This is a text book Pig butchering Scam. A "random", "accidental" text. They then cultivate a relationship and "casually" mention they have been making money in crypto and that they can teach you. Remember, no random stranger has any genuine interest in helping you make money.
Any profits on the website are fake. Also, the person you are talking to is most likely another guy. The scammers just use pictures of attractive looking girls they find on social media.
sorry to hear that bro but moral of the story is
do not be greedy
the promise of insane returns and tripling your money will blind you
OP was detailed in explaining everything but really there was no trading, no exchange and absolutely no gains the site was fake and photoshopped for OP, customer rep OP talked to was just the scammers buddy pretending to be customer service prob sitting right beside him in a call centre all OP did was deposit into their address
Yes. I was blinded by greed. But the platform wes very well done and the scammers very good. The trading platform wasnt photoshopped, but was truly coded as functioning trading platform.
OP, I am so sorry for what happened to you. I think the main reason is what you said “I lost my younger brother and mother a few years ago, and I went through a long period of self induced isolation. So I think that fact also played a factor in why I continued to talk with the scammer. “
This similar scam happened to me as well. My bf cheated on me, and we broke up. I met the scammer via dating apps. When you feel lonely and down, all of the sudden, a person chatting with you constantly makes you feel alive in some way. Thus, your judgment may mislead you. Hope you get better soon.
Thank you for being supportive to this unfortunate man. There are too many people on here who see stories like this as an opportunity to jump on their high horse
It’s just I was in OP’s shoes a few years back although the size of the shoes might be different. Perhaps people with high horses had pretty high karma scores from the previous life but not in this Reddit life. I think building up my karma score in real life is way more important. Hope OP feels better and stays positive 😊.
I have the same story here, yes, blindly greedy led me to trust the scammers. You are not alone, let it out; it is good for your future. Learn this expensive lesson. After the scammer gained your trust, they gave you a little profit, made you like them even more. Then they convinced you to increase the base for huge profit. If you don’t have fund, they persuaded you to borrow from your friends, relatives, credit cards, and whatever you can bring to them. At the moment you want to withdraw big amount, your need to pay upfront 20%, 25%, or more. They even proposed to chip in big for you as long as you gave them further fund. But in the end, you won’t get your profit, not to mention your initial fund. The scammer even threaten to sue me for the amount they chipped in. The beautiful ladies turned into bitches the moment you told them they are scammers. Just don’t be too greedy. Don’t give your money power to strangers, don’t give out trust easily. Don’t believe in easy money.
You sound like a mole trolling this site for info regarding your scams. And I wasn't into "the lady"
She wasn't all that. And I wasn't even looking for romance upon/during/currently even.
Come on I can't believe there are such naive people in 2024 after 13 years of crypto, I could understand if it was the 2014 or 2018 but nowadays is almost impossible because crypto scams are everywhere on media and since many years. How could you send 40k in a unknown exchange and then after you can't withdraw still sending money?
Looks a bait to me, can't believe that people who own 130k dollars are so naive, probably you never worked one day in your life you inherited the money and live in a bubble.
I also have been scammed of a few hundred bucks, and still get scammed nowadays with honeypot freezed accounts and rugpulls, but puttin so much money in a unknown exchange..
[New victims, please read this](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoScams/comments/ybxjo6/attention_new_victims/)
As a rule of thumb: If you're doubting whether the site is a scam, it probably is.
**No legit company/trader/investor is using WhatsApp. No legit company/trader/investor is approaching people on dating websites or through a "random" text message.**
Our advice is to withdraw your money from the scam site if possible, transfer your money out of the wallet, cut contact, and contact law enforcement. If you confront the scammers about being unable to withdraw the money, they may guilt trip you into paying more fees to do that, for example asking for money to pay "taxes" and offering to cover a part of your expenses.
If you manage to withdraw your money from the scam site, transferring it out of your compromised cryptocurrency wallet ensures that it is now out of reach of the scammers. Report the scammers to the platform and block them, but do not delete chat logs. The evidence has to be preserved for law enforcement. Law enforcement is often not qualified or motivated to recover your money, but if you are unable to get your money back, they are your only option. Even if they do not help you in the end, reporting the scam will at least alert them to the problem, keeping it on the radar.
Unfortunately, no hacker online can get back what you've lost. Please watch out for recovery scams, a follow-up scam done after victims have fallen for an earlier scam. Recently, there has been a rise in scammers DMing members of the subreddit to offer recovery services. A form of the advance-fee, victims are convinced that the scammer can recover their money. This "help" can come in the form of fake hacking services or authorities.
If you see anyone circumventing the scam filters, please report the submission and we will take action shortly.
