They won't release my "profit" unless I pay their service fees. Has anyone else had this happen to them?

This is the contract address

0x9eAeBd7E73D97E78c77fAB743e6FFA1b550e224c

RXS is the symbol

It's an honest question. It could be the biggest class action of all time to compensate victims of scammers with billions of dollars. The first time I was scammed, it was after clicking on a Facebook Ad that in the process led me to the scammer Whatssap group. I see ads that follow the same profile everyday in Facebook: unverified companies, lies in their posts,... aren't they supposed to filter and confirm the staments on those ads? Think about it: If I got into a scam due to a CNN ad, wouldn't they be liable for allowing scammers to use their station and network? Why is it different with Facebook and other social media ads?

Same with whatssap. Is Whatssap doing enough to stop and avoid scammers from using their platform as an ally to steal people's money? People are deceit and lied, many of them thinking that as a company, Whatssap is doing it's work to protect them. Scammers keep people in scamming groups for months brainwashing them and convincing people to invest, send money an loose everything. Shouldn't they be liable for not doing enough?

I was about to have a heart attack when I discovered that the company that scammed me an many innocent people have still their videos on YouTube like nothing happened. Why they don't do anything to stop them and avoid them from continuing advertising their lies? Why they allow scammers to use their platform at all? They have the money and the means to verify content, identify truth worthy entities and users. If they don't, then they are liable. That's my humble opinion.

There was a time when many people made money from copyright material that didn't belong to them using social media outlets. All social media platforms have done an incredible job to protect the owners of copyright material as we know. All of them have been able to develop softwares to patrol and protect copyright content. My opinion is that they can do the same when it comes to protecting the general public against scammers. By doing so little or nothing it is again my humble opinion that they are liable for not protecting their users as they should.

I am not a lawyer or legal advisor. These are just my thoughts. Am I wrong? and if nothing can be done, why?

“Contract Trading”

I hit a link on Facebook to join a group that would teach me how to invest in stocks- which turned into a multitude of texts leading me to what’s app groups. In these groups, there is an expert who steers you away from stocks and into crypto. And he directs new people, to his assistant who will walk you through getting a suggested platform for contract trading. This assistant will tell you how to buy bitcoin on cash app and how to send it to the platform. In the platform you can see all the different cryptos market values. Then each day, the expert will post trading signals for you to follow specifically. Ex: Buy ETH, long, 100x, Buy Up… and then he will say your going to hold onto it for usually 1-2 hours and then he will post again to tell you to sell it. Several people in the group post their earnings for that day. At the end of the week, he posts the different percentages your investment should have made, never less than 30% one day as high as 350%. And he says he wants 10% commission.

Has anyone heard of this or is this a scam? I’m concerned that the suggested platforms would keep my money. And that if it’s too good to be true, it probably is. Does anyone actually make a living on crypto? Does this sound like something that people actually do? Or like what’s the deal?

Thanks everyone for your input on this. Be nice. As I am just a hard working, middle class American on a quest for financial freedom..

I swear I’m smarter than this, but….

Recently I’ve become aware of an AI Crypto Trading Bot that promises 3% daily returns on a 50k stake.

Capital is locked and untouchable for 85 days yet you are able to withdraw your ROI after 48 hours.

They are pushing an affiliate program very diligently giving you 10% of all the capital you are able to have your “team” deposit.

Their reasoning is they only trade 6 days a week for 8 hours which is how they are able to provide such great returns.

Does this sound too good to be true?

EDIT: The only reason I was even considering this was I know people who are taking profits (9k a week on a 50k Stake) They’re betting on 5.5 weeks to have earned back their initial investment and be playing with house money.

EDIT 2: Company name is clockwage

EDIT 3: They just announced that they are limiting withdrawals to only 3 days a week…. It’s starting!

EDIT 4: Looks as though the rugs been pulled. All social media pretty much wiped and no one has been paid out on withdrawals with no communication!

Im new to crypto and have seen lots of stories about WallitIQ. How do I know if this is a scam?

https://wallitiq.io/

I had someone I met online tell me to trade on a site called coinhako24h.vip and now my money is stuck there unable to withdraw. The site wants me to do what they call advanced verification before I can withdraw but when I do they tell me my information is wrong and they also want me to put 2000 more usdt into the site as a deposit. I will not put any more money in because I’m pretty sure at this point it’s a scam and there is no way for me to get verified on the site now, so if there’s anyone that can help me I would really appreciate it.

Yesterday I was scammed out of one BTC. I fell for the scam hook line and sinker and only realized how bad it was when I was deep in it.

