John Brooks was scammed out of $428 through the website 12dollarsperclick.net, which is known for cryptocurrency scams. He used Trust Wallet to send Bitcoin to the scammer's wallet address 1Ay8vMC7R1UbyCCZRVULMV7iQpHSAbguJP. The transaction hash for this transfer was yds44aj45v1jtbgsm7sp7rk85. The scam involved fraudulent credential harvesting through fake login portals. John found that the site and scammer had connections in regions like Iran and Russia, further validating the fraudulent nature of the offer.