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Crypto Plumb

Investment / sanctions alert · dfpi

DFPI — Victim narrative (California)

A California resident reports a stranger named “Johanna“ sent them a friend request on Facebook. Johanna claimed to work for Citibank in Brooklyn, New York as an investment broker. After chatting through Facebook, Johnna asked to move the conversation to WhatsApp. At some point Johanna convinced the victim to try crypto asset trading. Johanna helped the victim open an account on the crypto asset trading site Crypto Pumb, and deposit assets to trade. The investment grew quickly to more than $479,000. But when the victim tried to withdraw some funds, the site’s customer service representative sa

Estimated loss: $479,000

Type: Pig Butchering Scam | 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.