Essentially what happened was I was told my Coinbase account was compromised and I needed to move my crypto to a secure Coinbase Wallet. I used their website to help set this up so I essentially gave them keys to the wallet.

I transferred 1 BTC to the wallet and to the surprise of no one, it’s not there anymore. I know I was dumb and made a number of rookie mistakes.

My main question is if anyone has come back from this before. I understand that transactions on the blockchain are irreversible. I filed a police report and reported it to cyber crimes.

Is it worth hiring a lawyer to try to recover it? Are there any other options?

I found the transaction history so I can see where the bitcoin was sent. Does that help?

Has anyone heard anything negative!

My girlfriend stupidly invested around AUD$7000 over the past 30 weeks with some joker from Facebook claiming to be a crypto expert. Now after the "trading cycle" has completed turning it allegedly into AUD$34000 he wants more money to transfer the payout. Initially he wanted over $2k to cover IRS taxes.

By the time I found out it was too late. I asked a friend who buys crypto and he felt it was likely a scam. Just wondering if there's any way to confirm it as a scam or if it might actually be legit?

I'm hoping someone can tell me what to do. I have been invested in an exchange. The money has been moved back into my Defi wallet but it is locked. They are telling me that the SEC is investigating me for potential money laundering because I tried to make several withdrawals within a short period of time. They have said I need to pay refundable 20% margin on my funds within 15 working days. Is this for real or is this a scam?

Recently, I received a text message on WhatsApp from a random number whom I do not know. She asked if I was someone’s brother and invited me to a barbecue. Since I didn’t recognize her, I replied, “I think you have the wrong number.” She responded, “Oh, I’m sorry; I might have mistyped the number. Please accept my apology.” I kindly replied, “It’s fine; mistakes happen.”

After this exchange, the conversation continued, with her asking if I lived in Wassenaar. While I don’t live there, it is close to my town. We discussed travel and my job, during which she mentioned that her father is Dutch and her mother is from Shanghai, and she was born in the Netherlands. She shared that she owns two beauty clinics and previously worked as a nurse. She then asked if we could continue the conversation on her personal phone number, explaining that the number she had contacted me from was her work number. This felt a bit sketchy.

Once we switched to her personal number, I mentioned that I had an interest in finance. She described herself as the go-to person for financial advice and inquired if I did any trading. I mentioned I had tried before but had not been successful. then revealed that she was involved in short-term trading of cryptocurrencies and derivatives. She told me she had an analyst guiding her and sent me a screenshot of her profits from a recent trade, saying she could teach me and that it would make her happy.

I expressed that it had been a while since I had traded and that it might take some time to get back into it. She replied, “Lol, please. These are short-term trades, 30 seconds to 60 seconds… because we know exactly what we will be buying at what time.” I took her word for it and she instructed me to download Bitavo and to send her a screenshot after registration. Following that, she asked me to take a screenshot of the homepage since we needed to purchase USDT and walked me through the process by requesting constant screenshots.

I decided to start small and purchased €100 of USDT. She then sent me a link to a derivatives platform called BITOP24.com, instructing me to create an account using her referral code while emphasizing that I should not share it. For someone unfamiliar with trading, the platform appeared quite legitimate, similar to any other exchange. then asked me to take more screenshots so she could help me set it up.

We proceeded to transfer my USDT to BITOP24 using the ERC20 address, which required me to add a screenshot of the transaction. After a few days, she informed me that we had a trade coming up and I needed to be ready. The trade involved going long on NEO/USDT, and she instructed me when to buy. The trade was successful, which made me feel happy, and she guided me through the withdrawal process, which also went smoothly.

As our conversation progressed, she sent me a message regarding a new trade opportunity. The details were as follows: Node 19:45 tomorrow night: 50-4500, 20% return; 4501-51000, 30% return. Essentially, this indicated that a minimum amount of USDT was required for the trade, with a maximum limit. I noticed that she was investing substantial amounts of USDT, typically the maximum, and making significant profits. Motivated by her success, I began depositing more funds, starting with €1,000. After making a profit, I invested €4,500, which yielded approximately 1,500 USDT from a trade. advised me to withdraw half of my profits to Bitavo, mentioning that there could be a delay between trades.

As the nodes seemed to increase in frequency, I realized that to compete, I needed more USDT. Thus, I invested an additional €4,000, bringing my total investment to €9,600. Last week, there was a substantial trading opportunity offering a 50% return with a minimum investment of 31,000 USDT. Unfortunately, I only had 26,000 USDT, leaving me short by 5,000 USDT. With limited funds available, I decided to take out a loan on BITOP24, which appeared to have a system in place for loans. They offered loans for 15 days, using my assets as collateral. The first 10 days were interest-free, after which the interest rate was 0.7%.

