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2 questions tagged with #ireland
Think I've been hit by a 'clone firm' – any hope getting money back from scam brokers?
Okay, so I feel like a complete idiot right now. I was looking into investing a bit of my savings, nothing huge, just wanted to try and grow it a little. I found this broker online, seemed legit, their website looked really professional, even mentioned they were regulated by the FCA. They even gave me an account manager who called regularly. I deposited about 5k EUR back in March. Fast forward to last week, I tried to withdraw a small amount – just to test it out, you know? And bam, all these fees suddenly pop up. 'Tax fees', 'AML compliance fees', 'transfer insurance'. They want another 1.5k EUR before I can even touch my money. My gut said no way, so I did some digging. Turns out, the *actual* FCA-regulated firm they claimed to be has a warning on their site about a 'clone firm' mirroring their details, even using similar domain names. I think I fell for it. Has anyone dealt with these clone scams before? Is there *any* way to claw back funds deposited by bank transfer from Ireland to some random Eastern European bank account? I'm honestly so stressed out.
I was manipulated into a fake crypto investment by someone I thought I loved. How do I report this from Ireland?
I'm feeling so lost and stupid right now. I met someone online, and we chatted for months, long phone calls, video calls. I really thought we had a connection, a future. They slowly, subtly, started talking about this amazing crypto opportunity, pushed me to invest with them on what they called ZG.com, showing me fake profits. I put in my life savings, over €80,000. Now they've disappeared, and the website's gone. I'm in Ireland, and I don't even know where to begin reporting this. It feels like such a personal betrayal, not just a financial loss. I've heard about Action Fraud in the UK, but I'm not there. Any advice from others who've been through this or know the right channels in Ireland or internationally?