I was scammed by the platform called bywaytravel.vip. The job was about travel ratings to leave 5 star comment for bywaytravel.com. During the 38 clicks to leave comment on different travel destinations you get what the site calls EPs which throws my account in negative balance. I then must deposit by purchasing cryptocurrencies to recharge the negative amount to be able to finish the 38 reviews required for that day. However as soon as completed and ready to withdraw all my funds, the platform kept making excuses with other different kinds of fee to pay to be able to withdraw all my money. Regardless I paid those fees they would not return my money. I was interacted with a group of people in Telegram.

Approached by a scammer and guided to utilize Crypto.com and Strike to send cryptocurrency investments to B2Pmax.com and engage in supposed investment transactions. Once transactions completed, I was not allowed to withdraw any funds unless - first tax payment, then penalty payment, then risk guarantee deposit, then another penalty. I was given conflicting information about my account throughout the process - initially told all was good and then with more review it was not.

Victim was contacted by suspect, who claimed to be with Microsoft. Suspect scammed victim into withdrawing cash and purchase Bitcoin. Victim is at a loss of $27,000.

We matched on Facebook Dating. After a few days of chatting, she began to show me that she made money through day trading on what she called "bux" (see URL I've provided). Eventually, she asked if I was interested, and I said yes. The process involved sending money to an address through Cash App, and she helped me increase it to a large amount through day trading (she never lost money because she could analyze the market). And asking me to invest more, by this time I was aware of Pig Butchering and wanted out. This isn't possible though unless the amount exceeds $5k. We fought about why I was suspicious of her and stopped talking for a few days. She contacted me again to help get the money to 5k through day trading. However, there the website is asking me to send the tax money that would be made of it. Then I started looking for websites to help me and found this place

The scam, commonly referred to as a pig butchering scheme, began on June 14, 2024, when an individual named Grace contacted the victim via WhatsApp, introducing them to a financial analysis group. This group presented an investment opportunity in a cryptocurrency platform called AIDTE, claiming high returns through trading CDS (Credit Default Swaps). The group, allegedly led by a professor and his assistant, gained the victim’s trust by promoting the platform as a legitimate and highly profitable investment. The scammers encouraged the victim to invest progressively larger amounts, insisting on adding 20% for charity to enhance returns. Over time, the victim invested 1.5 million USDT into the platform. When attempting to withdraw the funds, the victim encountered barriers as the platform either blocked the withdrawal or requested additional deposits for "release fees." Investigations revealed that the funds were funneled through unhosted wallets on the TRON blockchain and then consolidated into deposit addresses linked to OKX and Binance. The flow of funds indicates a coordinated effort to obfuscate their origin and destination. Despite multiple attempts by the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (Cybercrime and Digital Investigations Unit) to contact T3CU (with detailed reports sent on October 16th, October 23rd, and November 26th, 2024), no response or action has been taken to date. This lack of cooperation has delayed progress in recovering the funds and identifying the perpetrators.

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Fraudulent funds were sent via PayPal, and then the user was asked to purchase Bitcoin with them and send them to a Bitcoin wallet. Upon receipt of the BTC, the funds were quickly dispersed to secondary wallets.

I've come to learn this is a Pig Butchering Scam. Person contacting you on the net, ask to be your friend, coming from another country, asks for help setting up a business close to you. After a few weeks start to talk about crypto shortings (betting on BTC going up or down in short periods), having an uncle that helps her invest. She helps you to invest and trade in crypto by giving specific instructions. Seems very knowledgeable. Also person flirting trying to turn it into a romance scam, but in my case I did not respond to that and kept it on a friendship level. This scam happened to me from beginning of September to mid-October. After investment into https://www.cme-group.top/ via a legitimate crypto wallet/exchange Bitget.com. After initial 3 investments of 11500 USDT the funds doubled many times through "trading" ending up becoming 59000 USDT. When sending withdrawing requests service asks for tax deposit of 15k, in order to release funds, after tax deposit, it asks for verification deposit of 7k, lying that it will pay out funds immediately after 10 minutes of receiving and verifying. It never pays out, but comes up with new reasons for not paying up: "suspicious transfers", "investigating origin of funds" etc. They will never pay out. All transactions are always done by sending screenshots of transaction receipts to the customer chat.

A few weeks ago, I found myself confronting one of the most difficult situations of my life. My wallet was emptied of $155,000—every dollar of my hard-earned money vanished in an instant. At 55, I considered myself savvy enough to avoid such a nightmare, but it still happened. The reality hit me hard, and I couldn't stop blaming myself. I kept asking how I let it happen, but there was no way to undo the damage. Some people told me the money was likely gone for good, just a painful lesson to learn. Determined to find a solution, I reported the incident to Chainabuse. They took the time to carefully assess my case and recommended that I reach out to ALDWYCH SECURITIES LLC, as they were handling a large number of similar cases and were confident they could assist. Without hesitation, I contacted them, hoping for a miracle. To my relief, they agreed to take on my case. Just a few weeks later, their team had successfully tracked my funds and recovered them, returning them to my wallet. It felt like an enormous weight had been lifted off my shoulders, and I’m deeply grateful to ALDWYCH SECURITIES LLC for their diligent investigation and expertise in recovering my money. While this experience has been a tough lesson, it also taught me the value of persistence and the importance of reaching out for the right help in seemingly impossible situations.

