A man who lost US$3,000 (S$4,226) to an investment scam was shocked at the audacity of the alleged scammer when she contacted him again, asking him to join her in an ‘illegal business’.
Stomper F shared with Stomp that he had come across the Facebook profile of the alleged scammer in early August this year.
“She showed herself as a top ten crypto trader, very helpful person and single mum,” said the Stomper.
“So I added her as my friend, and everyday, she posted how she was helping people to earn money.
“On Aug 14, I messaged her on Facebook and she said I could start investing with just US$500 (S$727) and make a big amount within a week.
“I bought US$500 worth of KuCoin and transferred it to the wallet address she sent me on Aug 15.”
After one week, the woman showed F that he had made a profit and his account balance was US$116,850. She told him he could withdraw the money in ten minutes and just give her 10 per cent of the profit.
When F applied for the withdrawal through the trading account, he received an email that he needed to pay US$15,370 for the broker commission.
F saw red and confronted the woman about this. She told him she could ‘help’ him pay US$12,000 and he would only have to US$3,000 and in ten minutes, he would receive the rest of the money.
After two to three days, F did not receive any of the money, only an email asking him for another US$2,500, adding that the money in his account had been transferred and he needed to pay the ‘reflection fee’.
F went back to…
