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Investment - Investment

onefxclub.net is a crypto platform where u invest money into stocks like usd and gold they have scammed me for over 6000 cad watch out for this web site

Dollars Lost: $6200

ON-

Date Reported: November 4, 2025

Business Name Used: onefxclub.net


Employment - Natalie from AIIS

I was contacted by AIIS about working for the company doing quantitive trading and was told that I wouldn't have to deposit money to make money with them. Started out just collecting sign in rewards and when I reached $80 in sign in rewards, was told by Natalie, the supposed account manager, that I would have to deposit $20 in crypto currency to rent what they call a robot that trades automatically for you and then let it work for me. Well, I did so, and when I went to collect my money from my account, I was told that I couldn't collect it. I was encouraged to build a "team" and had 6 other people under me and two of the six encountered the same problem that I did.

Dollars Lost: $162.8

Unknown Location

Date Reported: November 3, 2025

Business Name Used: Natalie from AIIS


Online Purchase - Online Purchase

WinnerClub.at Scam – 60-Second Breakdown: Ad: “Claim bonus – no deposit needed.” Bait: Chat says you must send $110 BTC for “verification” — promises full refund instantly. Trap: After deposit, all withdrawals fail with fake “wallet error.” Ransom: They refuse to refund $110 unless you deposit another $200 to “fix” it. Result: Your money is stolen; they vanish or demand more. Classic advance-fee crypto fraud — never deposit.

Dollars Lost: $1.1

Unknown Location

Date Reported: November 3, 2025

Business Name Used: Winnerclub


Tech Support

Someone told me about this quantumxledgersecv.com and we started talking thru whatsapp and told me about the site and i signed up and was buying crypto off of exodus then it was transferring my funds thru the exodus app to the quantumxledgersecv.com.. now i cant log in to the site... its saying possibly scam..

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Date Reported: November 3, 2025

Business Name Used: Quantumxledgersecv.com


Phishing - Honey Drip network

The scammer contacted me through Discord after i joined the HoneyDrip network which is an investment group. He pretended he was guy heading the group. He said he needed me to buy bitcoin and transfer the money to this other website which is DEXTRADON. Once the money is moved to his account he takes the website down.

Dollars Lost: $480

Unknown Location

Date Reported: November 2, 2025

Business Name Used: Honey Drip network


Romance - Romance - Crypto/Investment Scam

I was speaking to someone online for three months. They shared a business site with me. First they asked me to manage their business site for the a few days. It seemed legit and they showed me proof of funds they’ve withdrawn once they made profit. They recommended I start my own and said they would help me if needed. I did not click on a link but looked up the site separately and signed up for an account - tikiint.icu is the website. I added picture of my license as ID to set up my account and the person I was speaking to online has a store and was my guarantor. I made a logo and named the store ****** ************ I first added cash through wire transfers and then used crypto through cash app or Coinbase. The store is placed in an online mall with items I choose from the warehouse to add to my store and customers place orders. I pay 80% for the order and once the customer receives the order, the full payment is returned to me. I decided to close the store after adding $127k because my store was getting bulk orders and I couldn’t handle them. I was told I needed to process my orders to close my store and that is where the big amounts had to be deposited. Once I processed the orders, they said I had to pay 25% tax since the store was not open for 3 months and they don’t cover taxes unless I stay open for 3 months. I paid the tax and they claimed the tax review was completed by the Chinese tax bureau after 10 days or so but that $20k I had deposited was laundered money and I have to pay $8500 to activate my account because FATF froze my account. They said if I don’t pay I will lose all my funds and they will be donated to international Red Cross.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

CA

Date Reported: November 2, 2025

Business Name Used: N/A


Employment

I was contacted through text message saying that they found me on indeed, which is a hiring company and asked if I wanted to do a remote job. I said yes I was told to open up a crypto wallet so I downloaded Kraken from there. I was put through a training process of 40 tasks so after the 40 tasks, they gave me $50 in commission. I was excited so I continued on the next set of tasks. I received a combo task well because I didn’t have enough to complete the combo task. I was told to withdraw some money so I withdraw withdrew $50 from my bank account and put it back into Kraken, where from Kraken cryptocurrency I sent it to the company which on the workbench shows Carvana work from there I continued on and I made more money more profit more commission The next day the advertise they had the 25/25 anniversary so by investing more you can receive more so I deposited $720 Canadian, which was $500 American into my account and that continued on until I on day five I was told I would receive $1000 salary so that day they deposited $1000 into my account and I continued on with my tasks unfortunately that thousand dollars also made the task level a higher risk so I needed more money so I encountered another combination task and this time I didn’t have enough money to complete the task therefore I cannot complete the task and take my money out so I was told Just continue on everything will be fine so I deposited $1700 American or Canadian sorry $1700 Canadian into my cracker wallet Kraken wallet and I submitted that to the Carvana workbench. I was assured that if I did this then I could withdraw the salary and continue on with the tasks when I deposited the $1500 sorry $1700 Canadian into the workbench. I was able to continue the task but I wasn’t able to withdraw the money. I received another combination task and now they’re asking for $3000 more for me to continue. This is a scam and I hope somebody can help.

Dollars Lost: $3075

Sacramento, CA- 95814

Date Reported: November 2, 2025

Business Name Used: Carvana Imposter


Phishing - Phishing

Over the past months I have been sending crypto into a trading platform and it has got increasingly bigger and once I realized it was a scam I went to withdrawal said crypto they immediately get reversed , all the while I am speaking to this Jv guy on what’s app to try and guide me on how to deposit cryptos , the website is still operational and support says I must pay them 15% tax to be able to withdrawal said money , I have conversations downloaded between what’s app with jv guy and transcripts with support from the website

Dollars Lost: $3500

GA

Date Reported: November 1, 2025

Business Name Used: Currency Exchange


Employment - Employment - Task Optimization Scam

I started working with Yrixolon 8/30/25 as a part time job. I worked everyday as normal withdrew my earnings but on 9/14/25 I won a big jackpot $113,698 but in order for me to receive it I had to wire them $3600 into my crypto wallet which I did. I was then shown how to withdraw the jackpot I asked questions to be sure no mistakes were done and low and behold a mistake was done the customer service rep said that I had to wire another $19,000 to fix the issue or I wouldn’t be able to withdraw the money. I told them to keep the jackpot I don’t want it just give me back my money I wired and we can be done but they froze my account and I could not get back anything unless I had $19,000 to fix the issue.

