#xbt-exchange

Lost my savings to a 'sweetheart' from a language app, now my crypto is gone via a fake platform called 'XBT Exchange'. Any hope from South Africa?

Okay, I'm mortified even typing this out, but I'm desperate. I met this person on a language exchange app, they seemed so genuine, super sweet, patient with my terrible French. We chatted for weeks, moved to WhatsApp, and then they started talking about 'crypto trading opportunities'. They convinced me to put money into this platform called 'XBT Exchange' – looked totally legit, had charts, everything. I started with a small amount, saw 'returns', got excited, and then put in nearly all my savings, about 15k USD equivalent. I even borrowed a bit from my sister. Now, the site is gone. Just poof. My 'sweetheart' blocked me everywhere. I'm in Durban, South Africa, and I feel like such an idiot. Is there anything, anything at all, I can do? Or am I just completely screwed? I've got screenshots of chats and the 'platform' before it vanished.