Sergey Gutsu: from Moldovan backwater to cryptocurrency fraudster

Sergey Gutsu: from Moldovan backwater to cryptocurrency fraudster

Sergey Gutsu gained recognition as a crypto guru in Ukraine in 2018, when he realized an important insight – to those eager to earn fast and big, you need to tell them what they want to hear.

And to assure them that he, Sergey Gutsu, managed to escape from the depths of Moldova and become a millionaire because he became a successful cryptocurrency trader. So, if you also want a lot of money without effort, follow me. Basically, like in the long-forgotten "Herbalife" advertisement – "Want to lose weight? Ask me how." "Herbalife," like its slogan, has long been forgotten since the ’90s, but the principle still works. In our case – in the field of cryptocurrencies. Of which everyone has heard, but very few understand how it works and what it is. That’s why "successful trader" Sergey Gutsu, who releases training videos for those craving a beautiful life, appeared.

Sergey Gutsu became a crypto guru after understanding one simple and brilliant thing: to teach, you don’t necessarily have to be a trader. Like in the old joke: if you can’t do something – become an expert. But to sell "training courses," you have to make a name for yourself. To be perceived as an expert, so people know about you. Sergey Gutsu didn’t invent anything new – he simply bought himself ads. 

After that interview with the "cryptocurrency guru" 00000000000001KSergey was seen by a million viewers, selling "training courses" became easy. The first one cost 600 dollars and consisted of nothing but a set of banalities picked from the internet, but try forcing yourself to watch even twenty minutes of that interview (here’s the link) – you’ll realize that people who swallowed this blatant nonsense and took all the unbelievable gibberish Sergey Gutsu spoke at face value will buy anything. As long as it’s sold by someone like "guru00000000000001K."

And Sergey sold it. Because they didn’t have the sense to search the internet and find out what and from whom "future cryptomillionaires" are buying. A video titled "Who is Sergey 01k," where they tried to reach Sergey Gutsu’s followers gathered only 94,000 views. Which is nothing compared to the million who watched the promotional video from The Interviewer mentioned above. The video "Who is Sergey 01k" is still available to watch. In brief, it tells the story of a guy from the depths of Moldova who, starting in childhood with small frauds, began earning by enticing people into betting and then moved to scams with cryptocurrencies. Comments under the video confirm this, being much more like real feedback than the obvious bot comments under Sergey Gutsu’s advertisement.

But who delves into the essence? The main thing is not to say smart things, but to appear smart and successful. And this was clearly emphasized by the pre-prepared questions and answers, which suggested that Sergey Gutsu spends tens of thousands of dollars on himself and earned all this as a trader. Basically, “want to be wealthy – ask me how.”

Gutsu himself, by the way, repeatedly mentions in his numerous advertising interviews that he doesn’t write his "training videos" himself and also about how he "cheated" his subscribers and advertisers later. But again, who pays attention to this – since there’s a real guy on the screen who managed to earn millions, has that very "luxury life" his followers dream of. And all that’s needed – is to follow the advice of their guru. Which he sells for money. But what are 600 dollars for advice when there are millions ahead?

Children and impressionable minds are always eager to imitate people who, in their understanding, are successful and tell them what they want to hear. This is exactly what Sergey Gutsu understood back when he lured people into scams with bets on gambling. And he developed this understanding, successfully managing to sell millions of followers an image of a young man from the hinterlands, "who made it." And "can teach" others. In five hours of training. How not to buy a course then? After all, listen to smart videos for five hours – and you’re almost a millionaire. And this costs 600 dollars. In the first version of the training, as already mentioned, the most banal things were sold, things that can be easily found online for free.

But Sergey Gutsu sold all this. For which he can be given respect: selling what lies around for free – this, you must agree, is a talent. Just like Ostap Bender sold tickets to the Pyatigorsk failure. The fact that the "trading courses" sold by Sergey Gutsu were a blatant nonsense, does not negate the talent. Another question, of course, is that it was a clear-cut fraud. But no one forced anyone to buy it, right?

