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On July 18, 2023, I was contacted by "Aileen" on Twitter (@Aileen4080) who started friendly conversation and identified herself as having an interest in crypto currency. She said she worked at "Global Trade & Logistics" in North Carolina. Later, she introduced me to "CoinCorner", which turned out to be a scam crypto site.. She spent several days helping me download the CoinCorner app (https://www.ccorcoun.vip) on my iPhone and getting setup. She said her team of analysts meet in the Global Trade & Logistics building and look for "good trading nodes." She spent several weeks with me telling me exactly what Bitcoin trades to make on the site. I began to deposit more money into the platform because she said I could get a higher percentage yield based on my deposit balance. After my balance appeared to have doubled in the system, I expressed an interest to withdraw my initial investment of around 94k and just trade with the "profits" I had made. At this point, she told me to contact CoinCorner customer support (WhatsApp 1-725-254-9376) and ask to be enrolled in a "recharge" program. The first level of the program stated "Deposit $300,000 for 5% rebate." I told Aileen that I didn't have $300,000 and she said that it was OK and I should sign up for it anyway. I asked her if signing up would affect withdrawing my funds and she said "no." I signed up at the $300,000 level and the customer service agent made no mention that my funds would now be locked from withdrawal. We made more trades for several days and my balance increased to almost $200,000 in the system. I tried to withdraw some funds at this point but my withdrawal was blocked. I asked customer service why my withdrawal was blocked and they said I needed to deposit an additional $206,000 into the system since I signed up for the rebate program. I told them I wasn't able to get that much money, but they will not let me out of the program. I have begged them 3 times now to let me out and that I would pay a penalty if needed, but they said it's a "system limitation" and they cannot remove me from the program. I asked to speak with a supervisor, but they say that the only way to interact with the platform is through customer support. I asked Aileen about this and she just said I need to add the $206k to the account. They clearly misled me and tricked me into signing up for something that isn't explained at all on their website. So my money is trapped in the ccorcoun.vip system.. "Aileen" said her real is "Lu Mei Ting" but that is probably also fake. The WhatsApp number she used to contact me is: 18127839652. I don't know if she actually works for Global Trade & Logistics or not. If she does, she needs to be fired and deported. She is supposedly over here on a work visa.