Personal Finance & Money Asked by Imakesense on January 20, 2021
I have to admit, greed overcame me – and made some questionable investment choices with a person who I think is a scam artist.
I gave $12.5k, I have not given banking information. The scammer asked me to send money to a blockchain.com wallet they setup in my name. I secured the account before depositing funds (changed password/ 2FA etc). But funds got pulled after that. Also following up with blockchain.com now. The scammers phone is from NY state.
The are asking for more money for "investment", and still talking to me. Is there a way to get help from law enforcement in such scenarios. I am in USA.
Tell your $12.5k "goodbye".
The probability of getting your money back is essentially zero.
Explanation:
The scammer set up the account. It is their account, not yours. They have the options to get their access back by whatever password-recovery functions the website has. They may have set up automatic trading functions and/or automated transfers before you got access. And most important, it is up to you to prove that it is them abusing your account and not you abusing their account.
Phone numbers in the USA are easy to spoof. The scammer is probably overseas and well out of US or US-friendly jurisdiction.
You may try to complain to the police, but you will be probably wasting your time (and the policeman's time as well).
You may also try to complain to blockchain.com, but see point 1.
Answered by fraxinus on January 20, 2021
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