12-03-2021, 07:44 PM
I was scammed out of thousands of dollars. Please help. This is my story.
I was contacted by an individual on the social media platform WhatsApp. The malicious actor made it seem like they contacted me by mistake, but stated that they wanted to be friends.
After awhile, the individual gained my trust and offered an attractive investment opportunity involving a cryptocurrency exchange. The malicious actor had me purchase cryptocurrency on Coinbase, and had me transfer it to a digital wallet.
After a period of time making trades on the fake website, the malicious actor artificially inflated my funds and instructed me to withdraw. When I attempted to withdraw, I was told that I had to pay a “15% personal income tax.” And I was instructed to again, transfer cryptocurrency into a digital wallet.
It was at this time that I became aware that I am a victim of an online deception. I have filed formal reports with my Attorney General’s office, Federal Trades Commission, and a private company that specializes in charge backs.
So far, I have not seen any progress in this case. The transactions happened over a period of time from early August to early September of this year and I lost just under $8,000. I changed the goal because I realize now that asking for $8,000 is a lot and I would just be happy with any help really.
I just purchased a condo and now, I struggle to make my monthly payments. I have had to change the way I live and spend my money.
Not only that, but I have been losing sleep over this, realizing I might never see my funds come back, or that the criminals will never be brought to justice.
The embarrassment and humiliation is unreal. I do not want to tell anyone about this and I don’t even want to make this post because I don’t think anyone will donate anyways. Any little bit helps.
This is a screenshot showing one of the transactions of cryptocurrency I had sent.
![[Image: 61559453_1638162198847308_r.png]](https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/61559453_1638162198847308_r.png)
This is a screenshot from their customer service when I confronted them.
![[Image: 61559453_1638161148849583_r.]](https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/61559453_1638161148849583_r.)
This is an email from when I submitted a complaint to the Attorney General’s Office.
![[Image: 61559453_1638161501894274_r.]](https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/61559453_1638161501894274_r.)
Here are links to read more about this scam and how they’ve affected dozens of other victims.
[/url]https://scamwatcher.org/wap-cbo-finance-review/
[url=https://scamwatcher.org/cboexap-review/]https://scamwatcher.org/cboexap-review/
I was contacted by an individual on the social media platform WhatsApp. The malicious actor made it seem like they contacted me by mistake, but stated that they wanted to be friends.
After awhile, the individual gained my trust and offered an attractive investment opportunity involving a cryptocurrency exchange. The malicious actor had me purchase cryptocurrency on Coinbase, and had me transfer it to a digital wallet.
After a period of time making trades on the fake website, the malicious actor artificially inflated my funds and instructed me to withdraw. When I attempted to withdraw, I was told that I had to pay a “15% personal income tax.” And I was instructed to again, transfer cryptocurrency into a digital wallet.
It was at this time that I became aware that I am a victim of an online deception. I have filed formal reports with my Attorney General’s office, Federal Trades Commission, and a private company that specializes in charge backs.
So far, I have not seen any progress in this case. The transactions happened over a period of time from early August to early September of this year and I lost just under $8,000. I changed the goal because I realize now that asking for $8,000 is a lot and I would just be happy with any help really.
I just purchased a condo and now, I struggle to make my monthly payments. I have had to change the way I live and spend my money.
Not only that, but I have been losing sleep over this, realizing I might never see my funds come back, or that the criminals will never be brought to justice.
The embarrassment and humiliation is unreal. I do not want to tell anyone about this and I don’t even want to make this post because I don’t think anyone will donate anyways. Any little bit helps.
This is a screenshot showing one of the transactions of cryptocurrency I had sent.
This is a screenshot from their customer service when I confronted them.
This is an email from when I submitted a complaint to the Attorney General’s Office.
Here are links to read more about this scam and how they’ve affected dozens of other victims.
[/url]https://scamwatcher.org/wap-cbo-finance-review/
[url=https://scamwatcher.org/cboexap-review/]https://scamwatcher.org/cboexap-review/