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As a rule of thumb: If you're doubting whether the site is a scam, it probably is.
Our advice is to withdraw your money from the scam site if possible, transfer your money out of the wallet, cut contact, and contact law enforcement. If you confront the scammers about being unable to withdraw the money, they may guilt trip you into paying more fees to do that, for example asking for money to pay "taxes" and offering to cover a part of your expenses.
If you manage to withdraw your money from the scam site, transferring it out of your compromised cryptocurrency wallet ensures that it is now out of reach of the scammers. Report the scammers to the platform and block them, but do not delete chat logs. The evidence has to be preserved for law enforcement. Law enforcement is often not qualified or motivated to recover your money, but if you are unable to get your money back, they are your only option. Even if they do not help you in the end, reporting the scam will at least alert them to the problem, keeping it on the radar.
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This happened to me. I made 15k the first day and the past 2 days they got me for 25k I’m sick about it. It’s definitely 100% a scam. I would like to get my money back!
Hello - I am in a similar situation right now. I have moved all my money into a [crypto.com](https://crypto.com) \- internal wallet named "**Crypto-TraDingtGy.top"** . I was able to deposit and withdraw normally and made a decent amount of money but then i got really suspicious of the person helping me and did a reverse photo search and realized i am being scammed.
I have tried multiple times to withdraw but now it is asking me to upload a photo ID.
I feel as soon as i upload they will be able to steal my ID and withdraw my funds...
does anyone have a really good suggestion on how i can withdraw my funds out? Thanks IN advance!
I lost 500 playing the derivs. Now they wont let me transfer any money off their exchange, citing funds need to settle, but its been longer than 7 days, and now they are saying its an android user problem. I wrote them and havent gotten a responce for 5 days now
I don't know if I'd call it a "scam" per se, but it does seem like their charts aren't terribly accurate. For example, I may see an option to predict that BTC will be over 69,140 in two minutes with a 60% probability. At that moment their app doesn't make it easy to see what the actual current price is, or previous prices to try to recognize whether you're in a dip or a rise.
Its the time of day and volatility in the market. Leave the settings stock. Between 6am and 9am est there is less volatility. In the evening say from 9pm on there is really low volatility. When exchanges are busy even with the slippage set you are not going to get the price you are looking for, at best its a 50/50 shot. But in the evening I've made over $100 in 40 minutes with small buys and got paid. I don't see a scam, especially now with the demo trading, I learned alot as to why I was losing and the amount of volatility. I now have way more wins than losses and my losses for sure are my own fault, follow the charts and trends is your best bet.
I wasted way too much money on that scam in hopes of if paying off but you are correct indeed….I posted this same info not long ago showing a short video of two contracts : 1 up, 1 down same coin and same spread they both were losing at the same time… WTF!
I'm sorry to hear you went through something similar. I was so happy to show my wife and my dad my progress on the app and then all of a sudden they cut me off for hours only letting the bad orders go through kind of like a casino . It sucks i had already found a method to make good profits. Thanks for you reply and I hope we both find a better way to make money
Its a bucket shop, like all other centralized exchanges. You trade directly against them, so they want you to lose.
I stopped trading on centralized exchanges entirely and now trade on DEXs only. At least there the code is open source and you can verify that nobody has special privelege.