Dollars Lost: $3600

Unknown Location

Date Reported: November 1, 2025

Business Name Used: Yrixolon


Investment - Direction Media DIR

Direction Media walks you through setting up an account with ysdir.com, and helps you set up a Crypto account (wallet). A VIP level is purchased, and a daily work task consisting of liking a set of video clips is done each day, which builds your account balance. When it comes time to withdraw earnings, the company manager will either allow you to withdraw, or divert the funds. The manager can also deny you access to your account, which has happened about four times in the last year. The process becomes very annoying and money invested is inaccessible. Their communication to resolve the matter is very poor. Many times there is no answer and recourse is very limited.

Dollars Lost: $7000

Aurora, CO- 80014

Date Reported: October 31, 2025

Business Name Used: Direction Media DIR


Investment - Crypto/Investment Scam

Sienna Blake of Vynectis, had me download NeonXSK (trading app), and WhatsApp. Communicated through WhatsApp, and trading through NeonXSK. Funded through Coinbase Bitcoin. Faked trading. Increased what they showed in account. They pushed a crypto LION. They purchased 120k worth, when I had 50k in account. They said that I needed come up with another 70k to sell 500k worth of LION. Like an idiot, I sent in another 35k. She told me that the company pool, would cover the other half. It was a lie. They stole my funds. They stated that I cannot sell LION until I transfer bitcoin to them. When I asked her for contact information, she gave me a false number. Yes, I know that I'm a fool.

Dollars Lost: $64000

New York, NY- 10017

Date Reported: October 31, 2025

Business Name Used: vynectis


Employment

An Adeline Chloe said she got my info from job sites and persisted for months until I finally gave in. Easy job, perform task for a marketing company called Klavlyoe that closely resembles a real marketing company. Basically after you finish 3 40 product stats you can withdraw all your funds you collected. There are Super Orders that will give you more money, but will put you in a negative balance. Your Mentor will tell you and tell you to clear the negative and you will get everything back PLUS the earned commission. That’s how they get you. It is through crypto to make them seem more legitimate and also easier to hide.

Dollars Lost: $34000

Unknown Location

Date Reported: October 31, 2025

Business Name Used: Klavlyoe


Employment - investment scam

Received a text from Qadvance Staffing offering a remote part-time job as a “remote online evaluator”. The description said that it was for 1-2 hours daily, and could earn from $******* a day. Did my research online and it “seemed” like it was okay, so I answered yes and was contacted by a person named Jennifer, who only asked me how old I was. I told her I was 49 and then she proceeded, to tell me "Thanks for your time! Your information has been logged. The relevant persons will reach out via iMessage ASAP. Please keep an eye on your notifications. Have a wonderful day!". Two days later I was contacted by a person named Molly, who was going to be my trainer. She explained a little bit about the hours and pay and asked if I was still interested, to which I confirmed. We started the training, and I made $**** which I left $*** in the account and was able to withdrawal the remaining $**. Then we continued with the training the next day (job consisted of doing 2 sets of 40 assessments. You would leave $*** because you would be purchasing items online so that those products would get more online presence. She explained that companies paid them to do this, such as small companies trying to get a start so it seemed legit). 2nd day of training I we went through the same process but I did everything through my “workstation” (first day was via her training station). I got a “bundled” purchase where they join two purchases together and you earn more commision on it. This is where the scam came into play but was not yet aware of it. I had to put in my money $******, then afterwards I was able to proceed, finish the tasks and that day after leaving the $**** I withdrew $******. This is why I thought it was legitimate work and I kept going until the 5th day when they deposited $1000 to the account to use for purchase. Molly showed me that I would get an allowance every 5 days, each time getting bigger allowances.

But this is where the scam came into play, they hit me with three bundled purchases, (which I had to put in money, each one going higher and higher, and finally the last one before withdrawing I had to put $*******) they also made me think I “won” a bonus of $*********, because the company was "randomly" giving out bonuses because a company had awarded them with $************. and they would be sending them out to their employees until it ran out. Molly told me she got one for $******. So, when I went to withdraw, it said to contact CS because I could not withdraw more than $10,000.00 for being a VIP1. I did and they gave me a link to an external Customer Service via Telegram, the one I used to get the bonus deposited to my work account, but to the Finance Department. They gave me these weird instructions and I locked the account. When I asked them, they asked if I had followed the steps, I told them I had, but apparently had missed one. So now I owed them 35% of what was in the account to unlock it and retrieve my money. I was lent all this money by my mother and husband, the last and final amount was from my mother for $*********. They guided me step by step as to how to do the withdrawal because since it was such a big amount $********* that I had to do it via Crypto Exchange. I had tried doing it via Crypto.com, but ran into an issue there and had to do this via the exchange. I copy and pasted the Ethereum address into the workstation but since it was almost 10pm, CS told them we had to do the transaction the next day.

The next morning, I verified the Crypto exchange address again to make sure that it was correct, contacted Customer service, they told me to go ahead, but the system said that I couldn’t withdraw more than $******. Contacted them again, they checked and told me to log out and back in, did it hit the withdrawal and waited. After more than half an hour, I checked upon, Molly’s request, and there it was in red “rejected” When I contacted Customer Finance service they told me that I had put in the wrong number. When I verified there was a completely new address one that I didn’t recognize, and when I questioned them, to this day I haven’t received an answer only that to check the history, which I did, and to send them a screen shot and they circled that I was missing the last digit. I asked them how that could be if I had pasted it directly from the site and had DOUBLE checked it before submitting the withdraw and it was correct. They only asked me if I had proof, which of course I didn’t. and that without proof I had to deposit 60% of the total that was in the account to unfreeze it. I kept talking to them ALLLLL day (10/25/25) and could only lower it to 45%. I wrote in the company's group chat if anyone had this happen and one person said yes. He said that he was almost to the point of ******** when I checked who it was, it was someone from the Admin group!!!!! CS told me to ask my family and friends to get the money! I told them no, they insisted a few times even told me to sit down with my husband and have a serious talk to him about getting the funds to unlock my account!. I don’t want the money in there I want the money that my mother lent me and my husband. ($*********) The bank even warned me and I feel so stupid for falling for it but times are so tough right now!!! I was desperate for money so that I could help my husband pay the bills. He told me quit working back in Oct 2024, so that I could study to get a better job, and now this happened. I just wanted to help him, and my mother was gracious enough and trusting to lend me the money and now I can't even look her in the face.

