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File Coins FoundationFile-coinfo.com

Investment / sanctions alert · dfpi

DFPI — Victim narrative (California)

A California victim got a notification on the Viber App about “fast profits in Bitcoin investments.” Intrigued, the victim followed a link to “Filecoins Foundation.” There, he was connected with “Adeline” who convinced him she could teach him how to trade Bitcoin. Over time he sent $58,130.15 to the site. Following Adeline’s instructions, he believed he was trading Bitcoin every day and the website showed his account had grown to $1.5 million. But when he tried to withdraw his money, he was told he needed to a “profit tax” of approximately $26,000.00. He told them to just withdraw that from hi

Estimated loss: $1,500,000

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.