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Entity Impersonating CME Group/XCME TEAM

Investment / sanctions alert · dfpi

DFPI — Victim narrative (California)

The victim met “Mia” on WhatsApp who told him about an investment opportunity he thought was related to the Chicago Merchant Exchange. Victim was directed by the online stranger to send money to a website. Victim invested nearly $25,000 and was emailed account statements from[email protected]showing he had made profits of nearly $100,000. When the victim tried to withdraw funds, he received an email stating he needed to pay another $24,000 in taxes to release the funds. The company also claimed penalties would be charged if the taxes weren’t paid on time. Victim became suspicious that the comp

Estimated loss: $25,000

Type: Pig Butchering Scam | Liquidity Mining Scam | Romance Scam | Imposter 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.