#social-media-scam
3 questions tagged with #social-media-scam
Lost my savings after investing in crypto on a platform shared via TikTok, is it all gone?
Hey everyone, feeling pretty numb right now. I met this guy on TikTok a few weeks ago, seemed really successful, always posting about luxury cars and travel. We started chatting, and he convinced me to invest in crypto through this platform he was using. He said he had an 'insider strategy' and showed me screenshots of huge daily profits. I started with a small amount, like $500, and it actually went up! I could see it on the platform. He kept pushing me to put more in, saying it was a limited-time opportunity. So I transferred about $15,000 worth of USDT from my Coinbase wallet to this new platform. It looked legit, had charts and everything. For a few days, the numbers kept climbing. Then I tried to withdraw a small profit, and it said 'account frozen, requires tax payment'. I messaged him, and he said it was standard procedure and I needed to pay another 10% to unlock it. I'm starting to think this is a huge scam. Is there *any* way to get my money back? I'm in Al Ain, UAE, and this money was meant for my kids' education. Feeling like such an idiot.
My Instagram was hacked & used for crypto scam, now followers want money back from ME. What do I do?
Feeling totally sick about this. My Instagram account, which I've had for like, ten years, got hacked last week. I clicked a link that looked like it was from a friend about a 'collab' – total idiocy, I know now. Anyway, before I could even get back in, they changed the email, phone, everything. Then, these scammers started posting stuff about 'amazing crypto returns' on my story and in DMs to my followers. Now, a couple of my actual friends and even some acquaintances have DMed me, super upset, saying they 'invested' like a few thousand bucks because they thought it was me recommending it. They're asking *me* for their money back! I'm completely devastated and freaked out. I reported it to Instagram, but haven't heard much. Is there *anything* I can do? For my friends who lost money, or for me, to prove I wasn't involved? I feel like I'm going to be blamed for this forever.
Lost significant crypto after getting lured into a fake 'arbitrage' platform, is there any hope?
Hey everyone, feeling pretty distraught right now. I was chatting with someone I met on a social media platform, and they gradually convinced me about this 'opportunity' to make easy money doing crypto arbitrage. They showed me screenshots, even a few small successful withdrawals, so I stupidly thought it was legit. I transferred about 7,000 USD worth of ETH and USDT to this platform, which they said was connected to Binance for 'liquidity'. I even sent it through Trust Wallet, thinking that was safe. Everything looked fine on their interface, showing profits daily. But when I tried to withdraw a larger amount, suddenly there were 'tax' issues, 'compliance fees', and now they've gone silent. The website looks pretty generic, now that I look closer, and the person blocked me. I know, I was an idiot. Is there _any_ way to trace these funds or get them back? I'm in Lyon, France, if that matters.