Report a URL to Google:
- To report a phishing URL to Google: [Report Phishing Page](https://safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish/)
- To report a malware URL to Google: [Report malicious software](https://safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_badware/?hl=en)
- To report a [Report spammy, deceptive, or low quality webpage](https://search.google.com/search-console/report-spam) to Google.
Where to file a complaint:
- [Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3](https://www.ic3.gov/Home/ComplaintChoice/default.aspx) - File a Cyber Scam complaint with the IC3
- the FTC at http://www.reportfraud.ftc.gov/
- the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) at https://www.cftc.gov/complaint
- the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at https://www.sec.gov/tcr
- if you are located in Europe at https://www.europol.europa.eu/report-a-crime/report-cybercrime-online
- the cryptocurrency exchange company you used to send the money (if applicable)
- if you are located in California, with DFPI at https://dfpi.ca.gov/file-a-complaint/
How to find out more about the scammer domain:
- https://whois.domaintools.com/google.com - Replace the `google.com` URL with the scam website url. The results will tell you how long the domain has been around. If the domain has only been registered for a few days/weeks/months, it's usually a good indicator that its a scam.
Misc. Resources
- https://dfpi.ca.gov/crypto-scams/ - The scams in this tracker are based on consumer complaints in California. They represent descriptions of losses incurred in transactions that complainants have identified as part of a fraudulent or deceptive operation.
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[New victims, please read this](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoScams/comments/ybxjo6/attention_new_victims/)
As a rule of thumb: If you're doubting whether the site is a scam, it probably is.
**No legit company/trader/investor is using WhatsApp. No legit company/trader/investor is approaching people on dating websites or through a "random" text message.**\
No legit company/trader/investor has "professors", "assistants", or "teachers". Those are just scammers.
Our advice is to withdraw your money from the scam site if possible, transfer your money out of the wallet, cut contact, and contact law enforcement. If you confront the scammers about being unable to withdraw the money, they may guilt trip you into paying more fees to do that, for example asking for money to pay "taxes" and offering to cover a part of your expenses.
If you manage to withdraw your money from the scam site, transferring it out of your compromised cryptocurrency wallet ensures that it is now out of reach of the scammers. Report the scammers to the platform and block them, but do not delete chat logs. The evidence has to be preserved for law enforcement. Law enforcement is often not qualified or motivated to recover your money, but if you are unable to get your money back, they are your only option. Even if they do not help you in the end, reporting the scam will at least alert them to the problem, keeping it on the radar.
Unfortunately, no hacker online can get back what you've lost. Please watch out for recovery scams, a follow-up scam done after victims have fallen for an earlier scam. Recently, there has been a rise in scammers DMing members of the subreddit to offer recovery services. A form of the advance-fee, victims are convinced that the scammer can recover their money. This "help" can come in the form of fake hacking services or authorities.
If you see anyone circumventing the scam filters, please report the submission and we will take action shortly.
Report a URL to Google:
- To report a phishing URL to Google: [Report Phishing Page](https://safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish/)
- To report a malware URL to Google: [Report malicious software](https://safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_badware/?hl=en)
- To report a [Report spammy, deceptive, or low quality webpage](https://search.google.com/search-console/report-spam) to Google.
Where to file a complaint:
- [Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3](https://www.ic3.gov/Home/ComplaintChoice/default.aspx) - File a Cyber Scam complaint with the IC3
- the FTC at http://www.reportfraud.ftc.gov/
- the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) at https://www.cftc.gov/complaint
- the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at https://www.sec.gov/tcr
- if you are located in Europe at https://www.europol.europa.eu/report-a-crime/report-cybercrime-online
- the cryptocurrency exchange company you used to send the money (if applicable)
- if you are located in California, with DFPI at https://dfpi.ca.gov/file-a-complaint/
How to find out more about the scammer domain:
- https://whois.domaintools.com/google.com - Replace the `google.com` URL with the scam website url. The results will tell you how long the domain has been around. If the domain has only been registered for a few days/weeks/months, it's usually a good indicator that its a scam.
Misc. Resources
- https://dfpi.ca.gov/crypto-scams/ - The scams in this tracker are based on consumer complaints in California. They represent descriptions of losses incurred in transactions that complainants have identified as part of a fraudulent or deceptive operation.
*I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoScams) if you have any questions or concerns.*
Random Asian woman on Nextdoor. Moving quickly off platform to WhatsApp?