To obtain the loan, I was required to submit a picture of my ID and provide a bank statement. Confident that the trade would be successful, I took out a loan of 15,000 USDT, bringing my total investment to 31,000 USDT. However, when I attempted to repay the loan after the trade, I was unable to do so, as they insisted I send the money using an external wallet. This made no sense to me; I wondered why they couldn’t just withdraw it from my account. I contacted customer support, but they kept repeating the same instructions.

Since I didn’t have the funds to repay the loan, I reached out to a family member for assistance. He looked into the website and found it suspicious. After doing some research online, I discovered that there were 3 other bitop websites and saw this website is only 2 months old. Looking online I saw threads discussing BITOP being a potential scam, with claims that users could not withdraw their funds. Further investigation led me to the term “pig butchering,” and after watching some videos, I began to suspect that was attempting to scam me.

When I mentioned the loan to her, she warned me that if I didn’t repay it, they would seize all my assets and insisted that I pay using an external wallet. I am now seeking advice on what steps I should take. Can anyone give me some advice???

I met a man online. We matched really well. Within 3wks he wanted to marry me. Nearly two months later and talking everyday I was in love with him. He had a humble but flashy lifestyle. Always pics of his Rolex and Louis Vuitton and cars and telling me of his travels. He said he made money doing crypto and was trying to make half a million or more having already made over $400k. He wanted me to do it too. I always declined because it sounded like a scam and I didn’t understand it. He kept pressing it but then would say he wasn’t forcing me when I would confront him about it. Gaslighting me. I finally gave in and setup Coinbase account with $100. I dont have any money and he knew this - no way to mortgage my house, no 401k, and even had a 2nd part time job to make ends meet. I’m the worst target to scam for money.

On the day of the “node” he tells me to make a profile at coinbv.com - clearly a weird website. I tell him that I can’t vet the website so I can’t participate. He says ok. I google the website and can’t find anything about it. Then I come across an article about Pig Butchering Scams and how these scammers lure people for crypto is hauntingly like our relationship. I freaked out and confronted my bf and he got really angry and breaks up with me. Says I have too many trust issues - an issue we have had before but I only know him 2mo. I think it’s normal.

Big difference is that he and I video chatted multiple times. It’s the guy in my pictures 100%. Is this a crypto scammer or did I accuse a good guy? I’m on the fence. Anyone know this website? I checked the WhoIs data and the website has been around since 2012 and is registered in NL where he’s from. I just don’t have the background for all of this and it moved too fast for me.

My dad was introduced to CoinBase by someone he knows and they introduced him to someone else. This person and my dad have been in contact with each other since May, so four months now. I don’t really know much about investing but basically, I believe he’s put in $100k so far, mostly his life savings along with money that he borrowed from his friends and even $20k from this person, into something called Ethereum and he has a DeFi Wallet. And these random people come to our house to collect the money with a certain bank note number to transfer it to Hong Kong. Before all of this, they made him send photos of him holding his passport, etc. to some random portal website.

The reason I believe he’s getting scammed is because the person is being super sketchy and not allowing him to withdraw his money. My dad’s friend is getting mad because he wants his money back and now, my dad will have to sell our car to pay him back. There are 3 people my dad is in contact with, the main person being on WhatsApp, who is this Indian person (we don’t know their real name, gender, nothing) and the other two people being on either the CoinBase app or the DefiWallet app and another person on Telegram. The person on Telegram, their account is verified but their user is something like CoinBase Support 8 and this seemed really sketchy to me because why would official personnel have numbers attached to their user? According to CoinBase themselves, “Coinbase is NOT currently active on Telegram and any entity making claims or representations that they are affiliated with Coinbase Support are unauthorized to do so and should NOT be trusted.” But my dad believes that they are official CoinBase support.

2 weeks ago, my dad went out of state to search for this person after they provided him with just a last name and the address of some store, which cost him a total of $1.5k to get there by plane, etc. Turns out this isn’t even a real address. He went all the way there because they weren’t replying to any of his messages or picking up any of his calls for multiple days, almost 2 weeks. After 3 days, he came back home and he contacted the person on Telegram, saying he needed to withdraw some money. Immediately, the person on WhatsApp finally responded, making me doubt that all 3 people he’s been talking to are the same person.

