#canada-scam
2 questions tagged with #canada-scam
Lost my mom's retirement to a fake crypto platform after meeting someone on LinkedIn — any hope?
I'm so ashamed right now I can barely type this. I met this guy on LinkedIn, seemed super professional, talked about investment opportunities. He was really charming, always asking about my family, getting to know me. After a few weeks, he convinced me to "diversify" into crypto. He introduced me to this platform that looked legit, said it was partnered with some big names. I invested some of my own money first, saw some small returns. Then, like an idiot, I talked my mom into putting a significant chunk of her retirement savings into it, about CAD $150k. Now the platform is gone, his LinkedIn is deleted, and all the money is just... gone. I feel sick. We reached out to our bank, TD, but they said they couldn't do anything because I authorized the transfers. I don't even know where to start. Is there any way to report this effectively and maybe get some of it back? I told my mom it was my fault, and I just can't face her. She trusted me.
I'm heartbroken and broke after 'Grace' from WhatsApp turned out to be a pig-butchering scam – what now?
I really don't even know where to begin. i feel like such an idiot. i met this woman, 'Grace,' through a random WhatsApp message back in November. she was so sweet, seemed genuine. we talked every single day, for hours sometimes. she seemed to be living a great life, always talking about her trading investments and how much she was making, saying she wanted to help me too. she convinced me to invest in this crypto platform, 'CoinEgg'. started small, made some 'profits', was even able to withdraw a little at first. so i put in more. and more. everything. my life savings, even took out a personal loan. now i'm locked out, they're demanding a huge 'tax' to withdraw. it was tens of thousands. i'm in Calgary, Canada. what can I even do? Is there any way to get my money back or at least report this effectively so it doesn't happen to anyone else?