#online-fraud
2 questions tagged with #online-fraud
A company called 'Trading Loss Expert Reviews' wants a 'risk assessment fee'. Is this another scam?
Hey everyone, I'm feeling so desperate here. I lost a significant amount – low five figures – to a crypto trading scam back in December. It was awful, wiped out my savings. I reported it to the local police, but honestly, didn't get much hope back. A few weeks ago, I got an email, unsolicited, from a company called 'Trading Loss Expert Reviews'. They claimed they saw my 'case' online somewhere (which spooked me a bit, how did they know?). They sound really professional, sending me case studies and testimonials, saying they specialize in recovering crypto losses. They've done a bunch of consultations with me, mostly over Telegram, and now they're asking for a 'risk assessment fee' upfront to proceed. It's not a huge amount, but after what happened, I'm just so wary. Is this legit? Or am I about to get scammed a second time? I can't afford to lose any more money.
My 'broker' is demanding a 'premium withdrawal fee' to release my profits. Is this a new scam tactic?
Okay, so I've been dabbling in forex for a few months, mostly through an online 'broker' that my friend recommended. Started small, put in about 2k euros. Then they called me, a guy named 'Mark' with a British accent, seemed legit. He got me to invest more, said there were guaranteed returns, which, looking back, was prob a red flag, right? Anyway, my account shows a decent profit, around 8k now. When I tried to withdraw a few days ago, suddenly Mark says I need to pay a 'premium withdrawal fee' of 15% of my profits, because I'm withdrawing more than 5k and it's a 'special expedited service'. He says it's standard industry practice for larger withdrawals. I've never heard of this. Is this normal? Or am I being played? I'm in Tilburg, nethelands, and tbh I'm getting really nervous.