A wave of sickening realization crashedâŠ
A wave of sickening realization crashed over me. I met someone on Reddit who promised to teach me algorithmic trading. The scammer even sent me 2.33 SOL with which I registered and deposited into this website, showed me how to trade, and I made some profit and even withdrew 4.03 SOL. The scammer then advised that I invest more so I can get greater rewards. So I took out my inheritance for $610,460 and deposited it, followed all the instructions and was able to take my balance to $2,164,793. I was so excited, so I decided to withdraw $1,915,819, but was told the amount is too large, I would need to pay a 18% tax clearance ($344,847). I quickly took another loan and paid it since I was sure withdrawal was possible because I had withdrawn in the past. Then they demanded another 28% account unfreezing fee, which was when it dawned on me that it was a con. I explained to my credit provider, and he referred me to a on-chain tracking firm (Fiscop Advisor LLC), who started tracing the movements of the SOL until it was sold on a decentralized mixer. The scammers' bank info was obtained, and he was caught, and the SOL reversed.