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trader.bfy-c.co

Investment / sanctions alert · dfpi

DFPI — Victim narrative (California)

The victim met a woman on the online dating app Tinder. She offered to show the victim how to make money spot trading gold. The scammer had the victim open an account on the Meta Trader 5 trading platform and simulate some trades, which showed the victim making money. The scammer also directed the victim to open an account on another platform, trader.bfy-c.co. After the simulated trading, the scammer then directed the victim to trade real funds, and he wired more than $120,000 to the Meta Trader 5 trading platform, which was transferred to the trader.bfy-c.co platform. The platform indicated t

Estimated loss: $120,000

Type: Pig Butchering Scam | Fraudulent Trading Platform | Romance 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.