Dollars Lost: $270006.54

Oak Park, IL- 60301

Date Reported: October 28, 2025

Business Name Used: Qadvance Staffing


Employment

A “company” using telegram to connect you to a reception manager & teacher to have you do tasks and then transfer your $ to random crypto exchanges with the promise of your $ back plus a profit based on the “choice” you made and then they will send you to a a fake multicoin website where your “funds” collect but you have no way to withdraw your money unless you send them more. They call it a “lucky order” and need a “code” to cash out. They initially do send you small amounts of $ to build trust and I was able to cash it out via cash app but now cannot. You are also supposedly earning $45 a day to click on Apps (homework/tasks) in the App Store and send photos to your “reception” manager. I have 50 plus photos I took of my conversations in the “telegram” app and of the “platform” website Unfortunately it’s only letting me attach one.. The fake trading website is https://y3li.top/#/ which I looked up and this site was created in September yet all the fake people on the site say they have been working here for years or been “employees” a long time!! They have you use cash app to buy crypto then tell you to send it to a specific address/ buy up and 30 second timeframe and then you’ll get it back plus profit. Your just “borrowing” it and to follow your instructors/teachers directions The “employees” argue they didn’t steal my money and it’s in their platform but I’ll never recover it. Below is the photo where my teacher said I have to send $800 to withdraw my 800 back plus my $490 I have in my platform. I’d post names but I’m sure they are all fake.

Dollars Lost: $500

CA

Date Reported: October 28, 2025

Business Name Used: Multicoin Capital


Employment - Mitsui & Co. Imposter - Employment Task Scam - Crypto Commissions

Approached about a job opportunity. Train AI bots by sending in pictures. Was paid initially but then had to purchase more bitcoin for Coinbase training. Amounts kept going up until I could no longer pay. Was unable to recover funds.

Dollars Lost: $200

New York, NY

Date Reported: October 28, 2025

Business Name Used: Mitsui Co


Employment - Employment scam

I was emailed about a job offer in sales from an HR manager named John Hicks at Seven Talent LLC. The email included salary and that it was a part-time, entry-level fully remote position and that i would receive 4 emails afterward with the application. I did some research but didn’t think it looked like a scam. Plus, i get emails every now and then saying that a manager liked my resume and would like to set up an interview. I chose Thursday at 2pm through the register link. I am unsure if the manager or another employee called me at the scheduled time. I do recall that instead of asking about my previous sales experience that they asked if i knew anything about crypto. I have no clue about crypto but i’m desperate for work so i said a little bit. That day i received the first one thanking me for the call and to complete the application in order to proceed in the hiring process with a link to download Telegram and “contact your HR manager”. I felt a little bit weird about it but i did it anyway. The second followed asking me to sign an offer letter. The third congratulated me on the application for the position of “Financial Assistant” with a link to identify verification. At this point, i felt like something just wasn’t right. I didn’t automatically fill it out but had to weigh my options on signing it. I did more research and felt confident that i hadn’t been scammed. I sent my license and a picture of me holding the license. Once it all cleared i received the fourth email asking for my signature and social security number. I did not send that information as i got curious about the “hiring manager” John Hicks. His picture looked odd on the Telegram channel so i looked it up and saw that the photo was not him. I said he was a scammer and instead of calling me unprofessional he blocked me. I have to get another driver’s license number but have frozen my credit score accounts, changed passwords on my bank accounts and pin numbers on my cards. Seven Talent LLC is a scam so PLEASE do not give them your information. They are trying to pretend to be 24 Seven Talent, which is a completely different valid company and NOT the same as Seven Talent LLC.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Fort Lauderdale, FL- 33313

Date Reported: October 28, 2025

Business Name Used: Seven Talent LLC


Employment

This is an absolute scam! Brahmostech.buzz which switched to Brahmostech.shop STOLE/ROBBED/HACKED my personal Crypto Onchain wallet and robbed me of $30,000 from me during the so called 'verification' process. I initially was paid out about $163 on day one of completing my two sets of task. This was paid out to my Onchain wallet. On day 2, I hit the so called 'Lucky Bonus' for $917,000 and had to pay $5,670 to the platform to complete my task set to receive the 'Lucky Bonus' payout. (Whenever you hit a large payout, it creates a deficit on your platform account which you have to 'pay' money to resolve the deficit and complete optimization tasks to receive your payout). During the withdrawal process, they switched from my personal assigned customer service agent to a finance manager for directions. The finance manager gave me deliberate poor instructions which created an error at withdrawal. Due to the error, my Platform account was frozen and I now had to go through an audit 'verification' process which involved depositing funds into my personal Onchain wallet to demonstrate flow of funds for audit verification purposes. They said the money just needed to be deposited in my Onchain wallet for the sole purpose of reflecting an appropriate balance and there was no risk or other requirement. They gave me three deposit options which were 30k, 60k, and 100k. Depositing 30k or 60k would yield an audit success rate of 80% and 95% respectively. Depositing 100k would 'guarantee' a success rate of 100%. I initially deposited 30k into my Onchain wallet and failed the 1st verification audit at 95%. They told me with that audit result, if I deposited an additional 30k for a total of 60k, I would definitely pass the next verification audit and receive my payout for the Lucky Bonus. After failing the 1st audit I was able to successfully transfer my 30k from my Onchain wallet back to my bank account. After a few weeks went by and I advised them I would need 45 days to come up with the additional 30k to try another verification audit, they told me that would take too long and they could not extend my application for extension that long, which also meant I would lose the original $5,670 I already paid to the platform. After demanding to speak 'live' to the finance manager's manager (all communication is through Telegram and What's App), they contacted me the next day via Telegram to advised that based on our conversation, if I re-deposited the original 30k back into 'my' Onchain wallet, she would speak with the data center manager and guaranteed that I would pass the 2nd verification audit and receive my Lucky Bonus payout for the completed task. I explicitly asked several times prior to doing this if there was any risk associated with the audit and they repeatedly said NO along with several other lies. I re-deposited the 30k back into my Onchain wallet and during the verification audit the money disappeared from my wallet. They said that due to me not working my task on the platform for so many weeks the app data for my Platform account was lost and I need to deposit another 30k so the app data could be retrieved. I NEVER CONSENTED TO RISKING OR GIVING ACCESS TO THE PLATFORM TO WITHDRAW/STEAL FROM MY WALLET I exclaimed to no avail!  I even added 2 factor authentication and Onchain Authenticator App to my wallet as a precaution and they were STILL able to hack my wallet and STEAL the 30k!! They said there is nothing I can do unless I deposit another 30k to resolve the issue in the next verification audit. They were clearly hoping to steal 60k from me and were playing the long game. I'de have to call this an elaborate robbery rather than a scam because hacking someone's digital wallet is more like theft/robbery than a scam. You can make a small profit after your first payout which is designed to build your confidence but after that you will have to pay 300% more than your original profit to get paid  and that's when you get scammed or robbed.

