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btm-vip.combitaeqcke.net(Entity Impersonating BitMex)

Investment / sanctions alert · dfpi

DFPI — Victim narrative (California)

A California resident reports being contacted by someone on Instagram, which led to a romantic relationship. At some point, the romantic interest brought up the subject of investing in crypto. They helped the victim purchase crypto assets, showed them how to open an account on a crypto asset exchange at the website bitaeqcke.net, and then convinced them that their account balance was growing. But, when the victim tried to withdraw the funds, the website demanded the a “tax profit” fee of more than $30,000 to be paid within 10 days. When the victim couldn’t pay, the person they met on Instagram

Estimated loss: $30,000

Type: Fraudulent Trading Platform | Imposter Scam | Pig Butchering Scam | Romance Scam

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What to do if you were targeted

  1. 1.Stop all transfers immediately.
  2. 2.Contact your bank or wire transfer service to attempt a recall.
  3. 3.File a complaint with the FBI IC3 at ic3.gov.
  4. 4.Report to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov.
  5. 5.Report to your state securities regulator via nasaa.org.