With our economy going down the toilet, I relied on a so called friend to help me invest in cryptocurrency. I should have investigated this person before but was convinced that they were acting in my best interest. Unfortunately, they were not. I was totally scammed. And yes, I was cat fished . In late February, I meet this what I thought was wonderful woman on Tinder. It seemed that we had a lot in common and talked online and video chatted quite often for a couple of months. Meanwhile with this current administration, the stock market was really eating into my 401K.In 2 years I lost over $60,000 . I felt it was time to get out of the stock market. It only made sense to look for alterative ways to invest my retirement. Well, my so called friend told me she could help me recover my loses in a short amount of time and even grow my retirement. Me not knowing anything about cryptocurrency would have to put my trust in her to get my retirement back on track. I cashed out my 401k and wire transferred my entire 401k to a trading platform she said she had been using for several years. She also claimed to be part of a group being mentored by a ex-CEO of a Japanese Bank that was bringing her big returns. I seemed like a no brainer, so I went along with it. In hindsight, I should have investigated all of this but I felt like I could trust her. When it came time to withdraw some of my money, I started getting the run around. It took days for “customer service” to reply to my emails. Then I was accused of “insider trading” by the site which supposedly froze my account. Then she said she could get my account released it I gave her $10,000. It was at this point I was getting suspicious of her and the site. I looked up the site and it was started about the same time I started talking to her. Then I started looking into her. I found a site called “Facecheck” which searches the internet for pics of the person in question. It came back with several sites with several names. Seems she have been doing this for sometime. I found her on LinkedIn under 2 names, On Tinder under 4 names as well as Facebook and Instagram. I have come to realize I’ve been scammed out of all of my retirement to the tune of $307,000. Please help me. I’m 62 and my health is not the best as I have AFIB, diabetes, and high blood pressure.
How to Beg Online Safely with Common Sense
Beggingmoney.com receives visitors from all over the world. Some have the intention to scam you!
NEVER send money to anyone who “wants to help you”. All the transfer fees and other excuses are just an attempt to scam someone.
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419 Scammers visit this site daily from Nigeria, HELP STOP THE FRAUD and report the criminals!
Report all SUSPICIOUS EMAILS TO: http://www.fbi.gov/scams-safety/fraud
Do NOT send money to ANYONE
Scammers will send you checks and ask for your personal address.
Here is what a typical SCAM EMAIL LOOKS LIKE:
Good Day
i was reading your page and i see that you really
needed some donation.This is my frist time on the site,but i was
touched by you word and i feel like help you.i do not run a paypal
account but will be ok by you if am willing donate money to you in
another way.i donate money to many people and organization,i will be putting you in
this month budget among does that am ready to help.well the only method
i can help you with its through check if you are okay with the method
just get back to me with the followings
Name;…………………………………………………………………..
Contact Address;………………………………………………….
Telephone Number;……………………………………………..
State;……………………………………………………………………
City;………………………………………………………………………
Zip Code;………………………………………………………………
Once you get back to me with the details i will ask my manager to issued the check payment out to you immediately.
REGARD TO YOUR FAMILY
THANK
REGARD TO YOUR FAMILY
If you receive an email like this forward/send it to the local authorities with the email address!
This is Fraud according to the http://www.fbi.gov/scams-safety/fraud –
“Nigerian Letter or “419” Fraud
Nigerian letter frauds combine the threat of impersonation fraud
with a variation of an advance fee scheme in which a letter mailed from
Nigeria offers the recipient the “opportunity” to share in a percentage
of millions of dollars that the author—a self-proclaimed government
official—is trying to transfer illegally out of Nigeria. The recipient
is encouraged to send information to the author, such as blank
letterhead stationery, bank name and account numbers, and other
identifying information using a fax number provided in the letter. Some
of these letters have also been received via e-mail through the
Internet.
The scheme relies on convincing a willing victim, who has
demonstrated a “propensity for larceny” by responding to the
invitation, to send money to the author of the letter in Nigeria in
several instalments of increasing amounts for a variety of reasons.
Payment of taxes, bribes to government officials, and legal fees are
often described in great detail with the promise that all expenses will
be reimbursed as soon as the funds are spirited out of Nigeria. In
actuality, the millions of dollars do not exist, and the victim
eventually ends up with nothing but loss. Once the victim stops sending
money, the perpetrators have been known to use the personal
information and checks that they received to impersonate the victim,
draining bank accounts and credit card balances.
