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I was approached by a woman on Instagram. After talking for a few days she suggested we talk on WhatsApp. She started explaining about Ethereum and nodes. It sounded interesting so I started listening. It was about attaching to a node and the return on investment. I started with 1500 and it seemed to be working so she suggested that I put in more to increase my returns. So I took out $50000 from my 401k and put that into the Coinmine VT. After about a week it “triggered a smart contract.” Now I had to put in money to get it up to $200,000 USDT. After emptying my 401k and inheritance and borrowing money from my sister I was able to get close, so Alysaa (her screen name) put in $60,000 at her request! I did not request anything from her. We were finally able to get the smart contract met. They also said I would be rewarded with 30 ETH. A day later they said my wallet was frozen due to troubling activity in my account. That would be Alysaa putting in sixty thousand. I now had to raise about $50,000 more USDT! I borrowed $50,000 from my dad and got the funds unfrozen. About a day after that wallet was frozen again saying I triggered a pledge pool so I needed to deposit 36 ETH to start earning 8%. At this point I felt despair. I knew I couldn’t raise that amount of money. Alysaa says she has raised 40,000 and is insisting I raise 20,000. I have been unable to raise that. That’s where I’m at, it seems like a scam.

Targeted Person's Location

WA, USA- 98148

Scammer Information
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New York City, NY

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Unknown Email

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(517) 939-9293

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Instagram

Scam Type

CryptoCurrency

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Business name

Coinmine-VT

Date Reported

February 25, 2023

Scam ID

681991


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