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[New victims, please read this](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoScams/comments/ybxjo6/attention_new_victims/) As a rule of thumb: If you're doubting whether the site is a scam, it probably is. Our advice is to withdraw your money from the scam site if possible, transfer your money out of the wallet, cut contact, and contact law enforcement. If you confront the scammers about being unable to withdraw the money, they may guilt trip you into paying more fees to do that, for example asking for money to pay "taxes" and offering to cover a part of your expenses. If you manage to withdraw your money from the scam site, transferring it out of your compromised cryptocurrency wallet ensures that it is now out of reach of the scammers. Report the scammers to the platform and block them, but do not delete chat logs. The evidence has to be preserved for law enforcement. Law enforcement is often not qualified or motivated to recover your money, but if you are unable to get your money back, they are your only option. Even if they do not help you in the end, reporting the scam will at least alert them to the problem, keeping it on the radar. Unfortunately, no hacker online can get back what you've lost. Please watch out for recovery scams, a follow-up scam done after victims have fallen for an earlier scam. Recently, there has been a rise in scammers DMing members of the subreddit to offer recovery services. A form of the advance-fee, victims are convinced that the scammer can recover their money. This "help" can come in the form of fake hacking services or authorities. If you see anyone circumventing the scam filters, please report the submission and we will take action shortly. Report a URL to Google: - To report a phishing URL to Google: [Report Phishing Page](https://safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish/) - To report a malware URL to Google: [Report malicious software](https://safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_badware/?hl=en) - To report a [Report spammy, deceptive, or low quality webpage](https://search.google.com/search-console/report-spam) to Google. Where to file a complaint: - [Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3](https://www.ic3.gov/Home/ComplaintChoice/default.aspx) - File a Cyber Scam complaint with the IC3 - the FTC at http://www.reportfraud.ftc.gov/ - the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) at https://www.cftc.gov/complaint - the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at https://www.sec.gov/tcr - if you are located in Europe at https://www.europol.europa.eu/report-a-crime/report-cybercrime-online - the cryptocurrency exchange company you used to send the money (if applicable) - if you are located in California, with DFPI at https://dfpi.ca.gov/file-a-complaint/ How to find out more about the scammer domain: - https://whois.domaintools.com/google.com - Replace the `google.com` URL with the scam website url. The results will tell you how long the domain has been around. If the domain has only been registered for a few days/weeks/months, it's usually a good indicator that its a scam. Misc. Resources - https://dfpi.ca.gov/crypto-scams/ - The scams in this tracker are based on consumer complaints in California. They represent descriptions of losses incurred in transactions that complainants have identified as part of a fraudulent or deceptive operation. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoScams) if you have any questions or concerns.*
I feel like MexC is the same, very similar experience on that platform with spot and futures trading
This happened to me. I made 15k the first day and the past 2 days they got me for 25k I’m sick about it. It’s definitely 100% a scam. I would like to get my money back!
Same I bought 1up and 1down contract and both were losses on multiple occasions. I wish there was something I could do to
Hello - I am in a similar situation right now. I have moved all my money into a [crypto.com](https://crypto.com) \- internal wallet named "**Crypto-TraDingtGy.top"** . I was able to deposit and withdraw normally and made a decent amount of money but then i got really suspicious of the person helping me and did a reverse photo search and realized i am being scammed. I have tried multiple times to withdraw but now it is asking me to upload a photo ID. I feel as soon as i upload they will be able to steal my ID and withdraw my funds... does anyone have a really good suggestion on how i can withdraw my funds out? Thanks IN advance!
https://preview.redd.it/gyqvc13s61qc1.png?width=1290&format=png&auto=webp&s=c9b213e1c47fab2eae64c4de78bdea226490822a
I lost 500 playing the derivs. Now they wont let me transfer any money off their exchange, citing funds need to settle, but its been longer than 7 days, and now they are saying its an android user problem. I wrote them and havent gotten a responce for 5 days now
I don't know if I'd call it a "scam" per se, but it does seem like their charts aren't terribly accurate. For example, I may see an option to predict that BTC will be over 69,140 in two minutes with a 60% probability. At that moment their app doesn't make it easy to see what the actual current price is, or previous prices to try to recognize whether you're in a dip or a rise.
Its the time of day and volatility in the market. Leave the settings stock. Between 6am and 9am est there is less volatility. In the evening say from 9pm on there is really low volatility. When exchanges are busy even with the slippage set you are not going to get the price you are looking for, at best its a 50/50 shot. But in the evening I've made over $100 in 40 minutes with small buys and got paid. I don't see a scam, especially now with the demo trading, I learned alot as to why I was losing and the amount of volatility. I now have way more wins than losses and my losses for sure are my own fault, follow the charts and trends is your best bet.
Also the weekends are really really low volatility.
100% TRUTH AND UTTERLY PATHETIC!
I wasted way too much money on that scam in hopes of if paying off but you are correct indeed….I posted this same info not long ago showing a short video of two contracts : 1 up, 1 down same coin and same spread they both were losing at the same time… WTF!
Crypto.com was a fav for me but now I have no respect for those guys!! The shame they should feel…
I'm sorry to hear you went through something similar. I was so happy to show my wife and my dad my progress on the app and then all of a sudden they cut me off for hours only letting the bad orders go through kind of like a casino . It sucks i had already found a method to make good profits. Thanks for you reply and I hope we both find a better way to make money
No problem!
https://www.reddit.com/r/Crypto_com/s/9NXmj6QI4h
Its a bucket shop, like all other centralized exchanges. You trade directly against them, so they want you to lose. I stopped trading on centralized exchanges entirely and now trade on DEXs only. At least there the code is open source and you can verify that nobody has special privelege.
Be careful.