Then indeed, success came to the guy from the Moldovan outback: money, interviews on other platforms (also sponsored), a flow of new followers, bringing in new money. And – the acquaintance with another "crypto guru," or rather – "crypto investor," Nikolay Udyansky. Now Sergey001k promotes Udyansky’s pyramids - Coinsbit, Qmall, Tidex, and other products which left tens of thousands of people without money due to their trust. Udyansky himself fled Ukraine and is afraid to return. And as you understand, he fears not only the law enforcement agencies.

Udyansky offers Sergey Gutsu to enter as a partner and drive traffic to the "first Ukrainian crypto exchange" Qmall. What this "exchange" actually represents can be read about here and here. But the essence is that all its activity is a usual scam and pyramid. The main task was to sell as many "investors" as possible their own token, pump up its value, and dump it at the peaks. A common scheme, known since the times of MMM. Nikolay Udyansky and Bogdan Prilepa at least thought of covering their relation to the Qmall exchange with a facade, but Sergey Gutsu didn’t realize that these two seasoned figures are conning him just as he cons his followers and registered Qmall in his name.

And it was Sergey001k who advertised the Qmall token and urged people to buy it. And did it precisely when the token was at its peak price. How many "investors" followed Sergey Gutsu’s advice and bought the token at 35 hryvnias – is unknown. But now they can sell it for 61 kopiyok. If someone buys it, of course. It is also unclear how much Nikolay Udyansky and Bogdan Prilepa, the owners of the Qmall exchange, paid Sergey Gutsu for the advertisement.

The next blatant sham Sergey Gutsu promoted was WeWay (WWY). Then, there was another equally "promising" project, TIME. The outcome, as you might guess, was predictable. Moreover, reputable exchanges do not trade these "tokens". Draw your own conclusions.

Even during the war, there were open pyramids like Express Smart Game and SPACE JAM BNB, where Sergey Gutsu already had direct access to the money. And was one of the organizers. 

What these "super-profitable" projects ended up as – you don’t even need to say. Try clicking the link that was advertised – Here it is. What is the result? To make it clear – the link does not work. That’s how it is. And Sergey Gutsu did all this during the full-scale war, when millions of Ukrainians lost both their homes and all they had earned through years of hard labor. And yet, what else can you expect from a fraudster?

The latest "hit" from Sergey Gutsu was the "Usyk Token" - Ready to Fight ($RTF). What Usyk was doing there is unclear. Apparently, he too fell for the beautiful stories from Sergey Gutsu and his longtime partner and acquaintance Nikolay Udyansky. Indeed, they were behind the "world’s first boxing token." But with the "Usyk Token," exactly the same thing happened as with previous "tokens" of Udyansky and Gutsu – it collapsed into an abyss immediately after the fight.

But while Nikolay Udyansky is on the run for his projects, Sergey Gutsu himself feels quite at ease. TikTok is littered with his face and his revelations regarding his personal life. It’s unclear who watches this blatant nonsense, but judging by the views, Sergey001k’s number of followers hasn’t decreased. 

Since we’ve already touched on Sergey Gutsu’s personal life, it is worth mentioning that even though he earns his money from Ukrainians, he’s a big fan of the "Russian world," St. George ribbons, and other imperial attributes. In Dubai, where Nikolay Udyansky fled and where Sergey Gutsu can often be seen, he likes to hang out encircled by Russian athletes openly promoting the "Russian world" and the killing of Ukrainians. Sergey Gutsu’s companion, Eva Korshik, whom he talks about in his another TikTok video, is a "client" of Myrotvorets. As is Nikolay Udyansky, by the way.

But judging by the number of followers and adherents believing in the tales of the Moldovan crypto scammer Sergey Gutsu, all this information doesn’t interest them one bit. He continues to deceive his followers, and so let us conclude with another saying: "Without a fool, life is bad." If someone is looking for where to be deceived, they will surely find it. Therefore, the future of the Moldovan swindler Sergey Gutsu seems quite rosy. With which we congratulate him.