Scammer started on Facebook as friend of a friend you may know. Once contacted scammer lured me into believing that we had a connection and that she was good with investing. Said she had an uncle that retired from Wall Street and had an investment team that would help her out with trading. She proceeded to train me to invest in bitcoin. Starting with practice money and then with small amounts and then with larger amounts. Convinced me to empty my IRA account to invest for huge gains. My portion of my portfolio was about $750k and then she added to it so they could work with 1 million. She claimed to add almost 2 million to my account and we started trading and got my account up to 3.3 million basically in one night. Didn’t know the trading platform we were using was completely fake. On the last trade the trading platform shut us down on suspicions of insider trading and proceeded to say I could unlock it if I paid 10% Penalty. I refused as I didn’t have any money left. My scammer claimed she paid the penalty and got it unlocked. When I tried to get money out then they claimed I n to pay the taxes of 277k before I could claim my money. Scammer even tried to get me to take out a loan to pay it , of which I also refused. That’s when I finally found out that it was all a scam. Reported it to my local sheriffs department, IC3, and the FBI and haven’t heard back from anyone.

The address is linked to a romance trading scam operated in South East Asia. The money received on these addresses belongs to victims and will be used by criminals for money laundering. Do not accept any transaction from these addresses. I ask crypto exchanges to refuse operations from these addresses or freeze the wallets.

BEWARE!! QamCoin and Eagle Crest Asset Management (ECAM) SCAM The victim has been using the crypto trading platform https://qamcoin.com since early October, where they were actively engaged in cryptocurrency trading. However, the exchange has recently blocked their ability to withdraw funds, despite receiving significant deposits. Qamcoin is now demanding an additional payment of $200K+ while also threatening to deduct thousands of dollars daily from the victim’s account by falsely showing millions of dollars of profit. Key Details of the Incident: • Blocked Withdrawal: Qamcoin has obstructed the victim's attempts to withdraw their funds. • Unlawful Demands: The platform initially requested a temporary deposit of hundreds of thousands of dollars, claiming it would be returned in two weeks under the “Crypto Anti-Money Laundering Law.” They promised that the victim’s pending withdrawal would be processed upon receipt of the deposit. • Scam Discovery: After the deposit was made, Qamcoin then demanded several hundred thousand dollars more, citing it as a federal personal capital gains tax payment. This raised suspicions, as taxes are typically paid directly to the IRS when filing. The victim contacted Coinbase customer support, who confirmed that they could not reverse the wallet transfer and advised submitting a formal complaint. Total Amount Owed: Qamcoin currently owes the victim hundreds of thousands of US Dollars, which includes the deposits/unlawful demands they collected, and transfers made to the Qamcoin account. Identity Theft Concerns: Qamcoin has collected personal photo IDs from the victim. There are concerns that this information could be misused or sold, leading to potential identity theft. Scam Analysis: Despite being new to Crypto, the victim discovered that the scammers were secretly transferring their crypto from the QamCoin Exchange wallet to theirs and displaying false balances and profits on the QamCoin crypto site. Background: The victim was initially introduced to Qamcoin by Julia Jones and Ridel Bosco Castillo, who were met through a WhatsApp group, advertised on Facebook. They claimed to be affiliated with Eagle Crest Asset Management (ECAM) and touted significant investments in Qamcoin, as well as an AI-based trading system. The Victim had contacted them through Voice and Video calls multiple times. After seeing some initial profits and gaining, the victim transferred additional funds. Later, Jones and Castillo recommended a new plan that required a minimum investment of $200K+, with a principal guarantee and the possibility of up to 10x profit. They mend the victim to transfer more money to participate. Scammers had shared several documents which has been shared with this report. Contacts: • Julia Jones • Ridel Bosco Castillo The victim appreciates the efforts of all involved in this investigation and hopes it will help recover their funds and prevent similar financial losses for others.

Scammers orchestrated a sophisticated fraud using a fake investment opportunity advertisement seen on social media. They gained the victim's personal information during account setup on the website **elecnasut.pro** and used it to create a Binance account under the victim's name, accessing it from IP address **85.239.62.251**. The scammers posed as investment advisors, persuading the victim to transfer substantial funds for supposed high-profit opportunities involving BTC and USDT. They created a fake application showing fictitious profits to maintain the deception. Funds transferred by the victim were moved to various cryptocurrency wallets, including: - **BTC Wallets**: (e.g., bc1qm58ze30y8jgm99tn9rhh9e87dwe9z42mlkaen4) - **USDT Transfers**: 32,000 USDT to TUNHgDgFuDn7Gm7hQSPDQgw3TQpzr57jdh The total financial loss incurred amounts to **5.202 BTC and 32000 USDT). Law enforcement has been informed, and the victim seeks legal action and assistance in recovering the stolen funds.

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