What the record says
An American visitor reported losing approximately US$123,000 in crypto after a night out in London on 9 May 2025. According to coverage of his MyLondon interview, a driver called him by his account name, and he entered a car that differed from the vehicle shown in the ride-hail app. He described accepting a cigarette, becoming disoriented and later discovering phone and cryptocurrency-account access had been compromised. This is a reported victim account. The substance allegedly used, the precise access sequence and whether he was selected in advance were not independently established in the reviewed material.
Outcomes, kept separate
People
Survived and reported the incident; alleged incapacitation is not a verified medical finding.
Assets / reported demand
Victim estimated roughly US$123,000 lost, mainly XRP and bitcoin. No independent transaction audit or recovery confirmation reviewed.
Investigation / legal status
Decrypt reported an investigation and no arrests as of 21 May 2025. No subsequent charge or conviction is established here.
What remains unsettled
Do not call the driver a verified Uber driver, assert scopolamine as proven, or treat the loss as independently audited. The slide's 'Jacobi' appears to refer to Jacob Irwin-Cline.
Record history
Initial documented baseline / 初次记录基线2026-10-28 · Editorial import