Promised profits from someone you met online or by message, often in crypto, on an app that shows your money growing. How to tell, before you send more.
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No problem! You seem nice. I trade crypto with my uncle, I made $40,000 last month. Want me to show you?
I'm sharing this before the banks shut it down. Start with $250 and earn $2,000 a week.
Examples. The names and amounts change; the shape doesn't.
Guaranteed or high profits, often paid daily, or bonuses for bringing in friends. Real investments never guarantee them.
A stranger, a new online friend or a famous face in an ad who teaches you to invest, on an app or website you'd never heard of. Videos and voices of famous people can be faked.
Your balance grows fast on their app. The numbers are made up; a small first withdrawal may even work, to win your trust.
To take your money out, you must pay a tax or a fee first.
Pressure: a deadline, the last places, “don't tell your bank”.
Nobody can promise you high profits. Don't send money to someone you met online or by message.
Check the platform with your country's financial regulator before you put anything in. Search the regulator's own list yourself: a site saying it's registered proves nothing.
Talk to someone you trust before you send more. Scammers often ask you to keep it secret.
Still not sure? Check the message. We open its link on a phone and a computer, not yours, and tell you what it is.
Report it. If you sent money, tell your bank first, then your police or your country's fraud reporting service.
In the US: ReportFraud.ftc.gov (the FTC's website, opens in a new tab)
You're shown profits, and a small first withdrawal really arrives. That trust is what brings the big deposit.