My savings disappeared after 'migrating' them on a fake exchange site. Is it all gone?
Ok, so I'm really panicking here. I got an email, looked pretty legit, saying my old crypto exchange was 'migrating' to a new, improved platform and I needed to transfer my funds over by a certain date or they'd be locked. I usually don't fall for this stuff but it had my name, my old exchange account details, everything looked spot on. They had a link, I clicked it, logged in, and followed the steps to 'migrate' my USDT and some ETH to this 'new' platform. It looked just like the old one, but slicker.
Now, a week later, I try to log in and the site is gone. Just completely gone. My original exchange account shows zero balance too. I tried contacting support for both the old and 'new' one, nothing. Did I just get totally scammed? Is there literally any way to trace this? I'm in Toulouse, and this was a significant chunk of my savings. I feel so stupid right now.
asked by Louise Lefebvre· 22d ago