! (To any moderator, I have anonymitised everything and made sure that it is according to rules of this subreddit,I wanna share this story so please let me know should further editing be required ! please Consider this person has likely stolen thousands and thousands of innocent people so i wanna spread awareness! So the other day (actually my birthday too :)) I found this account on IG, I saved him as Scumm in my phone but he claims to be an "Alex", hit him up if you wanna get rich it is a fiest. So i hit him up and be like: [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: Hello sir I am Tom, I read a lot of things about Forex and crypto and your page in particular and just inherited some money from a relative , I heard so many good things I thought you might help me invest some of that money so it is not lost? Kindly [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: Ok [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: Welcome [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: Where are you from? [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: Germany [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: Ok Tom [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: We specialise on Stock And cryptocurrency trading, with the sole aim of making awesome profit from the rapid changes in price of the assets and currencies we trade. We are group of professional market analysts that studies the market picking the best assets to invest on, and as well the best cryptocurrency pairs to trade on. We have mastered risk management and as well best possible strategy to maximize our clients Profits [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: With the minimum investment of 0 BTC you can make 0.0BTC in a month [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: If I may ask do you have a Bitcoin Wallet address? Now you can see how this is a scam and no one should ever follow such ludicrous claims! 000% in a month, if sb knew how, they wouldnt share that ,not in this world, not in this century... So i amlike: [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: I'd be willing to invest even 0 bitcoin but I would need your company credentials and iban to send money to [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: I can only provide you a US account to make payment [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: This if gonna be possible [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: Hmm I'll see maybe that works [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: Easiest would be IBAN [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: Your company does not have any European bank accounts? [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: IBAN [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: Mate I always follow procedures so I have not accept Transfer for deposit [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: But I will see to that ok You see where this is going I want some info and make him believe he or one of his mules at least gets sweet sweet cash. NOT SO FAST [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: I'm waiting on my Colleague to forward details to me now [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: Ok so you are not sending today? [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: Thank u so much [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: I can try but I have to call bank [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: For over 0000 [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: Ok ok mate [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: Good [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: XXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXX Bank Account number: 0XXXXX0 Sort code: XXXX IBAN: GBXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: Are you there Mate? [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: Yes hi thank u so much [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: Let me chdck [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: Ok mate [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: Are you trying to send it now mate? Spinning it furtherly: I just tell some yada yada about how it takes time and a signature since its such a large sum! [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: Do you have license [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: 00BTC too small for even my students 😂 /\SURE buddy! */* [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: NASAA 00? [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: For financial advisor [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: This [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: Sorry was upside down [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: ? [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: I'm an independent expert trader and portfolio management in crypto market [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: License only met to give out from head of Admin [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: Ah kk [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: Yes mate [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: But normally 00 and 00 is required [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: For normal managers? [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: Yes [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: have no worries mate [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: 000% Now this is quite interesting NASAA 00 and 00 are licenses needed to be an account manager in the US so if he was he should know that i just made up 00 and 00! [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: Ill makethe first payment asap, but i cant make my bank go faster sorry [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: howeverone thing: [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: most of the moneyigotis still in USD isit possible u said invest and send to USbank too? [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: for 00kUSD and above [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: its hard for me topurhcase that much bitcoin on my own right now [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: but i see that i can trust you! [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: Mate ASAP you said you make payment today and you didn't so I don't know if you even sure about this yet [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: I don't get you please [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: You mean you want your profit sent to a US bank? [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: You have no worries about that mate [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: I am [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: I signed the paper mate I am so happy [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: That's all they need I told u [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: To make payments international so large [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: Yeah you said that mate [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: I am beeing honest as well [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: So I sent it back by post Today [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: Ok mate [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: But I am not at my banks city so post takes 0-0 days and then they can release [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: Sorry to keep u waiting [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: Ok mate [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: Oh I see [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: No what I meant: if I wanna start with more can j invest 00k USD too? I know u usually don't do and j ask very weird questions but I meant [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: I am not always home have pc etc but I am in contact with u and my bank [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: So is it possible? Otherwise I have to convert USD to euro or GDP [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: 00k is sill in USD I have [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: That would be even crazier profits 🤑🤑🤑 [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: Now I'm understanding SO NOW HE IS UNDERSTANDING good good, and almost ready to screw one of his US mules too: [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: Ok mate [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: Can they send from US to the IBAN account? [00:00, 00/00/0000] OGOP: Hm I don't know it's a bit tricky BC I'm no us citizen [00:00, 00/00/0000] OGOP: I have one iban authorised to cash all out in euro [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: Ok ok mate [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: And US I think right now [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: Ok mate please hold [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP Sure man [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: Uff such a huge step for me [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: I hope u do it real good 🤑🤑🤑 [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP Do you have customers in US too? [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: Bank name: Teachers Federal Credit Union Bank address: XXXXXXX Account holder: XXXXXXXXXXXXXX Account Holders address: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX Routing Number: XXXXXXX Account number:XXXXXXXXXX [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: Sure mate //SO HE CLAIMS TO HAVE SCAMMED US CITIZENS! [00:00, 00/00/0000] OP: Nice [00:00, 00/00/0000] Scumm: Please make sure you send confirmation immediately So finally I did not send him payment proof,I sent him a spoofed link to fetch his IP with a link to "payment proof" and got his IP and location (cant showr a real link bc it has my IP in it...) And was like " oh hey how is the whether in Irele, Nigeria??" Needless to say he blocked me straight away after I called him a disgraceful sc*m but hey..... I still called the corresponding banks, the UK Fraud Action and the FBI just to make sure and shared all of the details without any editting :) Have fun "mate"! If they can freeze only 0 $ and return it to a likely victim, I am more then happy Cheers dont get scammed! 