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Is 'Global Recovery Services' a legit company, or am I about to get scammed again after losing crypto?
Hey everyone, I'm kinda desperate here. Back in January, I lost a significant amount of crypto, around 8k USD, to a fake investment platform. The whole pig butchering thing, didn't realize until it was too late. I reported it to the local police here in Singapore, but honestly, they didn't seem to have much hope. Fast forward to last week, I got an email out of the blue from 'Global Recovery Services'. They said they saw my report (how, I have no idea) and can help recover my funds. They're asking for a 'due diligence' fee upfront, about 500 bucks, which they say is refundable if they can't get anything back. They also mentioned they've successfully recovered funds from similar platforms in the past. It sounds almost too good to be true, and after what happened before, I'm super wary. Is this just another scam preying on victims like me? Has anyone heard of them? Any advice would be really appreciated, I'm feeling so lost.
Crypto 'trading platform' reversed my withdrawal, now demanding 3k balance for cash out. Is this another scam?
Hey everyone, i'm so utterly gutted right now. i met this guy, 'Alex', on tinder about two months ago. we hit it off, talked every day, really felt like we connected. he eventually introduced me to a 'crypto trading platform' where he said he was making decent money. he swore it was legitimate, even sent screenshots of his 'profits' and how easy it was to withdraw. so i put in a bit of money, then a bit more, eventually about SGD 8,000. i saw the balance grow (on *their* platform, of course). when i finally tried to withdraw about half of it last week, the transaction just... reversed. no explanation. then their 'customer service' tells me i need a minimum balance of $3,000 USD to even process *any* withdrawal, saying it's a new policy due to 'high volume'. this just smells like another layer of scam, doesn't it? i feel so stupid. what should i do? should i try to pay the 3k just to get my original money out? or is that just throwing good money after bad? i'm in singapore, how do i even report this properly? any advice appreciated, please be kind.