While such an
invitation impresses most law-abiding citizens as a laughable hoax,
millions of dollars in losses are caused by these schemes annually.
Some victims have been lured to Nigeria, where they have been
imprisoned against their will along with losing large sums of money.
The Nigerian government is not sympathetic to victims of these schemes,
since the victim actually conspires to remove funds from Nigeria in a
manner that is contrary to Nigerian law. The schemes themselves violate
section 419 of the Nigerian criminal code, hence the label “419 fraud.”
Tips for Avoiding Nigerian Letter or “419” Fraud:
- If you receive a letter from Nigeria asking you to send personal or banking information, do not reply in any manner. Send the letter to the U.S. Secret Service, your local FBI office, or the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. You can also register a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission’s Complaint Assistant.
- If you know someone who is corresponding in one of these schemes, encourage that person to contact the FBI or the U.S. Secret Service as soon as possible.
- Be skeptical of individuals representing themselves as Nigerian or foreign government officials asking for your help in placing large sums of money in overseas bank accounts.
- Do not believe the promise of large sums of money for your cooperation.
- Guard your account information carefully.”
I just want to get back the money i got scammed of to surprise my little brothers and dad
Hello, I do not need a lot of money, i have just been looking for a way to get back the money i lost. Im a soon to be college student and i cant afford to lose a couple hundred dollars for nothing. Ive been trying to get spare money any chance i get but i have not had any success. I also dont know if this is truly legit but theres only one way to find out. Im lookiny for at least $200; The other day i was talking to a seller of a ps5 because my little brothers ps4 recently broke. My little brothers and dad consistently play ps4 so i was gonna take it into my own hands and surprise them with a new ps5. I was trying to find someone who was selling below full price because i do not have $500 to spend. I was talking to the guy selling for a while and eventually paid him $200 because thats the price he was asking for and i added another $50 for gas because he was supposed to drop it off. We continued to text about it for a bit longer and it all seemed to go good but slowly it seemed as if i wasnt getting the ps5 like i paid for. Unfortunately, it was a one on one sell so i cant get a refund and i simply got scammed. I also paid with apple pay and there is nothing i can do with that as far as getting my money back goes.I hope i could maybe get $200 from here jf not maybe more to go buy a ps5 from a store. I work part time and this was a paycheck of a weeks worth of work so although it seems like its just $200 it is a lot for me. My parents are also struggling and do not have the spare money to buy a ps5 themselves which is why buying it would mean a lot to me and also my dad. Thank you to whoever reads this and it would truly mean a lot if my request was upheld. Even if its not the full $200ish ill take any amount of money i am given and even if its none this is all worth a shot. I understand there may be more urgent requests but I genuinely need to get this money back if possible. Thank you again.
Seeking Help After Devastating Scam and Losses – Rebuilding Our Lives
Dear compassionate souls,
I am writing this with a heavy heart and a sense of desperation for my family’s well-being. We have endured an unimaginable series of hardships that have left us financially devastated. Last May -June 2021, during the challenging times of the COVID-19 pandemic, we lost my dad, aunt, and nephew. The burden of their funeral expenses fell upon us, and I had no choice but to take out loans to give them the respectful farewell they deserved.
In an effort to repay those loans and find a way to overcome our financial struggles, I turned to the DO network platform with hopes of a promising opportunity. However, we were met with a cruel twist of fate as we fell victim to a heart breaking scam, leaving us in an even more precarious situation than before.
As a family, we have tried our best to cope with the loss and navigate these challenging times, but the weight of the debts and the scam’s repercussions have become overwhelming. Despite our best efforts, we find ourselves struggling to meet even the most basic needs for survival.
We understand that countless others are facing hardships, and we do not take seeking assistance lightly. It is with utmost humility and a deep sense of gratitude that we ask for any form of help that kind-hearted individuals may offer. Any amount, no matter how small, would mean the world to us and would go directly towards alleviating the financial burdens that weigh heavily on our shoulders.
We promise to use any assistance we receive responsibly and transparently, with full intent to rebuild our lives and emerge from this dark period stronger and more resilient. Once we are back on our feet, we will pay it forward and extend support to those in need.
Thank you for taking the time to read our plea. Your empathy and generosity can make a significant difference in our lives, providing us with a glimmer of hope during these trying times.
With heartfelt appreciation,
Jenevy :-(
Paypal: https://paypal.me/fdmjh2021?country.x=CA&locale.x=en_US
Financial Rebuild
My name is Carlos,
I am in need of financial help as I need to rebuild my whole financial life. A little history from last fall. I lost my job and ended up using too much of my credit cards to live on as a stream of income instead of the proper use in my case to use only for emergencies. Time went on in between jobs and I maxed them out what a learning experience, as I was doing good until I lost my job.