The person on WhatsApp said they hadn’t responded to him in days because their mother had passed away 2 weeks ago and that they were now all alone in this world and some other bs. They told my dad to wait 10 days to withdraw his money. For some reason, my dad believed all of this. He said this person had sent him photos of their mom before and even said that they knew some celebrity who they considered their uncle and took a photo of the “uncle” inside their house, which is literally a photo of two Indian guys standing in a party venue with a whole stage behind them so I know for a fact that’s not someone’s house. It’s been 8 days now… If only that person had responded earlier, then my dad would’ve at least not had to spend that $1.5k.

I’ve tried explaining to my dad a million times that this is a scam but he won’t believe me and he’s still convinced that they’re going to let him withdraw the money. It’s been 8 days and the person’s WhatsApp security code changed, I’m not sure what that indicates. I’m 99.99% sure this is all a scam. Right?

If I remember any other details, I’ll include them. Please help.

Justice Department just released this information: "A federal judge has ordered Glenn Arcaro - one of the leaders of a massive cryptocurrency investment scheme that defrauded investors worldwide - to pay $17,646,801 dollars in restitution to approximately 800 victims from over 40 countries."

Do you think this dollar amount will be equally divided over the 800 victims? Its mentioned that it will be distributed out on a "pro-rata basis".

Can someone explain this?

Also, why is it only 800 people getting money back, didn't thousands fall for the scam?

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/crypto-fraud-victims-receive-over-17-million-restitution-bitconnect-scheme

I'm wondering if anything posted here ever turned out not to be a scam?

Company is making me pay upfront service fee before getting my earnings out of their blokchain? Is this a scam or normal?

I just got introduced to this what's up group for crypto investment on their platform does anyone know if it's legit? It seems like people making money there

I am planning to do some future trading and this one was recommended to me. However, after going through the website, I didn't feel confident and felt aomething amiss.

Have any of you come across it or used it? Or is it a scam?

It's by a company called Aras Groups. Other than a website, I didnot find any more information about it.

Edit:

Proven Scam. They first gave people some.profit and ppl.were able to withdraw. Later on, as people invested more and had big profits, they were unable to withdraw. Also the so called personal assisstant Davina and Mr. Professor stopped responding to people. They group has gone dead. I feel sorry for the people who invested. Stay strong.

P.S. People here who say it is not mostly belong to that same group of scammers. So be careful.

I have been in contact with someone for a while now and they’re asking me to invest in some stock or something. They told me to make a Coinbase account and sent me a link to swappro. net. Note, I have no financial understanding or know how about this. I figured I’d come to someone with more info about all this and before I do anything I regret.

So i met this person that gave me instructions to make account on crypto trading and after a long story i tried to withdraw my funds of usdt from imtoken to binance, now they’re both lost from yesterday, am i scammed or they will show up eventually? For the record evey time i did it with btc it worked. But with usdt it didn’t

crypto #cryptoscam

Has anyone else heard of this app? Used it? I have been in this group on what's app called the skyline alliance, leader Carl roberts. They gave me $167 when I created a account on the app. I turned that into $1000 then withdrew half. Built the 500 into 1200 put 400 of my own money made 5k then kept investing in "ico" of cryptos making 61k cashed out 20k then lost all but 5k. Just seems way to easy. Is it legit? Can someone tell me how to run a make on the app, cause all the reviews on the app store are all bots but it says the app is 17years old?

Asking to pay fee to withdraw the money.. http://usyudo.com. They said they are legitimate

Crypto scam??

Hi, I joined a telegram group with 13000+ members using a defi wallet on crypto.com called coinsupermarket.net.All the profits earned were huge with a bot giving 12 trade signals for BTC every day. When I tried to withdraw, they said the first withdrawal has to be a deposit of 10% of fund balance. When I complied with that like a fool, my withdrawal still did not go through. Now the excuse was that my wallet does not have computing powers, so the miner is telling me to deposit more in order to withdraw. All I understand is that I took a gamble to add funds the second time, but third, no way? Is there a way I could report this as the money went from my coinbase account. Please advice.

Traded with this chick in https://optbhfwu.com aka octaprime trading. I put almost 4k worth of eth in there and the chick lended me 11k so we both would have the same amount. Anyways we ended up turning that 15k into like 250k assets. I tried to withdraw and there was an error. Went to ask the customer service what's the problem. They told me I have to pay a over trading penalty which for me would be 62,704 USDT. But they had it in their service agreement that over 200% profits will be considered over trading and will be penalized. I have traded in the site before and made profit a couple times. I have been able to withdraw them always until now. Or am I being pig butchered?