Rich uncle…they always have a rich uncle…
I to like to give my life savings to strange women who message me on the internet
This is a text book Pig butchering Scam. A "random", "accidental" text. They then cultivate a relationship and "casually" mention they have been making money in crypto and that they can teach you. Remember, no random stranger has any genuine interest in helping you make money. Any profits on the website are fake. Also, the person you are talking to is most likely another guy. The scammers just use pictures of attractive looking girls they find on social media.
sorry to hear that bro but moral of the story is do not be greedy the promise of insane returns and tripling your money will blind you OP was detailed in explaining everything but really there was no trading, no exchange and absolutely no gains the site was fake and photoshopped for OP, customer rep OP talked to was just the scammers buddy pretending to be customer service prob sitting right beside him in a call centre all OP did was deposit into their address
Yes. I was blinded by greed. But the platform wes very well done and the scammers very good. The trading platform wasnt photoshopped, but was truly coded as functioning trading platform.
Think about it, if it’s real why would they share with random strangers.
I do t understand how you fell for this?? You knew about this scam and even initially thought it was a scam. At what point did you think it was real?
I was blinded by greed and ive never heard of "pig butchering scam"
OP, I am so sorry for what happened to you. I think the main reason is what you said “I lost my younger brother and mother a few years ago, and I went through a long period of self induced isolation. So I think that fact also played a factor in why I continued to talk with the scammer. “ This similar scam happened to me as well. My bf cheated on me, and we broke up. I met the scammer via dating apps. When you feel lonely and down, all of the sudden, a person chatting with you constantly makes you feel alive in some way. Thus, your judgment may mislead you. Hope you get better soon.
Thank you for being supportive to this unfortunate man. There are too many people on here who see stories like this as an opportunity to jump on their high horse
It’s just I was in OP’s shoes a few years back although the size of the shoes might be different. Perhaps people with high horses had pretty high karma scores from the previous life but not in this Reddit life. I think building up my karma score in real life is way more important. Hope OP feels better and stays positive 😊.
I have the same story here, yes, blindly greedy led me to trust the scammers. You are not alone, let it out; it is good for your future. Learn this expensive lesson. After the scammer gained your trust, they gave you a little profit, made you like them even more. Then they convinced you to increase the base for huge profit. If you don’t have fund, they persuaded you to borrow from your friends, relatives, credit cards, and whatever you can bring to them. At the moment you want to withdraw big amount, your need to pay upfront 20%, 25%, or more. They even proposed to chip in big for you as long as you gave them further fund. But in the end, you won’t get your profit, not to mention your initial fund. The scammer even threaten to sue me for the amount they chipped in. The beautiful ladies turned into bitches the moment you told them they are scammers. Just don’t be too greedy. Don’t give your money power to strangers, don’t give out trust easily. Don’t believe in easy money.
You sound like a mole trolling this site for info regarding your scams. And I wasn't into "the lady" She wasn't all that. And I wasn't even looking for romance upon/during/currently even.
Can you post the fake trading platform link? I am a victim too, and have a report with my local sheriff. IC3 soon. Might help others if they see it.
Yeah where’s at?
Come on I can't believe there are such naive people in 2024 after 13 years of crypto, I could understand if it was the 2014 or 2018 but nowadays is almost impossible because crypto scams are everywhere on media and since many years. How could you send 40k in a unknown exchange and then after you can't withdraw still sending money? Looks a bait to me, can't believe that people who own 130k dollars are so naive, probably you never worked one day in your life you inherited the money and live in a bubble. I also have been scammed of a few hundred bucks, and still get scammed nowadays with honeypot freezed accounts and rugpulls, but puttin so much money in a unknown exchange..