Fast forward I got another security guard job and it was steady until a former employee threatened to possibly come back to the job and kill everyone I was forced to quit without having anything lined up. My wife was upset due to a loss of income but I had to make a quick decision to preserve my life for my wife and children and I didn’t feel comfortable taking the risk if the threat was real or just a idle threat. I was a unarmed guard so no way to defend myself or the staff so I requested my company remove me and i never was able to work for the company again due to not finding a safe site.
Me and my wife Crystal have tried to invest for a 3rd source of income and have even taken out bad loans to cover us but we have been scammed in the process both investing and through a so called loan company as I have photos for proof attached. We are frustrated and embarrassed for being scammed but when you have children to provide for and don’t have a financial backing of family and friends you get desperate and make bad choices out of fear and desperation. We have had help from some family but its still not enough. My father died 3 years ago from covid and and he didnt leave me any life insurance inheritance I sure wish he did because I could use it now and not have to reach out to strangers. I am however thankful to have found this site on youtube what a blessing I hope.
I still have not found steady work and due to stress and a physical labor temp job I had to check myself into the emergency hospital a few nights ago but was released and I am trying to recover. I really need someone with compassion to help me get back on financial track so I can use the money to pay bills etc until I can obtain solid employment to provide for my family again like a man should. I really need 2k-8k to get me back on track if you who are reading this has the money to give away or something close to the amount requested. Photos of my wife’s account being closed and me being scammed on a fraudulent investment account are attached for proof. Im will to discuss more if needed and my phone # may be disconnected in 2 days so please reply to this account or the paypal.me account at paypal.me/financialrebuild
Help to recover from being scammed and to start a business
Dear lovely people in my phone.
Where do I start?! 16 years ago I had a nervous breakdown. It’s been an incredibly tough journey to get better. Before the breakdown I worked full time as an area manager for a charity supporting people with learning difficulties while being a mum and wife alongside.
My breakdown cost me my marriage, my job and I became a part time mum due to shared custody.
The breakdown was beneficial in a small way as it got me diagnosed with PTSD from childhood abuse and I have medication and a good therapist who has helped me a lot. I am not the person I used to be, but I have recovered a huge amount. I still struggle with my mental health but it’s manageable and I know how to deal with it now.
I made a long term plan as part of my recovery and have been slowly working towards it. I have bought a rural property in Bulgaria. I have visited it for holidays over the past 5 years to renovate it enough to live in. It’s basic but it’s now livable.
I want to open a retreat for people who, like me, have got overwhelmed with life and need some time out. I have the land to build a few basic lodges so that people can come and chill and take part in therapies to suit them. No mod cons, back to basics.
I plan to move over in October and have been looking for a van to buy to take my stuff and dogs over. Sadly I made a mistake and paid someone via bank transfer who promised to deliver the van to me and didn’t. Totally my fault. I am too trusting for my own good.
I am asking, begging, for help to get me a new van and for money to help me build my lodges. The land is owned outright by me but I have no funds left to carry out the building of the basic accommodation I need to start my business.
I want to help others to recover. I spent a totally of 2 months in hospital after my breakdown and it helped me so much to have that escape from real life. If I had the chance to do that before the breakdown then maybe it wouldn’t have happened.
I chose Bulgaria because it is old fashioned , quiet and a much more relaxed way of life. My house is between 2 nature reserves and next to the river Danube. It was planned this way to offer lots of relaxing options. There will be a small amount of farm animals and I will grow food.
I have worked so hard to get to this point and I don’t want to fail. I would love it if you could help me.
I estimate a cost of £40,000 to get a van, drive over, and then get the basic infrastructure and lodges built. I would need a well dug, water pipes laid, basic toilets, showers and kitchen area which would be shared, solar panels and relevant batteries etc for electric for lights and the 3 small lodges.
I know it’s a lot to ask for but I really would appreciate any help however small.
https://www.paypal.me/ironicart
SCAMERS
Hello everyone, my name is Gabriele, and today I want to tell you about my accident that happened. Life is hard when you don’t have money, as much as you need it, and you try all possible ways to get it. This happened to me too, I fell into the trap of scammers who cheated me about 5000 dollars, my bank can’t help me because I spent that money myself, that’s why I’m here asking you for help, because right now I have a big debt to the bank, friends and yes even for myself, because I won’t be able to buy food for myself soon.
