My 'future partner' from a dating app got me with fake crypto, what can I do from Canada?
I met this woman, 'Sarah,' on a major dating app a few months ago. Things moved really fast, emotionally. She was so charming, said all the right things. After a few weeks, she started talking about this amazing crypto opportunity she had, a 'wealth manager' friend, and some platform called BitForex (tho looking back, the URL was slightly off, like BitForexx or something, ugh). She sent me screenshots of her 'profits' and pressured me gently to put some money in, just a little at first. I wanted to impress her, you know? Anyway, long story short, I sent three transfers of about 3k each, thinking it was going to skyrocket. Then, when I tried to withdraw, suddenly there were 'tax' fees, then 'liquidity' fees, and now she's ghosted me and the site is gone. I feel like such an idiot. I'm in Winnipeg. What recourse do I even have in Canada for this? I've never dealt with anything like this.
asked by William Fortin· 19d ago