Dollars Lost: $35670

Unknown Location

Date Reported: October 28, 2025

Business Name Used: Brahmostech.buzz Brahmostec.shop


Investment - Solid Rock Investment LTD

I was contacted by what I though was a reputable financial company on three different social platforms. I did my research and invested a small amount. I took their classes to learn more on how to use options for crypto trading. Their English was impeccable. There were no "red flags" that I could see. The exchange they used was MetaCosmicEx. I continued to invest money. I watched between screens to make sure they were not inflating earnings for my account. They then had an investment program called the "Star Fleet" to help people reach their goals. Depending on the "Fleet" you wanted to join there was a $$ amount required. When you reached the goal of the "Fleet" you had joined you were required to pay the commission. I used a cash advance from a CC to pay for my commission as MetaCosmicEx locked the accounts until the commission was paid. Several weeks later the MetaCosmicEx accounts have not been released. I have been blocked/removed from the groups to continue earning and learning. The Administrator for this group is an Alexander Kane and his assistant's name is Jessica. I am now seeking recourse through legal means to retrieve my money. Reports have been filed with the FBI and others...

Dollars Lost: $58000

Denver, CO- 80202

Date Reported: October 28, 2025

Business Name Used: Solid Rock Investment LTD


Investment - Hellobit, TSQ Investment Group

This is an active crypto Ponzi scheme targeting Polish immigrants in the Denver and surrounding areas through personal referrals, Telegram groups, and community networks (e.g., Polish churches and cultural events). Recruiters promise "AI trading signals" from a fake "Professor Henry Jones" for 1-2% daily returns on crypto deposits, but it's a classic pyramid: Early "payouts" come from new victims' money, and withdrawals are blocked after a mandatory 4-week "accumulation" wait. Key red flags: Invite-code only registration—no independent access. Deposits via crypto wallets (e.g., USDT), but withdrawals require "recruiting 2-3 new members" or paying escalating "verification fees/taxes" (10-50% of balance). Fake app balances grow to lure more deposits, then freeze with excuses like "technical issues" or "insufficient activity." One recruiter in the Denver cell claims dozens of recruits, pushing urgency: "Act now before signals end." No real trading occurs; it's all recruitment-driven. Global victims report total losses (e.g., $21k+ frozen), with no recoveries without further deposits. It's spreading via spam on X/Twitter and Facebook groups like "Nasza Spolecznosc." Colorado AG and FTC warnings align with patterns in similar scams (e.g., CoinPlex). Urge investigation—victims are too ashamed or loyal to report directly. Most are still convinced this is legitimate crypto investment and a common talking point is that "nobody I know has lost money."

Dollars Lost: $4900

Denver, CO- 80264

Date Reported: October 27, 2025

Business Name Used: Hellobit TSQ Investment Group


CryptoCurrency - CryptoCurrency - Recovery - Canada Refund Help

The company claimed to help recover scammed funds. I was scammed by a company called SeoClarity and lost $70,000 and Canada Refund Help guaranteed they could get it back and deposited $55,000 fake tokens into my crypto account.

Dollars Lost: $4000

Mississauga, ON-

Date Reported: October 27, 2025

Business Name Used: Canada Refund Help


Employment - Megamakemoney.online

The website megamakemoney.online is a complete scam. They ask people to sign up to their website to download apps and write reviews. After you complete the tasks, you can check your balance under your account. You can only withdraw a minimum of $100 on Tuesdays and Thursdays by using PayPal, Crypto, Cash App or your bank account. However, none of that is true. You can only see the money you made, but your money is never released to you. I was communicating with woman named "Anita Wynn", [email protected]. Scammed me and several others; by indicating they would pay us for the work but never did. She is reaching out to people on Reddit communities where vulnerable people such as students and individuals looking for remote jobs. I found her in the community r/remoteworking and someone else found her on r/students. This woman also has Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Reddit and Google Account and is using each of these platforms to scam people. She even asks some people to give money in order for them to get paid. She needs to be stopped.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Not Sure, CA

Date Reported: October 27, 2025

Business Name Used: Megamakemoney.online


Investment - SolidRock Investments LTD

They set up a system where AI would choose whether a crypto would go up or down and time their buy & sell signals to "ride" the investment to profits. When it came time to pay commissions, they refused to take their payment from the profits, but insisted I pay from other funds. This I refused to do and suspected a scam. All contact was made through What's App and Telegram. I worked entirely through a woman named Jessica. I have all documentation saved although it can be hard to follow.

