{"id":424393,"date":"2022-03-30T19:16:13","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T16:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/i-lost-500000-in-cryptocurrency-after-trader-died-with-password\/"},"modified":"2022-03-30T19:16:13","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T16:16:13","slug":"i-lost-500000-in-cryptocurrency-after-trader-died-with-password","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/i-lost-500000-in-cryptocurrency-after-trader-died-with-password\/","title":{"rendered":"#I lost $500,000 in cryptocurrency after \u2018trader died with password\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b72b72cd7b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b72b72cd7b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/i-lost-500000-in-cryptocurrency-after-trader-died-with-password\/#%E2%80%9CI_lost_500000_in_cryptocurrency_after_%E2%80%98trader_died_with_password%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;I lost $500,000 in cryptocurrency after \u2018trader died with password\u2019&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/i-lost-500000-in-cryptocurrency-after-trader-died-with-password\/#Is_Gerald_%E2%80%98Gerry_Cotten_really_dead\" >Is Gerald \u2018Gerry\u2019 Cotten really dead?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CI_lost_500000_in_cryptocurrency_after_%E2%80%98trader_died_with_password%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;I lost $500,000 in cryptocurrency after \u2018trader died with password\u2019&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A 33-year-old man lost his life savings after getting involved with a cryptocurrency trader who died, taking the password to access funds to the grave.<\/p>\n<p>Tong Zou is one of thousands of customers left seriously out of pocket following\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/news\/8640258\/crypto-king-gerry-cotten-netflix\/\">Gerald \u2018Gerry\u2019 Cotten<\/a>\u2018s mysterious death in 2018 at the age of 30.<\/p>\n<p>Zou trusted Quadriga CX, Canada\u2019s largest cryptocurrency exchange, with C$500,000.<\/p>\n<p>A big chunk of it was given to him by his parents.<\/p>\n<p>But when co-founder Cotten died during a honeymoon in\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/where\/india\/\">India<\/a>, the money was seemingly lost forever.<\/p>\n<p>The shocking story has been recounted in a new Netflix documentary, Trust No One: The Hunt For The Crypto King.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt just makes me more depressed about it,\u201d Zou told\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/man-lost-500-000-life-savings-in-crypto-exchange-scam-after-trader-died-with-password-to-funds-12577397\">Sky News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could have invested it in real estate. I could have put it in stocks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo far, nothing\u2019s been found. It sucks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Quadriga\u2019s accounts are estimated to have held $250 million.<\/p>\n<p>An official investigation concluded that Quadriga was\u00a0\u201can old-fashioned\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/money\/8604173\/widower-lost-home-life-savings-crypto-scam\/\">fraud<\/a>\u00a0wr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed in modern <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Some 76,000 investors like Zou collectively lost out.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"884\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Gerry-Cotten-55.jpg?w=884\" alt=\"Gerald 'Gerry' Cotten\" class=\"wp-image-21713989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Gerry-Cotten-55.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1768 1768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Gerry-Cotten-55.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1326 1326w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Gerry-Cotten-55.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=884 884w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Gerry-Cotten-55.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=442 442w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Gerry-Cotten-55.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 884px) 100vw, 884px\"\/><figcaption>Gerald \u2018Gerry\u2019 Cotten died in 2018, taking password to access funds with him.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Dimestore Productions \/ discover<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At first, the now-closed company allegedly blamed the delay on a legal issue with a bank.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI kept asking them: Where\u2019s my money? \u2013 October, November, December \u2013 during all that time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey kept saying it was the lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t get any sleep. I just prayed. I really prayed it wasn\u2019t a scam.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy parents were worried about it too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt that time, there was nothing I could do. There was no way of getting my money back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce I deposited it, it was basically gone.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Tong-Zou-58.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Tong Zou tells his devastating story in new Netflix documentary.\" class=\"wp-image-21713987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Tong-Zou-58.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Tong-Zou-58.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Tong-Zou-58.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Tong Zou tells his devastating story in new Netflix documentary. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>\/Tong Zou<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"is-gerald-gerry-cotten-really-dead\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Gerald_%E2%80%98Gerry_Cotten_really_dead\"><\/span>Is Gerald \u2018Gerry\u2019 Cotten really dead?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Some speculate that Cotten, who suffered with\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/health\/216259\/crohns-disease-symptoms-signs-treatment\/\">Crohn\u2019s disease<\/a>, might actually be alive.<\/p>\n<p>He died just nine days into his honeymoon due to an acute stomach ache.<\/p>\n<p>His wife Jennifer Robertson said he had promised to create a mechanism that turned the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/tech\/7805604\/google-billions-passwords-hacked-check-accounts\/\">passwords<\/a>\u00a0over to her when he died.<\/p>\n<p>She says she never received the passwords.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Gerry-Cotten-54.jpg?w=769\" alt=\"Gerald 'Gerry' Cotten\" class=\"wp-image-21713984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Gerry-Cotten-54.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1538 1538w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Gerry-Cotten-54.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1154 1153w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Gerry-Cotten-54.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=769 769w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Gerry-Cotten-54.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=385 384w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Gerry-Cotten-54.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\"\/><figcaption>Tong Zou is one of thousands of customers left seriously out of pocket following Gerald \u2018Gerry\u2019 Cotten\u2019s mysterious death in 2018 at the age of 30.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Zou resorted to the cryptocurrency scheme to avoid bank charges when moving\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/where\/vancouver\/\">Vancouver<\/a>, shifting his money from the US to a Canadian account.<\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old has attempted to get his money back in a lawsuit, but hasn\u2019t had any luck as yet.<\/p>\n<p>He hopes the Netflix doc will get authorities to \u201cmove their asses and do something about it\u201d but also to raise awareness \u201cso it doesn\u2019t happen to other people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>This story originally appeared <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tech\/5009738\/crypto-king-gerry-cotten-netflix-tong-zou\/\">on The Sun<\/a> and was reproduced here with permission. <\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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