Cryptocurrency scam; The Woman of St. Francis loses $ 80,000

St. Francis, Vis. – A St. Francis The woman thought she earned tens of thousands of dollars by investing in cryptocurrency. At the wedding anniversary, she surprised her husband with her earnings. The reality was disastrous for both.

“She had a big smile on her face, saying,” Look what I did, “Scott Johansson reminded.” All I thought was, “this is not real.” “

Cheat

Johansson said his wife found the possibility of investing on Facebook. Her first investment was $ 30,000. Seemed to give incredible winnings within a few weeks.

“Better than the stock market,” Johansson said. “Interest said, you basically doubled your money.”

Johansson said his wife invested a total of $ 55,000 in scam. Eventually she wanted to pull their cryptocurrency worth of a valuable dollar. To do this, she had to pay another 30,000 dollar taxes and fines. She paid another $ 30,000.

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“Not until it was $ 80,000 that she had to accept that he was deceived,” Johansson said.

How does it work

Contact 6 Talk to April Dewalkenaere, owner forensic investigations fortress. Dewalkenaere is a certified investigator of cryptocurnancy.

“(Fraud) Try to put you a minor amount first. They show you these amazing gains,” Dewalkenaere said. “It usually doubles your money within two to four weeks.”

Dewalkenaere said the victims can track their investments on false platforms, like the one used by Johansson’s wife. Reality is: The funds disappeared as soon as they deposit them.

Meanwhile, the victim more invests more money and encourages it to allow it to sit as long as possible.

“When (the victim takes) this case for law enforcement, money crossed a year ago,” Devalkenaere said,

Hard trace

Criptocurrency also has no central bank, which makes the transactions very difficult for a trace, especially if money is transferred repeatedly.

Dewalkenaere advises to find opportunities to invest on social media.

To protect yourself before any investments, including cryptocurrency, Dewalkenaere recommends that Finra.org and Broker background check.

“It will give you a shot of their employment history. Are they licensed to actually provide services?” said Dewalkenaere.

Police investigation

Johnsansson and his wife reported the crime to the police.

“(Officer) said there was a 99% chance that your money has no,” Johansson said.

Investigators determined that fraudsters are most likely in Nigeria.

Relegation

Johansson’s wife didn’t want to go to the camera.

“There’s really hard sleep at night,” Johansson said. “There are many problems with trust now.”

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Johansson said his wife thinks their lesson is important for sharing.

“If it sounds too good to be true, it’s fake,” Johansson said.

Consumer warning

One large red flag in this case? Of which is required to pay tax before pulling the money. The criptocurrency is unregulated, which means that there should be no taxes. If regulated, that money would come from your earnings.

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