Dollars Lost: $50000

Unknown Location

Date Reported: October 27, 2025

Business Name Used: SolidRock Investments LTD


Investment - Riesger Law Firm / impostor

Subject: Report of Crypto Recovery Scam Impersonating Law Firm and Tether Representative ********* ******* ? Hello, I am reporting a cryptocurrency recovery scam targeting me, * ******** ** ******* ********. The scammers impersonated both a law firm (“Riesger Law Firm”) and a Tether refund department, using forged legal documents and Telegram/WhatsApp communication to appear legitimate. ? Case Summary • ****** **** * ********* ******* ********* *** • Scam Type: Crypto recovery / fake Tether refund • Amount Defrauded: USD $38,767.61 1. I initiated contact after seeing an advertisement or website for “Riesger Law Firm” offering crypto recovery assistance. 2. The scammers posed as legal representatives and Tether refund officers. 3. They provided fake legal documents using the names John Peter Toman (CA Bar #245125) and John Peter Horan, both under the fake “Riesger Law Firm.” 4. They communicated with me via Telegram and WhatsApp under the handle “TetherRepresentative” (@TETHER_USDT7). 5. They used my real phone number in forged paperwork to make it appear authentic. 6. They instructed me to deposit 10% of the supposed refund amount in USDT for “wallet verification.” 7 The scammers used the following contact details in communication and documents: Email 1: [email protected] (fake law-firm domain) Phone: +1 929-462-0144 (listed as their “law firm” number on documents) Telegram: @TETHER_USDT7 (“TetherRepresentative”) I’ll attach the screenshot Please investigate this impersonation and fraudulent recovery scheme. All supporting documents and screenshots are attached. Thank you,

Dollars Lost: $38767.61

New York City, NY- 10252

Date Reported: October 26, 2025

Business Name Used: Riesger Law Firm


Employment - Employment Scam

The agency states they are a “rate and review” company that offers easy, fast money. Too good to be true? It is! You send money via cryptocurrency then get a small return. If you continue, they will ask for larger and larger crypto “recharging.” They are not affiliated with Marrington Escapes either. They just copied their website!

Dollars Lost: $588

Date Reported: October 25, 2025

Business Name Used: Marrington Escapes Agency


CryptoCurrency

Crypto casino

Dollars Lost: $1300

Unknown Location

Date Reported: October 25, 2025

Business Name Used: Spinray.cc


Investment - Cryptocurrency site charges money to withdraw funds

Contacted on a dating site. After a couple weeks of conversation, the person offered to help me learn how to trade cryptocurrency I purchased crypto through the Coinbase app and transferred it to the trading app he sent me, called eqinex trading. He fed me a few trades that were profitable and suggested I add more to my account to make bigger trades. He continued to help me make money trading, but when I was adamant about not putting any more in, and needing to take some out, the trading app suddenly demanded I pay 6500. In fees before I could trade anymore or withdraw my funds. “Customer service” stopped responding and refused to provide an itemized invoice or simply deduct the fees from my balance which more than covered it. They claimed I needed to deposit the money from an outside source. Said it was their policy but couldn’t provide any written statement of policy and stopped responding. I was unable to withdraw my funds.

Dollars Lost: $4500

Buenaventura Lakes, FL

Date Reported: October 25, 2025

Business Name Used: N/A


Investment - Investment Scam

I originally contact the company Lakshmi thru an ad on Facebook concerning stock picks. This lead to the investing in cryptocurrency claim to make big profits on short term buy/sell using a software package called TradeGenius AI 4.0. OV Finance is supposedly has the platform and the app which is used by Lakshmi Finance Center, the related business tied to OV Finance. I was told my finances were safe. There were no upfront rules, or notices that stated anything about any fees. Once I invested, in was sent buy and sell orders and made profits. Fees were taken from the profit of the trade. However, when I went to withdraw some of my initial investment, I was told at that time that there was a fee of 15% of the profits made, to be paid not from my account at OV Finance / Lakshmi, but from an outside fund and sent to Lakshmi. I have not done that as I feel it is a scam.

Dollars Lost: $5500

Washington DC, DC

Date Reported: October 25, 2025

Business Name Used: OV Finance Inc and Lakshmi Financial Center


Investment - Investment Scam

received a text from 212 6 79 37 46 83 claimed to be amazon job recruitment, told me to text 702-307-8357. They wanted me to set up a Venmo account, then an Exodus account. They were on the platform called telegram, job was to follow assigned Amazon stores confirmed with screens shots for exchange of payment and commissions. Then the person wanted me to purchase crypto currency using exodus and expected me to use my bank account and personal information to purchase it. person picture was a female, named Beth. she walked me through detailed processes.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: October 25, 2025

Business Name Used: amazon


Investment

Amerany.com has locked my stake of ETH and does not respond to my request for resolution. Started using Amerany.com thru a contact that I made on Tinder and then used Telegram to communicate with them. Yi Chau from Taiwan suggested I use Amerany.com to stake crypto and claim that she had made so much that it was helping her business. I only purchase $1k in USD to stake but she kept insisting that I stake more. I was cautious about investing more as I want to see the out comes of the product first. I stake in Amerany 14day stake and was able to withdraw my invested amount plus what interest I had gain. I did this a 2 more time with the same success. However, whe Yi Chau want me to stake more and I refuse to invest more money and keep staking the same amount my account was unable to withdraw my investment, unable to claim my interest, unable to stake. I have reach out to customer service multiple time and no response from them. When I view transaction records I can see that the block chain is being trade for different amount back and forth, I am unable to withdraw due " Network Unable to calculated fees"

Dollars Lost: $1886.92

Unknown Location

Date Reported: October 25, 2025

Business Name Used: Amerany.com


Phishing - Website pretended to be Coinbase asking for private keys to crypto wallet after emailing asking for documentation verification

Website pretended to be Coinbase asking for private keys to crypto wallet after emailing asking for documentation verification. Asked for picture ID and confirmed email for website. Once on website, asks for “password”/private keys into Coinbase wallet

Dollars Lost: $0.0

FL

Date Reported: October 25, 2025

Business Name Used: Base / CoinBase Impostor


Other - Youth Surge DIR Crypto Scam

Friend of mine in KY called me about Youth Surge DIR. Says after a $600 payment, he got paid in crypto to share videos. Claims to be making $2600 a month now. His boss keeps pushing promotions and to acquire more people Pyramid-style. Strikes me as a combo of pyramid and Ponzi. Who is hiring this company to share videos? Doubt it is anyone hiring them at all.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Frankfort, KY

Date Reported: October 24, 2025

Business Name Used: Youth Surge DIR


Romance - Romance

A family member was targeted in a romance/crypto scam. The scammer quickly moved communication from Facebook to WhatsApp and involved a fake “uncle” to assist with cryptocurrency. The scammer pressured the family member to make wire transfers, take out loans, and sent fake money through an app. Additionally, the scammer sent a new phone for the family member to use.

