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HGEex.com
Investment / sanctions alert · dfpi
DFPI — Victim narrative (California)
The victim met “Ms Vianne” on the LINE app. Vianne convinced the victim to open an account with HGEex to trade options for profit. Vianne showed the victim she had made profits and asked him to help her trade, which he thought he was doing successfully. Vianne then convinced the victim he should invest his own money. He sent more than $20,000 to a cryptocurrency exchange, then transferred the cryptocurrency to an account on the HGEex website. At some point, he tried to withdraw some of his funds, but was told by HGEex customer service that his account was frozen. They also sent an email saying
Estimated loss: $20,000
Type: Pig Butchering Scam | Fraudulent Trading Platform
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What to do if you were targeted
- 1.Stop all transfers immediately.
- 2.Contact your bank or wire transfer service to attempt a recall.
- 3.File a complaint with the FBI IC3 at ic3.gov.
- 4.Report to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov.
- 5.Report to your state securities regulator via nasaa.org.