My heart sank to my stomach
My heart sank to my stomach. I met someone on a language exchange app who promised to teach me smart contract staking. The scammer even sent me 4.45 ETH with which I registered and deposited into this website, showed me how to trade, and I made some profit and even withdrew 11.81 ETH. The scammer then advised that I invest more so I can get greater rewards. So I took out a massive credit card cash advance for $188,128 and deposited it, followed all the instructions and was able to take my balance to $1,010,697. I was so excited, so I decided to withdraw $862,091, but was told the amount is too large, I would need to pay a 8% tax clearance ($68,967). I quickly took another loan and paid it since I was sure withdrawal was possible because I had withdrawn in the past. Then they demanded another 19% risk control deposit, which was when it dawned on me that it was a con. I explained to my credit provider, and he referred me to a on-chain tracking firm (Fiscop-Advisor), who started tracing the movements of the ETH until it was sold on OKX. The scammers' bank info was obtained, and he was caught, and the ETH reversed.