Dollars Lost: $50000

Irvine, CA- 92604

Date Reported: October 23, 2025

Business Name Used: Wilmar International Impostor


Employment

I was contacted via Telegram by someone claiming to work for Refine Labs, a real marketing company. They offered a freelance position with daily pays and flexible hours. The only requirements were being over 20 and having a Social Security Number (SSN)—though they didn’t ask for the number itself. Shortly after, I received another message via Telegram from someone claiming to work for “Pixar Agent”, I was the given a link to a website, ( https://pixaragent.com.). The site used Pixar name and branding although the platform did not make any claims that I would be paid to write positive film reviews for underperforming Pixar movies.That is what I was told by the scammer. A platform interface was used but only to sign up and submit reviews. There was no dashboard for earnings, no contract, and no official communication from Pixar or Refine Labs. All payment instructions and earnings transfers were conducted via Telegram and WhatsApp, using cryptocurrency wallet addresses. After completing “tasks,” I was told I had earned money and could withdraw it—but only after making a series of Bitcoin payments. Each time I attempted to withdraw, the fees increased, and I was told that $50 must remain in the work account at all times. | Amount Paid | Claimed Reason | |-------------|----------------| | $20 | “Withdrawal fee” | | $50 | “Deposit for superior movie review offer” | | $100 | “Deposit to complete work to withdraw earnings” | | $150 | “Deposit for superior review to unlock earnings” | | $600 | Final demand before I stopped engaging | Although I was told earnings were “released,” they were never visible in the platform interface. Instead, I was instructed to send my earnings, along with additional funds of my own which required me to use my debit card to purchase Bitcoin and the send to different Bitcoin wallet addresses in order to withdraw my "earnings". This created a cycle of escalating fees and false promises. This scam impersonates real companies (Refine Labs and Pixar), uses fake websites, and exploits freelance workers through crypto-based payment fraud. It’s designed to appear legitimate, then trap victims in a cycle of escalating fees and misleading instructions.

Dollars Lost: $145

MO

Date Reported: October 23, 2025

Business Name Used: Refine Labs and Pixar Agent


Employment - Employment

Was offered a job online, through WhatsApp was told I had to task 2 sets of 40 and i did said tasks and made 50$ but was told I had to reset with 101 so I added crypto into job platform and was able to proceed, then I was told on day 3 I would get 800$ which was added to my work platform, but then through the task was told I needed to add more money, which I did thinking I was going to be able to withdraw, finally I was into it for 5000$ and now there telling me I have to add another 7500 to complete my task and withdraw my funds plus commission, I was also told if I can’t finish the task they would take my money and compensate the developer with my money

Dollars Lost: $5000

San Francisco, CA- 94133

Date Reported: October 23, 2025

Business Name Used: MobileAction Imposter


CryptoCurrency - CryptoCurrency - northern markets

northern markets Toronto Ontario I invested money through starting a crypto account I see t up with the investors advise Antonio Allegro states on his email that he is Chief advisor with Northern Markets the phone number for this company is 16477971667 I have emailed this company with no results in return

Dollars Lost: $3500

Toronto, ON-

Date Reported: October 23, 2025

Business Name Used: northern markets


Online Purchase

A while ago, I went through one of the toughest moments of my life after falling victim to a crypto scam. I lost a significant amount in USDT and genuinely believed there was no way to recover it. After weeks of research and reaching out for advice, I came across a group on Telegram known as OXADATAA, who specialize in blockchain investigations and fund recovery. They were professional, patient, and transparent throughout the process. With their guidance and expertise, I was eventually able to get my situation resolved and recover what I thought was gone for good. For anyone who’s been through something similar, don’t give up — the right help can make a real difference.

Dollars Lost: $70000

AR

Date Reported: October 23, 2025

Business Name Used: trad


Employment

I received a text with a part time job offer to "push ads" to potential consumers. After completing the training and "pushing ads" i was told in order to withdraw from the money I earned, become a permanent employee, earn $100-$300 a day and convert my earnings from crypto currency to dollars, i have to pay like $20.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: October 23, 2025

Business Name Used: Clear-Click


Employment - Employment - Nexus Web Space Inc.

On September 17, 2025 I received an e-mail from Nexus Web Space regarding a potential job offer. They attached a job description, and asked me to review it, and if it aligned with my career goals, respond with my most recent resume. After providing them with my resume I received a response the following day stating that they were offering me a provisional position (permanent hiring depending on how well I did with their initial training). They sent a copy of their training agreement, and I was to provide my desired start date, the date I signed the agreement, my name, address, and signature. I scanned a copy of this agreement once the requested information was added, and attached to the replied e-mail, along with pictures of my driver's license (front and back, as they requested), and also provided my bank's routing number and checking account information (for paycheck direct deposit). Nexus responded by saying that they do not work with the bank I provided and requested that I open an account with Bank of America, Citibank, or Wells Fargo (the hiring process attachment also stated this and provided a list of 7 banks they worked with). I opened a Bank of America checking account and provided them with their routing number and my checking account number. Once training started on September 29th, the Nexus Web Space Recruiter called me and told me to open up accounts with CoinBase, Crypto.com, and later BitStamp. I was given the first of a number of theory and practice tasks. This lined up with what the hiring process attachment I was sent on September 17th said. The theory tasks took the entire workday (and sometimes longer) to complete. The practice tests usually only took a little while as I was required to wait until Nexus would deposit funds into the Coinbase account. Once this happened, I was instructed to transfer them to my Bank of America Account, then once it was confirmed to be received by Bank of America, I was to wire transfer the funds to either Crypto.com or Bitstamp. The recruiter stated that the reasons for moving this money from one source to another was that "Our goal is to understand the process of completing payments via crypto platforms, as you will be assisting our clients with this as a manager for our company. " Once funds have served their purpose in either Bitstamp or Crypto.com, I was asked to transfer them to a "wallet account." I was provided with a long code to enter on a certain screen which did cause the funds to be transferred. Fortunately, none of this was my personal funds, but the use of my bank account that was originally set up just for direct deposit of my paycheck and then using this bank account to conduct transactions that I later learned that Coinbase, Crypto, and Bitstamp were all capable to doing caused red flags to be raised. Also, at the end of the three weeks, I inquired about my first paycheck, as the information I was provided stated that this would be when I would receive my first paycheck regardless of when I was hired or not. The recruiter stated that I still had 4 more Theory tasks to complete and this last practice task of transferring funds needed to be completed before I would get paid. I never understood why these additional 4 theory tasks were not provided to me prior to the end of the training. The practice tasks were more understandable since it did take a few days for Crypto.com and Bitstamp to process/release the transfer deposits. I had to request one of the remaining 4 theory tasks to be sent to me the Monday after training was over. It was sent to me; I completed the task and sent it back. However, I never heard from the Nexus recruiter again and never got paid. 3+ weeks, consisting of 8-hour days, 5 days a week for this time wasted! 5 days a week, for 3 weeks, = 15 days. 8 hours per day at $32 an hour. Alltogether, that was about $3,840 that I never saw. The only upside is that it didn't cost me any money.

