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Description

I was approached about learning how to do crypto currency exchange which I do want to learn more about. I was told I had to do so with my own investment through a website where I could see my own profits. I created my account (which didn’t ask for too much to create the basic account) with $50. I saw the money “grow” and invested $350 more in order to “upgrade” my account and “grow more profits.” However when I tried withdrawing from my funds, which I had been told I could do at any time, I received an email from the company Basepips saying that it would be pending for 24 hours. It’s been more than 2 weeks and I still haven’t received any money and they are asking me for my personal banking information such as routing and accounting numbers or to download a specific wallet called “Trust Wallet” which upon looking at the reviews, it’s the same 5-star review posted again and again using different names and slight changes made in the description but the same story. For obvious reasons I have not sent them any more money, given them any personal information, or download the app they asked me to do in order to withdraw my money. They did send me a picture of what looks like a Certificate of Incorporation from the state of Michigan which I have attached below. The website they gave me shows what appears to be currency exchanges and stock numbers. They make it look legit.

Dollars Lost

$400

Targeted Person's Location

AZ, USA- 85042

Scammer Information
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MI

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(813) 291-4915

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Basepips.com

Scam Type

CryptoCurrency

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Business name

CryptoCurrency Investment

Date Reported

June 24, 2023

Scam ID

723550


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