Is 'Wealth Recovery International' asking for a 'fund release certificate' fee a legit step?
Hi everyone,
I was scammed out of a lot of money in a crypto investment scam last year, like, low five figures. Ugh. It was such a hard time, and i'm still kinda reeling from it. I reported it to the local police here in Nijmegen and also filed with the FBI IC3 because the scammers seemed to be international. Didn't hear much back, honestly, so I figured it was gone for good.
Then, out of the blue, I got an email from 'Wealth Recovery International.' They said they'd seen my IC3 report and that they'd managed to track some of my funds! They even sent me a screenshot of a transaction log that looked super legit, showing my lost crypto moving to a wallet they claimed to control. Now they're asking for a 'fund release certificate' fee, which is about 1,500 euros, to get my money back. They say it's an official bank charge for international transfers.
It feels a bit too good to be true, you know? After everything, i'm so scared of being conned again. Is this a real thing, or am I about to fall for another scam? Any advice would be really, really appreciated.
asked by Lotte de Groot· 7d ago