Dollars Lost: $0.0

North York, ON- M6A 3B4

Date Reported: October 23, 2025

Business Name Used: Nexus Web Space Inc.


CryptoCurrency - CryptoCurrency Scam

I casually liked a comment on X and they responded with a simple message. I never responded to the message and a few days later i received another message. I replied to their comment and I guess that opened the door more interaction. Keep in mind their profile had no mention of crypto and our conversation was never about crypto until a couple months of interacting. Once they inquired and realized that I my knowledge of any type of investing was zero to none they became more aggressive in nature. I was led to a website, xaut.erc-s.fun which was an ai arbitrage platform. Once you deposit your money, or pay for a smart contract everything appears on the screen making you think your money is really working for you. I was allowed to withdraw 10,000.00 which made me think it was legit. They even had a very responsive customer service that would offer assistance at anytime. A very organized and professional group of scammers. After that i was encouraged to obtain VIP status($200000.00) which came with many perks such as unlimited withdrawals, special rewards and the ability to terminate trades without being penalized. After becoming VIP I attempted a big withdrawal and was told I had to pay taxes on my profit up to that point. They locked my money until the taxes were paid. They were always coming up some kind of reason to deny your money. Finally when i was able to make a withdraw I tried to withdraw 170000.00 and they air dropped fake coins to my wallet with a malicious coded contract that was worth absolutely nothing. At that point i realized I had been scammed. The fraudulent transactions did involve my coinbase wallet, and it seems like coinbase could freeze the assets because every transaction is visible and can be tracked. They can see it as well as I can that the transaction is fraudulent and being it come through their exchange, they should help get the funds back. They have no interest in helping but have all the power to stop it. Makes no sense to me. Why would they let the scams continue?

Dollars Lost: $150000

Unknown Location

Date Reported: October 23, 2025

Business Name Used: N/A


Employment - BCCAI Ltd.

I was contacted about remote work watching YouTube ads. Seemed harmless so I said yes and thought I could make some extra money. Then the next day after they paid me $100 for my previous days work, they had another opportunity for me doing small trades in crypto. I wouldn't get the account as I did not want to give my personal info out and that was fine with them. They offered another one that I could send $37 and would get back $52, I figured ok I can lose $40 if that is what happens. Well I didn't lose, I got my money and then another task, received that back as well. Thought ok maybe this is legit. The next day did my first few tasks of videos, then a task to send an amount with different options of amounts and commission earned I felt ok so I sent the smalled amount possible of $200, Well then they wanted an additional $500 to get my payments back. I then started to look into this company and now know they are a scam. The contract document they provide, is fake, the seal is of an impeached Secretary of State, Jena Griswold, their business has been in deliquency for years, pretty much since it opened,. I am hoping to get my money back. I don't know how they continue to do this when they are using fake seals and documents from the State of Colorado.

Dollars Lost: $200

Denver, CO- 80202

Date Reported: October 23, 2025

Business Name Used: BCCAI Ltd.


Other

Superbonus claim you have to pay 100.00 to verify your account but yet when they ask for the deposit they try and get you to give them your recovery phase on your crypto wallet don't ever do that! They play a good game but I only lost 90.00 but they tried to say I had to deposit exactly 100.00 to be verified for the withdrawal of 40.000 their crazy! Don't fall for them their registration number isn't even legit.

Dollars Lost: $100

Gotha, FL- 34734

Date Reported: October 22, 2025

Business Name Used: Superbonus


Employment - Etsy.toshopus.top

Was someone i met online and she talked me into helping her on this selling platform etsy.toshopus.top where you have 60 orders to click thru but after the first 60, it started throwing bigger orders to click thru and i did not have enough money in my account so you have to upcharge by adding more money and if you could not they would freeze the account and they threaten a lawsuit against me. I upcharge twice, first uaing cashapp for 250.00 andbthe using crypto for 1200.00. Then i started to finish my 60 orders and another high dollar one came that needs me to add another 3400.00.

