BHGbase pig-butchering / fake crypto investment scam
- Scam type: Pig butchering
- Chain: EVM (Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base and other EVM chains)
- Reported: 2026-10-31
- Last updated: 2026-10-31
BHGbase (bhgbasein.com) is a pig-butchering style cryptocurrency scam operating between Dec 2023 and Jan 2024. Scammers impersonate successful crypto traders (alias: Tram Nguyen via WhatsApp/Facebook) and lure victims into a fake trading/investment platform. Victims deposit Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and stablecoins. Balances show fabricated high returns (50-200% daily) but withdrawals are permanently blocked with various pretexts. Primary wallet 0x17F8a4311E022AaaD40C7E79db2bC0d66d498481 is an EOA with 863 transactions on Ethereum mainnet, now zero balance (funds moved out). Secondary…