Lost a load of crypto to a fake BitForex site after clicking a scam Twitter ad, is there any way to recover it?
Feeling absolutely gutted right now. I saw an ad on Twitter yesterday for BitForex, it looked legit, like some special promotion, you know? I clicked it, logged in with my details (which I now realize were probably stolen from somewhere else, ugh), and then they prompted me to deposit some crypto to 'unlock' the offer. I deposited about 0.5 ETH and some USDT from my Binance account.
Everything seemed normal for a few hours, I even saw the balance in the fake BitForex account. Then, when I tried to withdraw, it just said 'transaction failed' repeatedly. After a bit, the whole site went blank. My heart just sank. I checked the URL again and it was like `Bitf0rex.com` or something similar, not the real one.
I reported it to Binance, but they just said they can't reverse crypto transactions once sent. Is there *anything* I can do? I'm in Lyon, France, and feeling pretty desperate.
asked by Alice Bernard· 12d ago
