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long-standing feud within the real estate community on a popular social media platform has escalated into a lawsuit. Scott Everett, CEO of S2 Capital, is suing Jakub Kostecki, believed to be behind the popular #RETwit account LPWhisperer, in a district court for the Northern District of Texas. In his suit, Everett claims Kostecki is a serial scammer who is targeting real estate investors with a new grift, offering to stop his alleged smear campaigns in exchange for money. Kostecki is a Polish-born entrepreneur who has spent 20 years in the industry, with a history of questionable activities according to his own website. LPWhisperer started tweeting about Everett and S2 Capital in July, accusing him of stealing from investors to fund his lavish lifestyle. Everett denies these allegations. One post included photos of Everett's wife on a luxury vacation wearing designer clothing, with a caption reading: "This is where your money is going right now."

    Everett claims LPWhisperer demanded payment to stop their tweets, and he is seeking damages and an injunction requiring Kostecki to remove the tweets and refrain from repeating them. When asked about the lawsuit via direct message on the social media platform, LPWhisperer denied any connection to Kostecki and claimed to not know anything about the lawsuit. Everett did not respond to a request for comment.

    The lawsuit alleges that LPWhisperer's true identity was revealed after Chris Powers, CEO of Fort Capital and another target of LPWhisperer, hired a former law enforcement officer to engage with the account, pretending to bring a lawsuit against Powers. LPWhisperer agreed to provide information about Powers in exchange for $45,000, according to the lawsuit. The wiring instructions provided were traced back to Kostecki's children. Despite this, LPWhisperer has repeatedly denied Kostecki's involvement in the account. Regarding the wiring instructions, LPWhisperer claims to have been aware of the sting operation and faked a connection to Kostecki.

    Kostecki has faced legal troubles in the past, including a class action lawsuit accusing him of orchestrating a Fyre Fest-like cryptocurrency conference that he canceled without refunding would-be attendees. The plaintiff in that case secured a default judgment against Kostecki.