Bakery forced to close after cryptocurrency scam
Jordan Bowen reports
TAMPA, Fla. – A Tampa bakery owner is warning crypto investors after she says she was scammed out of more than $80,000 of her life-savings. She now says she’ll have to shut down her business.
Lorena Brunson’s dream has always been to retire and open up a bakery. All was going according to plan up until a few months ago when she says a cryptocurrency scam wiped her out, financially.
“It’s been really stressful. I mean, I think I cried for the first couple of weeks,” Brunson said.
A few months ago, her son started investing in cryptocurrency through a website after someone reached out to him about it on Instagram. Soon, his $500 investment doubled to $1,000 then $,2000. After a week, he saw huge returns and was able to withdrawal more than $1,000 in cash.
Around the same time, Bruson – who has been running Beanie and Bellies Cupcakery in South Tampa for the last 6 years – was in a pinch and needed money. When her son told her about his investments, she thought it could be the break she needed.
Tampa bakery owner warns others after life savings wiped out by cryptocurrency scam
“I gave him $4,000 initially and he invested it, and then he was able to make a profit on that, and then he was able to withdraw. I really was like 3 or $4,000 after that,” Brunson said.
As the weeks passed, investments grew and more friends and family got involved. After two months, Brunson says she had invested $80,000…
