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Apex Elite Trades
Investment / sanctions alert · dfpi
DFPI — Victim narrative (California)
Victim met “Margaret Charles” on Facebook who said she could help invest in Bitcoin. “Margaret” directed victim to a trading platform and said she would then see her investment grow, promising profits in seven days. After seven days, Margaret told the victim they had made enough money, and that she should upgrade her account to get a profit in 24 hours. Once the 24 hours passed, Margaret asked the victim to invest even more money to get more profit in the next 24 hours. Then Margaret told the victim she needed to pay a service fee and wait another 24 hours for the profits to be paid out. Next,
Estimated loss: $12,000
Type: Pig Butchering Scam | Fraudulent Trading Platform
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