Friend's X account stolen by crypto scammers, then locked by X which now refuses to return it
nateliason · x · 2026-10-05
Nat Eliason reports that a friend's X account was stolen by crypto scammers and subsequently locked by the platform itself — and X is now refusing to return it to the rightful owner.
He's publicly asking for connections at X to help resolve the case. It highlights how opaque account recovery is: victims can end up locked out by the platform's own response to the hack.
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