There are many investment scams, and there are also many fund recovery scams. After defrauding you of your investment funds, arrogant scammers blatantly recommend refund channels to you. How arrogant!
Investment platform customer service actually recommends refund channels?
On November 9, 2023, when Mr. Wu (pseudonym) was browsing short videos, a stranger contacted him. During the chat, he learned that the other party was a woman. The woman introduced an investment APP to Mr. Wu and said that in You can make money by investing in this APP, and you can recharge it several times. For example, if you recharge 10,000 yuan, the APP will have 100,000 yuan for investment. Mr. Wu was very excited when he heard what the other party said.
After the two added friends, the other party sent a QR code, asking Huiyou to download the investment APP and contact the platform customer service. The customer service then told him the recharge amount and method. At the beginning, Mr. Wu recharged 100,000 yuan. After some operations, it showed a small profit. The customer service asked him to withdraw money first. After trying, Mr. Wu successfully withdrawed 9,000 yuan. After verifying that he could withdraw cash, he lowered his guard and increased the recharge amount. However, he later logged into the APP again and found that the APP had been blocked due to suspicion of money laundering and could not recharge or withdraw cash.
After contacting the customer service, the customer service asked Mr. Wu to contact a refund center on QQ. After adding it, the other party said that he would need to transfer another 150,000 yuan to unblock it, and then all the money on the APP platform could be refunded. After hearing this, Mr. Wu Realizing that he had been defrauded, he called the police.
After being defrauded of investment funds, the arrogant scammer pushed for "fund recovery" channels
What’s worse than being defrauded in investing is encountering a fund recovery scam
If Mr. Wu's timely stop loss can be considered "lucky", then Ms. Song is not so lucky. After Ms. Song saw an advertisement on the Internet that the defrauded money could be recovered, she contacted customer service according to the prompts. The other party said that the defrauded funds of Ms. Song had been laundered and transferred overseas, and she had to follow the other party's prompts. After logging into the website provided by the other party, Ms. Song recharged the investment as required, and received investment income from the first few orders. After recharging 50,000 yuan, the other party tricked Ms. Song into continuing to recharge on the grounds that her account was frozen. Ms. Song immediately realized she had been deceived and called the police.
After being defrauded of investment funds, the arrogant scammer pushed for "fund recovery" channels
In this world, there are always people trying their best to empty your pockets, and scammers always understand the weaknesses of human nature, making it difficult for people to guard against them. If you want to avoid being deceived, you must firmly establish the awareness of fraud prevention, do not be greedy for petty gains, and do not invest casually. You must be cautious when making friends online. When you cannot identify the true identity of the other party, you must not easily believe their sweet words and various rhetoric, let alone Talk about money! Investment is inherently risky. Faced with various investment temptations that advertise "professional guidance," "high returns," and "guaranteed profits," you must stay calm and be careful not to be deceived!
Investment fraud often involves large amounts of money. Faced with the sudden appearance of "loss recovery", investors must be more vigilant and discuss with friends or family to avoid being fooled again. If you suffer losses due to fraudulent loss recovery scams, you should immediately seek advice Contact the bank and report the scam to the police, or submit an exposure on our site to alert more investors.
