These past few days, the news of the strongest post-00s fried chicken scam has been everywhere. Speaking of which, I almost got fooled myself because I was too naive.

The first time I met Fried Chicken was at the offline event hosted by P in late 2024. We were both guest speakers, so we chatted quite a bit backstage. I thought this post-00s kid was really impressive—full of drive, with top-notch awareness and execution. At that time, I was looking to recruit some post-00s to join my team, so after the event, I scheduled a two-hour phone call with him.
During the call, he mainly talked about some big results he had achieved. At that time, he was still studying at Zhanjiang University and wouldn’t graduate until 2025. I initially wanted to invite him to come to Shanghai after graduation to work with me, even joking that I could adopt him as my godson. But after hearing his story, I gave up on that idea. First, because I felt he was so impressive that I might not be able to control him; second, because he had already achieved several major results with A8, and in terms of funds and experience, I could hardly offer him anything more. Such asymmetric collaboration was destined not to have a good outcome. So, we agreed to consider cooperation if the opportunity arose, but nothing came of it.
However, two of my tech team members have been in his small group, maintaining regular communication and giving me feedback. According to their feedback, Fried Chicken is always very secretive about project details and strategies, rarely sharing specifics even when others ask. Usually, in our industry, people are quite open with sharing, so we found it a bit strange but didn’t think much of it at the time.
The last time I saw him was at a football game and dinner organized by SiBo in early 2026. By then, Fried Chicken had been in Shanghai for half a year. During the meal, he talked about how the Aster and Lighter projects each brought in tens of millions, totaling A9, and a few weeks ago, he even posted a picture of his new Ferrari SF90 on Moments. The old-timers at the scene couldn’t help but marvel at how impressive post-00s are. I was already planning to retire and relax, but I got so anxious that I just lay down for a bit, then got up and pulled the team to keep pushing forward. Turns out, all that anxiety was pointless—everything was fake.
Looking back now, I’m a bit scared. I’ve been in the crypto world for many years and have seen many people, but someone who can fake it so well is truly rare. No wonder several big-shot friends around me have fallen into traps and been scammed. Luckily, I’ve always been very cautious—never trusting anyone with money, never investing easily, and never handling others’ funds. I also avoid getting involved in things I don’t fully understand or control. In team management, whether it’s strategy formulation or reviewing a few lines of code, I always do it myself. So, when I encounter someone who’s overly impressive but I can’t understand, my instinct is to give up. From Fried Chicken’s perspective, someone like me, who’s been hands-on at the front line for a long time, isn’t his target anyway.
Finally, a word of advice: don’t trust anyone in the crypto space, and no one will easily help you make money. Even if someone has endorsements from countless big names, you still need to verify for yourself. Don’t Trust. Verify!
I hope brothers who have been scammed can recover their losses soon. The crypto community must strictly punish such scammers.