Dollars Lost: $1450

Unknown Location

Date Reported: October 22, 2025

Business Name Used: Etsy.toshopus.top


Employment - DePop Imposter Website - Employment Task Scam - Crypto Commissions

My mother actually received the text about a job opportunity. She forwarded it to me. I reached out, skeptical of the nature of the work. It was straightforward and easy enough to learn. We were required to review items on Depop VIP, a platform claiming to be reselling designer goods, by completing 3 sets of 30 tasks. The “tasks” are tapping a button to give each item a 5-star rating, increasing the likelihood of a sale. We were told that this is a way of acquiring data for the platform to prove humans were reviewing the items and not bots. You cannot withdraw our earnings until all sets are complete. As a trainee, I was required to complete 1 set of 30 in a training account and 2 sets of 30 in my own. The initial red flag happened after I completed my first set of “tasks” in the training account. This earned me some money but I was expected to send $12 via PayPal to supplement the funds earned as the account must maintain a minimum balance of $100 to complete the work. I automatically said no. The scammer called me to persuade me into sending the funds. It was a woman and she told me her experience with the platform. She seemed trustworthy. Against my better judgment I went through with it. $12 is not a major loss. And at the end of that shift I had earned money. I was able to withdraw it and deposit it into my bank account. All seemed well. But each successive day had another hang up: 1) The crypto apps had regional restrictions in my state. 2) The apps had limits to how much I could send per day. 3) The “advanced orders” (large sales for which you must deposit additional funds but once completed will earn you 5-10x commission) that are considered rare by other users (0-2 appearances per set) were coming through regularly for me. I saw this as another red flag but I was invested now. Because once there was more money in my account, the products presented to me in the sets were of higher value. So when I received advanced sales they grew in price requiring more to be deposited. The only reason I sent the money I did today was because I received an “advanced order” on my 29th order of my 3rd set (the penultimate order of my last set of the day). If I made a deposit of $9k, I would be able to withdraw $19k, an earning of $10k. But once I made the wire transfer to Coinbase (the only way to move such a large sum to the only crypto wallet that works in my region), sent that money to the Depop VIP customer service and they added the $9k I sent to my work account balance. I went to process my final order and it was another “advanced order” and now they expect me to deposit $23k in order to complete the order. I just want my money back.

Dollars Lost: $11000

Orlando, FL

Date Reported: October 22, 2025

Business Name Used: N/A


Investment - BCA Business School / Academy Investment Scam

BCA Business School / BMX / Victoria Ann Taylor / Mr. Reynolds / Mr. Miller / Mr. Wilson = SCAMMERS Victoria Ann Taylor of BCA contacted me through WHATSAPP, promising big returns on investing using their AI system AI Pro X - She awarded me $20 in BCA coins to trade with (BCA coins are also fake) and showed me how to set up a BMX (an unregulated crypto exchange) After trading the $20 worth of coins for a few days, my account balance was nearly $1,000. Then, Victoria suggested that I put in some of my own money to increase my balance which in turn would increase my returns. I did. I signed a contract for 90-days, and also an NDA. When my contract term was complete, it was stated that all the "money" in the BMX account would be released to me. At the end of the 90 days, my BMX account balance was $110,000 - Victoria told me my account would be released the next day, but she dragged her feet. I pressed her, and then she told me to unlock my account would require an additional $5k payment, even though I had already agreed to pay the 15% advisory fee from my BMX account. I pressed her to honor the contract, but she simply justified her actions and told me to pay the additional $5k. The whole thing is a scam, and there are many in the chat who are in on the scam, and they will tell you, oh, just pay the extra money, that's what I did and I got all my money. It's a lie - there is no real money in the BMX account. BMX is a fake exchange - the whole thing is a sophisticated scam from top to bottom. DON'T GIVE ANY MONEY TO BCA / BMX - YOU WILL NEVER SEE YOUR MONEY AGAIN!!

Dollars Lost: $10000

Unknown Location

Date Reported: October 22, 2025

Business Name Used: BCA Business School / Academy


Retail Business

The website appears to Rare Breed's official website. If you attempt to make a purchase, you will be prompted to enter your shipping information and phone number. The next page will give you the options for Zelle, Crypto, Apple Pay, or CashApp. If you proceed, you will receive an email from [email protected] to confirm your order. You will also receive an email from [email protected] instructing you to send the payment. They will then ask for confirmation of payment before they ghost you.

Dollars Lost: $305

Unknown Location

Date Reported: October 22, 2025

Business Name Used: Rare Breed Triggers


Investment - Exclusivesky Investment Guild

I was receiving advise from the Exclusivesky Investment Guild and to direct funds into the ZopEs crypto exchange. I wire transferred 10,000.00 to do some cryptocurrency trading. When I go to withdraw funds, I am told it will cost an additional 10,000.00 to do a withdraw. Obviously, a red flag for a scam. The Zopes exchange address is in Colorado but when you google search the address it shows a In-N-Out burger restaurant. Colorado recognizes it as a business and is in their directory. However, I know that's not correct. When I tell Exclusivesky Investment Guild, they recommend paying the withdrawal fee. That tells me they are working together.

Dollars Lost: $10000

Lone Tree, CO- 80124

Date Reported: October 22, 2025

Business Name Used: Exclusivesky Investment Guild


Phishing - slots.lv

I downloaded what I thought was the Motor City Casino app. It turned out to be https://www.slots.lv/?ol=true or Slots lv. They must have had a way to manipulate the app to their site. I deposited funds and earned the amount as mentioned. When I went to withdraw they did not give me the choice I initially deposited (my debit card) but wanted me to deposit to crypto accounts and other shady options. I contacted them and they said I could only withdraw to these methods and that cards were not accepted

Dollars Lost: $113.77

Unknown Location

Date Reported: October 22, 2025

Business Name Used: Motor City Casino


Tech Support - Phishing

Was contacted by fake Coinbase text saying that my account was trying to be hacked and need to transfer my crypto to a wallet. They walked through transfer to a wallet to try to protect my crypto and through the process they stole all my crypto $5000+. Then they wanted me to buy more crypto and said they would match 40% on top of the purchase for my inconvenience. This is when I started to question but they already took the crypto from my wallet. Very frustrating and no help from SafePal or Coinbase.

Dollars Lost: $5000

Unknown Location

Date Reported: October 22, 2025

Business Name Used: Coinbase Imposter


Investment - Investment

Requested to invest minimum of $50.00 in crypto money to make a increase of 30% of the invested amount

Dollars Lost: $0.0

Unknown Location

Date Reported: October 22, 2025

Business Name Used: N/A


Advance Fee Loan

Was going to accept a personal loan from them. They kept changing the way they could send me the money. First it was to my bank then use sofi then they would send me a completely blank check that I would have put in the #, their name and my name. Finally they told me to go to crypto.com and open an account so that they could purchase crypto.bitcoin etc..i don't know alot about all that crypto stuff but it seemed pretty hinky to me..tried talking out of not doing it finally calling me scared. Told them no I could do that.convo ended

Dollars Lost: $0.0

VA

Date Reported: October 21, 2025

Business Name Used: Freedom credit loans llc


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