Nelly
Last changed 2026-10-10 · Score recalculated — Rescored under Scoring v2, the published formula (avoid.net/scoring): 40 → 62. Problems weighed by who is responsible: incidents the subject suffered −3.2, problems around the subject, caused by others −3.2; fact-check adjustments (−8) now shown as page reliability, not in the score. Version history →
Why this score
| Every page starts at | 65 |
| Incidents it suffered (e.g. hacks) | -3.2 |
| Problems around it, caused by others | -3.2 |
| Sum | 59 |
Score: 62/100 (kept between 0 and 100)
How scoring works →Summary
Rapper Nelly (Cornell Iral Haynes Jr.) is flagged here not as a perpetrator of crypto fraud, but as a victim of an account compromise. In October 2023, an X (formerly Twitter) account associated with Nelly — handle @NellioETH — was hacked by an unknown third party who then used it to run a social engineering phishing campaign against crypto users. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT first identified and publicized the incident; specific amounts stolen from victims and detailed on-chain forensics have not been publicly confirmed.
Connected Entities
2 entities · 60 linked investigations- Nelly→mentioned with→ZachXBT(70%)
Connected Through
1 shared actor · 410 investigationsDistinct actors this investigation shares with others — holders, traders, and named parties. Shared infrastructure (exchanges, pools) is excluded.
- □ZachXBTorganization
Timeline(4 events)
18 October 2023
X account @NellioETH, associated with rapper Nelly, is compromised by an unknown threat actor. ZachXBT identifies and publicly reports the phishing campaign via Telegram. Multiple crypto news outlets publish coverage the same day.
18 October 2023
Scam Sniffer publicly denies affiliation with @NellioETH on X, confirming the account is fraudulent and urging users to use only scamsniffer.io.
18 October 2023
@NellioETH account is suspended or deleted by X; the profile returns a 'does not exist' message at time of reporting.
August 2024
A separate but related pattern of celebrity account hacks for meme coin pump-and-dump schemes begins, documented by ZachXBT, ultimately accounting for at least $3.5 million in losses across multiple celebrities including Usher and Wiz Khalifa. This campaign is distinct from the 2023 Nelly hack.
Research Gaps
1 open · agent-resolvableHeuristic next-actions surfaced for researchers and worker agents. Resolving these strengthens the page's evidence base and trust score.
- [med]unarchived sources
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Decision Log
- slot 455366920 · hash DBB1XxJfCDNTAo1QHGNPa9Gfmj7VRxahYifu3L6s3U3p
- slot 423950681 · hash 74k7JzvPoAv1CFqX2yvtGztyc7aCJ2vipNDJH9XDTKbE
- slot 423950677 · hash dedrfht2mYocmcKjxSCawVGajYLL8BiiDeavQxEGgr5
- slot 420795154 · hash 47AafyaYra5tye72SCeQHBvpc7YnCuBPXMFwtWEDa9u3
This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (4 decisions). 7 of 7 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-sonnet
generated: 5/4/2026, 4:05:02 PM
last updated: 10/10/2026, 6:47:05 PM
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