Rob allegedly sent a message to a Telegram group that read “Pfft, you’re a millionaire” and included a picture of a purple fairy wearing a mushroom hat. The message promised recipients they could get rich if they used Robb’s MEV bot and invested in the cryptocurrency $RAT and the ironically named NoRugz token.
Robb allegedly solicited funds from cryptocurrency investors via Telegram and other social media to build a “maximum extractable value” or MEV (cryptocurrency trading bot). But after investors sent their funds, the bot never showed up. Investors interviewed by the FBI said Robb offered multiple excuses for the robot’s delays and never complied with any requests for refunds.
The bot described by Rob purportedly scans the blockchain network for profitable trading opportunities and executes them automatically, but there is no evidence that the technology actually works long-term. But that hasn’t stopped cryptocurrency scammers from pushing fake bots on YouTube, X, and other social media sites with seemingly impossible promises of 10x to 100x return on investment.
Robb frequently posts about the MEV bot he built on X and crypto social media platform Friend.Tech. In a private message to investors, he claimed he had built a robot prototype that was powerful enough to generate “massive returns.”
The FBI alleges that over several weeks in 2023, Robb received at least $1.5 million from investors. But instead of using the funds to build a cryptocurrency trading bot, Rob transferred most of the funds into his personal bank account. An FBI review of Robb’s financial dealings revealed he used some of the money to rent an executive suite at the Denver Broncos’ Mile High Stadium for two years, rent a luxury Jeep and stay at a resort in the Bahamas.
Rob, 46, was arrested in Las Vegas on March 20, according to police. Record screenshot From the Henderson Police, Crypto Detective ZachXBT Posted on X. edge Henderson County has been contacted to request Robb’s police records.
Robb, who posts on Poker Kid 2019, claimed in his resume that he was a past extortion victim. Over the past year, he has frequently tweeted about MEV bots and often warned his followers to be wary of cryptocurrency scams.
Robb has not posted since the date of his arrest. His last post, posted at 12:38 a.m. on the day of his arrest, accused his followers of being “too predictable” and promised the imminent launch of the Solana bot.