Twitter, stating that Boneheads was not a scam but a ‘very deliberately slow creative process,” the filing reads, adding:“They subsequently announced that 21, a ‘new’ collection, would be dropping on the anniversary of their project launch, in August 2022. No such collection was ever released.”


ZachXBT’s work has now been used on a handful of occasions to help build cases against bad actors in the NFT space.


In February, the FBI seized 86.5 Ether (ETH) and $100,000 worth of NFTs from a phishing scammer following a lengthy investigation by ZachXBT.


In October 2022, France’s national cyber unit also cited ZachXBT’s work in helping it catch and charge a group of alleged phishing scammers suspected of stealing $2.5 million worth of NFTs.


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