Janhoi speaks to victims of the Squid Game scam who have had their lives turned upside down by losing thousands of dollars. He throws himself into the challenge of finding the perpetrators with the help of open source investigator Ciaran O’Connor.

Janhoi examines how the scammers played on the rising popularity of NFTs to pull off this audacious heist. Meanwhile, a discussion in a chatroom points to the first suspects in the case.

Janhoi learns that the people behind the Squid Scam had carried out a smaller scam a few weeks earlier to ‘test the water’. This means more leads to follow. He also looks at how ordinary people are being pulled into - and sucked out of - the NFT and crypto world.

A previous NFT scam which resulted in an arrest gives Janhoi new impetus to find the Squid Scammers. Plus Ciaran digs into the information handed over by a domain name company which could hold all the clues.

To solve the Squid Scam puzzle, Janhoi looks into the biggest, and arguably most controversial, crypto exchange in the world. He also thinks he’s made direct contact with the scammer.

Janhoi is troubled by what sort of criminal enterprise might be behind the scam as he looks into the world of crypto crime. Meanwhile, the investigation seems to be leading Janhoi back to his ‘second home’.

Janhoi thinks he’s narrowed the search for the Squid Scammer down to a very specific location in an office block. He invites a local reporter to join the investigation and she scopes out the building.

After receiving enough evidence to link our suspect to the crime, it’s time for Janhoi to jump on a plane and travel thousands of miles to confront the scammer.