Fake Banksy NFT Sells for $338K in Ethereum, Scammer Returns Funds

From decrypt.co

Early this morning, the official website of the elusive artist Bansky promoted the sale of an NFT artwork, which was then promptly auctioned for 100 Ethereum, worth $338,000 at the time. But the CryptoPunk-inspired artwork, “Great Redistribution of the Climate Change Disaster,” isn’t by Banksy, according to a statement by the artist’s authentication body Pest Control. It all happened too quickly, says NFT investor Pranksy, who purchased the fake Banksy NFT. tweet A pseudonymous user called yosefo contacted Pranksy this morning on messaging app Discord to tip him off about the auction, according to a ... (full story)