Earlier this year I was contacted by someone claiming they were the DEA. They texted me a picture of their badge with a picture and their badge number. They told me that there was a warrant out for my arrest which they also sent me and said that a car was found registered to my name that had blood in it as well as cocaine. They said there was accounts in my name used for money laundering as well as some properties in California and Texas. I believed all of this because a year before this my purse was stolen which had my social security card in it. They told me that all of my assets and bank accounts would be frozen while these charges were pending and that if I didn’t move my available cash over to an account with them I would not have access to it the following day. He told me he had an appointment set with the US treasury for me the next morning at 10am and I would have all my cash in my new account. I was absolutely terrified and wanted to comply because of the charges he said I was facing as well as having the warrant they sent. I went to the bank and withdrew my cash and transferred it to the account they provided. Moments after this the call dropped and he would not return my calls. I realized I had just been scammed and should have listened to my gut. This has set me back tremendously and absolutely devastated me. I’m a single mother of a 17 year old and that was all my savings. I had to put my home into forbearance and I’m almost $30,000 in credit card debt at the moment. I’m a real estate agent and I work extremely hard but this has wreaked havoc on my life. The money was transferred into a bitcoin account and was no longer traceable the minute I sent it. I spoke with the cops immediately after and tried contacting the cops but nothing can be done in these situations. They told me these types of scammers know certain fear tactics and will do anything to get what they want. I’m a good hearted person and this was a hard lesson for me to learn. It’s nearly destroyed me financially and put me in a hole that’s been incredibly hard to climb out of. I’ve felt so much guilt and shame around this because I let this happen and I should have known better. Just writing about this now has me shaking and crying. Any help at all would be appreciated. Thanks so much for reading. My pay pal and cash app are linked below if any of this resonated with you and you’d like to help.
pay pal: paypal.me/kmw305
cash app: $ookarlaa