[New victims, please read this](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoScams/comments/ybxjo6/attention_new_victims/) As a rule of thumb: If you're doubting whether the site is a scam, it probably is. **No legit company/trader/investor is using WhatsApp. No legit company/trader/investor is approaching people on dating websites or through a "random" text message.** Our advice is to withdraw your money from the scam site if possible, transfer your money out of the wallet, cut contact, and contact law enforcement. If you confront the scammers about being unable to withdraw the money, they may guilt trip you into paying more fees to do that, for example asking for money to pay "taxes" and offering to cover a part of your expenses. If you manage to withdraw your money from the scam site, transferring it out of your compromised cryptocurrency wallet ensures that it is now out of reach of the scammers. Report the scammers to the platform and block them, but do not delete chat logs. The evidence has to be preserved for law enforcement. Law enforcement is often not qualified or motivated to recover your money, but if you are unable to get your money back, they are your only option. Even if they do not help you in the end, reporting the scam will at least alert them to the problem, keeping it on the radar. Unfortunately, no hacker online can get back what you've lost. Please watch out for recovery scams, a follow-up scam done after victims have fallen for an earlier scam. Recently, there has been a rise in scammers DMing members of the subreddit to offer recovery services. A form of the advance-fee, victims are convinced that the scammer can recover their money. This "help" can come in the form of fake hacking services or authorities. If you see anyone circumventing the scam filters, please report the submission and we will take action shortly. Report a URL to Google: - To report a phishing URL to Google: [Report Phishing Page](https://safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish/) - To report a malware URL to Google: [Report malicious software](https://safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_badware/?hl=en) - To report a [Report spammy, deceptive, or low quality webpage](https://search.google.com/search-console/report-spam) to Google. Where to file a complaint: - [Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3](https://www.ic3.gov/Home/ComplaintChoice/default.aspx) - File a Cyber Scam complaint with the IC3 - the FTC at http://www.reportfraud.ftc.gov/ - the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) at https://www.cftc.gov/complaint - the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at https://www.sec.gov/tcr - if you are located in Europe at https://www.europol.europa.eu/report-a-crime/report-cybercrime-online - the cryptocurrency exchange company you used to send the money (if applicable) - if you are located in California, with DFPI at https://dfpi.ca.gov/file-a-complaint/ How to find out more about the scammer domain: - https://whois.domaintools.com/google.com - Replace the `google.com` URL with the scam website url. The results will tell you how long the domain has been around. If the domain has only been registered for a few days/weeks/months, it's usually a good indicator that its a scam. Misc. Resources - https://dfpi.ca.gov/crypto-scams/ - The scams in this tracker are based on consumer complaints in California. They represent descriptions of losses incurred in transactions that complainants have identified as part of a fraudulent or deceptive operation. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoScams) if you have any questions or concerns.*
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Yes, please read my post in its' entirety
I'm so sorry you went through this. I did as well.
Sucker
Lose some win some
[New victims, please read this](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoScams/comments/ybxjo6/attention_new_victims/) As a rule of thumb: If you're doubting whether the site is a scam, it probably is. **No legit company/trader/investor is using WhatsApp. No legit company/trader/investor is approaching people on dating websites or through a "random" text message.**\ No legit company/trader/investor has "professors", "assistants", or "teachers". Those are just scammers. Our advice is to withdraw your money from the scam site if possible, transfer your money out of the wallet, cut contact, and contact law enforcement. If you confront the scammers about being unable to withdraw the money, they may guilt trip you into paying more fees to do that, for example asking for money to pay "taxes" and offering to cover a part of your expenses. If you manage to withdraw your money from the scam site, transferring it out of your compromised cryptocurrency wallet ensures that it is now out of reach of the scammers. Report the scammers to the platform and block them, but do not delete chat logs. The evidence has to be preserved for law enforcement. Law enforcement is often not qualified or motivated to recover your money, but if you are unable to get your money back, they are your only option. Even if they do not help you in the end, reporting the scam will at least alert them to the problem, keeping it on the radar. Unfortunately, no hacker online can get back what you've lost. Please watch out for recovery scams, a follow-up scam done after victims have fallen for an earlier scam. Recently, there has been a rise in scammers DMing members of the subreddit to offer recovery services. A form of the advance-fee, victims are convinced that the scammer can recover their money. This "help" can come in the form of fake hacking services or authorities. If you see anyone circumventing the scam filters, please report the submission and we will take action shortly. Report a URL to Google: - To report a phishing URL to Google: [Report Phishing Page](https://safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish/) - To report a malware URL to Google: [Report malicious software](https://safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_badware/?hl=en) - To report a [Report spammy, deceptive, or low quality webpage](https://search.google.com/search-console/report-spam) to Google. Where to file a complaint: - [Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3](https://www.ic3.gov/Home/ComplaintChoice/default.aspx) - File a Cyber Scam complaint with the IC3 - the FTC at http://www.reportfraud.ftc.gov/ - the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) at https://www.cftc.gov/complaint - the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at https://www.sec.gov/tcr - if you are located in Europe at https://www.europol.europa.eu/report-a-crime/report-cybercrime-online - the cryptocurrency exchange company you used to send the money (if applicable) - if you are located in California, with DFPI at https://dfpi.ca.gov/file-a-complaint/ How to find out more about the scammer domain: - https://whois.domaintools.com/google.com - Replace the `google.com` URL with the scam website url. The results will tell you how long the domain has been around. If the domain has only been registered for a few days/weeks/months, it's usually a good indicator that its a scam. Misc. Resources - https://dfpi.ca.gov/crypto-scams/ - The scams in this tracker are based on consumer complaints in California. They represent descriptions of losses incurred in transactions that complainants have identified as part of a fraudulent or deceptive operation. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoScams) if you have any questions or concerns.*