I learned a hard lesson: never trust your finances with someone you have never met. I had a rough childhood, living with my mom in a trailer. I was a high school dropout because my mom had a serious health issue.
I have been working since I was 11, doing various odd jobs. Now in my 20s, I was working as a construction worker. Although the streets had made me smart, they never made me financially savvy. Mom’s health was deteriorating, and I needed fast cash.
I was with my boys and had heard about “Bitcoin, the new gold of the century” a couple of times. I strongly believed, “What you don’t see, you don’t own.” So I never thought that I should invest in it.
I had to shift to the city as Mummy required vital medical attention. I was desperate to make money, and although my boys helped a lot, I thought I was depending on them very heavily.
It was in the city hospital when my mom was undergoing some tests the doctors recommended. I was all alone scrolling on my mobile when I received a text. It had to do something with Bitcoin.
I was initially hesitant and heard my guts cry, “James, don’t do it!”
Mom’s treatment had cost me an arm and a leg, and these costs would increase further.
I called the number mentioned in the text.
My call was immediately answered. The first thing the person on the other end asked was if I knew anything about Bitcoin. I said I had heard of it many times but never really grasped the idea of it. Charle, or whatever his real name was, started asking personal questions, which I thought was odd; my guts were still reminding me that this was a bad call.
However, I answered all his questions, and he assured me that my financial security was in good hands.
He was demanding $10,000 to start the investment in Bitcoin. I lied and thought that it could be a scam, so I answered that I had $500 at the moment. I could hear his disappointment, but he said, “Fair enough. We will start small.”
He instructed me on how to open up an account on a trading account that he had recommended and asked if I knew anything about trading, and I answered “No.”
After downloading the trading app on my mobile, he instructed me on how to open an account. And the money that I had wire-transferred was reflected on the trading platform.
Should have heard my “GUTS!”
The year had just begun, and just two weeks after I opened up the account, I saw my Bitcoins grow. I was more fixated on watching my money grow and gave little attention to my mom’s health. As I saw Bitcoin appreciate, I was keen on investing more. I thought it was not a bad idea.
I called Charles immediately and wire-transferred $20,000. I was happy with my decision, as the trading account said I had $70,000.
Charles said that his investment scheme was working for me and asked if I could manage to invest more money in Bitcoin. I was worried that I could have trouble paying off Mum’s medical bills, but Charles managed to convince me that at the end of the year, I would be rolling in money and should do as he had suggested.
I was so convinced that I applied for $100,000 and wire-transferred the entire amount to Charles.
It was June when Mom’s health started to deteriorate at a faster pace. I required money and thought that I should go and take some money off my trading account; after all, I was doing it for Mum, and now the trading account showed more than $250,000 in it.
I did not know how to withdraw the money from the app, so I called Charles regarding it. He insisted that I should make other arrangements to pay off Mom’s medical bill and should also consider investing more in Bitcoin.
It was then that I realized that I was being conned by a con artist. A cold shiver went through my spine, and I said I wanted to withdraw all the money immediately. I was hoping that he would call the relevant department and help withdraw all the money.
I waited for two days and did not receive any calls from Charles. I tried calling him up, and he answered once, but he blocked my number after I called him the second time.
I was totally devastated, and I did not know what to do. I asked my boys about it, and they were shocked to learn that they had not been informed about my Bitcoin adventure. They said that had I approached them, they would have gladly helped. However, they did say not to lose any hope, as there were several crypto recovery firms.
This time I searched for a crypto recovery firm and researched before choosing Financial Scams Recovery.
My boys once again helped me out, not only providing financial support but also providing a solution to recover my lost funds.
The Recovery Process
When I approached Mike, he was quite sympathetic toward my mom’s health and said that scammers are known to prey on vulnerable and desperate victims. He asked me to give a detailed description of the entire scam, and for a moment I thought I was sitting in front of a detective. My guts screamed again, but now they said, “Go ahead, James! I think they got you covered.”
After recounting the entire episode, they asked if Charles, aka the scammer, had shared any charts or graphs regarding the so-called profits that I had made. I gave him everything that was asked of me.
After all the details were shared, I hung up the phone and waited for almost 6 months. During the initial days after appointing them to take care of my case, I used to call them regularly, but since there was no progress, I said okay. He assured me that everything would be fine.
I started taking less and less interest as I thought that I was being duped again. It was when Mike called me and said that it takes time to hunt for the missing breadcrumbs. It is as good as searching for a needle in a haystack.
Finally, I got to hear what I wanted.
These experts at Financial Scams Recovery managed to recover my entire fund; through them, I learned that the scammer was using a rigged crypto trading platform, thus inflating my profits when I was making a loss.
Mike also suggested, that if you feel something is a miss, then it’s probably good to let go of it. And anyone suggesting taking a dive into your emergency kitty and using it for investing, well it’s a sure sign of a potential scam.
They also pointed out how to spot a potential scammer with a shady investment scheme. Although my mom is not doing any good, I guess old age is finally catching up with her. I just wish they could fix my mom, as they helped me stitch my wallet.
I do know that investing in Bitcoin is a risky business, but my boys surely are helping me to trade in the crypto market. They have also shown me how to choose good cryptos.
If you ever feel that you have been financially cheated by a con artist, then don’t sweat; these Financial Scams Recovery Boys will help you out.
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- Published By Team Hongkong Journalist