Met a 'kind' woman on a gardening forum, invested via her 'friend' on ZG.com. Now my crypto's gone. Any hope from Oregon?
Feeling pretty stupid right now, tbh. I met someone really nice on a gardening forum, we talked for a few weeks, shared pics of our plants and stuff. It felt really genuine. Then she started talking about this amazing crypto opportunity, saying her 'uncle' or 'friend' (can't even remember which now, it's all a blur) was a super successful trader. She showed me screenshots of huge profits, really convincing stuff.
I ended up putting about half my savings – low five figures – into ZG.com, following all her instructions. At first, it looked like I was making money. Then suddenly, I couldn't withdraw anything. They wanted more fees, 'taxes,' all this jargon. That's when it hit me. I feel so ashamed and heartbroken. I already filed a report with my local police here in Portland, and they just gave me a generic website. Is there anything else I can do from the US? I'm scared.
asked by Brian Moore· 23d ago