However, it's not certain whether Rack or Raangee were involved in the scam , or if their accounts were compromised. We've tried several times to 2K22 MT contact them, but to nothing.

According to Tyceno together with other suspect victims who spoke to us, "Rack" reached out to a variety of young gamers via the in-game voice chat function. (NBA 2K's terms of services restricts the use of the service for illegal purposes, commercial reasons or to place bets on other people. 2K is the company that publishes NBA 2K, has not replied to numerous requests for clarification.

Tyceno said Rack requested large amounts of money from players offering them extraordinary returns up to 40%. "I lost $6000, was supposed to be paid $11,000 for that, due to the "interest" that we were supposed to be paying," one alleged victim aged 21 told us. Rack made hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of bets, and he was trying to boast about how much money it cost.

A 17-year-old victim submitted an online report of cybercrime through the Australian Cyber Security Centre. He claimed that he been scammed out of $6,000. "He [Rackexplained that it was like making a loan, and being paid back by interest," the teenager stated. "He was well-known in the community , and made use of it to Buy NBA 2K22 MT manipulate me and other people into sending large amounts of money."