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btop chains

Investment / sanctions alert · dfpi

DFPI — Victim narrative (California)

A California resident reports that when attempting to withdraw 150,000 USDCof their own funds from a crypto asset trading platformat btopchains.com, the request was rejected and their account was frozen. The platform then demanded an advance fee equal to 20% of the resident’s total assets to restore their account access. The platform’s domain name was then changed to bkchaintops.com.The resident has not been able to recover any of their funds. The websites are no longer in operation.

Estimated loss: $0

Type: Fraudulent Trading Platform

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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.