They got scammed when they paid for a worthless NFT. Giving a developer millions so he can either spend years building a game, or just retire with the money, was a bad idea as well.

Investors Spent Millions on ‘Evolved Apes’ NFTs. Then They Got Scammed. (Vice)

The developer behind the NFT project, ‘Evil Ape,’ suddenly disappeared along with its Twitter account, website, and $2.7 million.