#eth-recovery
2 questions tagged with #eth-recovery
Lost a load of crypto after trying to 'refund' something from Caroline June Palm Beach, scam or just dodgy?
Okay, so i bought some clothes from a site called 'Caroline June Palm Beach' a few months ago, thinking it was a legit US brand. The stuff arrived, terrible quality, nothing like the pictures. I tried to return it, and that's where things went sideways. They emailed me saying I needed to pay a customs fee for the return shipping via a crypto transaction, 'for faster processing'. It sounded weird but I was desperate to get my money back, so I sent about $3,000 worth of ETH to an address they provided. Of course, the return never processed, and now they've blocked my email. I feel incredibly stupid. Is this a common scam? Is there any way at all to get my ETH back? I reported it to my bank, but they said crypto transactions are hard to trace. I'm based in SA, and I just feel totally lost and dumb for falling for it. Any advice, even if it's just to confirm it's gone?
Lost my ETH to a deepfake Elon Musk giveaway - is there ANY way to recover it?
I feel so incredibly stupid right now. I was watching a YouTube live stream over the weekend, it was supposedly Elon Musk talking about some new crypto initiative, and it looked SO real. Like, perfect video, perfect audio, everything. He was saying if you send 0.5 ETH to this address, they'd send back 1 ETH as a 'thank you' for supporting his new project. My partner warned me, but I was just so hyped and it just seemed so legit, I didn't even think. I sent 0.5 ETH from my Trust Wallet. Moments later, I realized it was a scam. The stream disappeared, the address was empty. It was a deepfake, wasn't it? I saw someone mention Chainalysis might be able to trace it but idk. Is there any actual hope of getting my money back? About $1,800 USD, which is a lot for me right now. I'm in Germany, btw.