Covid-19 and a Deserter
Hello,
My name is Michael F. and in 2019, I formed a business dealing in finance with someone named Don and we had a lot of hopes to get it going. Unfortunately, the coronavirus came along in March 2020 and it wrecked our new startup due to the business closures. We tried to apply for financial assistance but were repeatedly denied. Also, we tried to get a PPP loan from the Small Business Administration but our application was rejected. I was only to make it through this period by deferring payments.
Since then, we tried several other ideas but we had limited success as the business plan we had no longer fit. And earlier this year, my business partner stopped responding to me altogether. I’ve been trying to get in touch with him for three months so far. I tried calling, texting, and emailing. There has been no answer to any of them. When calling him on the phone, he never picks up and his voicemail is full, therefore, I am not able to leave a voice message. I believe Don figured out there was nothing more to do and left me holding the bag, unfairly. He promised to pay me back for everything but have not seen any money from him since last year. I was hoping something would bear fruit but alas, nothing
Meanwhile, I am stuck with all the bills from starting the company and I don’t have any substantial income coming in. I am trying to do gigs on the side but those aren’t nearly enough to cover the many thousands I’m in debt. The burden is so devastating that many bills are late and going into collections. It’s over a hundred thousand dollars in total debt so this is a deep hole that I’m very unsure I can get out on my own. My credit score is suffering as it’s already in the 500’s.
The police have refused to intervene as they consider it a civil matter. And to hire an attorney costs thousands of dollars which I don’t have. The same goes for bankruptcy, a lot of money and no guarantee it would work out.
I could use anything you can spare. I’ve attached my Capital One bill as an example of the mountainous debt I’m currently in.
Thank you for taking the time to consider my request.
Michael F.
My PayPal link is:
https://paypal.me/mbforesta?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US
Victim of ramp and dump scheme
Hi,
I was recently part of ramp and dump scheme (https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/ramp-and-dump-schemes-on-the-rise-finra-warns/) where few folks from Malaysia reached out to me and few others talking about stocks and help with investment.
Initially, they suggested few US stocks like RIOT, U, etc which performed well. Once they got our trust, they made us invest our life savings into a Chinese stock called BANL (CBL International Ltd) and made us purchase it at 12.
The stock dumped to 4 dollars within few minutes. I had to sell it at 70 % loss that day (May 1, 2023)
I lost around 90k USD (almost all my life savings) due to this.
Yes, this is a lesson learnt. I have also complained to FINRA. But I don’t think I will get refund from FINRA.
If people can help me recover few losses by even donating 5 dollars, I will be very grateful. I have learnt my very hard lesson. I will be more careful in the future. But if you have ever been scammed and can feel my pain, please help me.
I have mortgage payments due every month and this financial loss is causing me lot of anxiety and depression. I also contemplated suicide but I have aging parents in home country who I need to take care of. Please help me
I have attached the screenshot of my RH account for the last week
Cheated
A bunch of years ago a friend came to me and asked if I could fund a business for him, that being a small snack bar/takeaway in a fairly busy area. I was familiar with his abilities as he had previously bought residential houses, refurbished them, then resold them and made a tidy profit. I thought it was a good idea, and as I had recently sold a property of my own I went along with it.
The business was purchased in 2004 and a loan of $45,000 was registered via a solicitor (lawyer) and it was all looking good. I did drop by the cafe on a number of occasions and was always offered free coffee/food/drinks, but I rarely accepted as I wanted his business to flourish.
There were a number of additional loans made for refurbishments and the loan had increased to $79,500. OK, I might be a bit slow, but I was still trusting until I noticed that he started to take on employees which impacted on his repayments. Eventually he closed the business and immediately changed residential address. A mutual friend contacted me with his new address and turned out to be only a kilometer away (it’s not as though I went door-knocking to find him).
I then contacted a debt-collector and supplied him with the details of the amount owed and contact details, including his residential address. The debt-collector then called him and introduced himself. My “friend” then allegedly stated that he denied the amount owed and would declare bankruptcy. My debt collector insisted that he declare the amount of $45,000 as this was the only amount in which I had paperwork.
He consequently applied for bankruptcy and the notification was received several days afterwards. The bankruptcy was granted on 16th May, 2006.
I tried to put all this behind me and move on, as I assumed that what was done was done, that’s the end of that.
On the morning of 17th June, 2007 (a Sunday) I was bailed up on a street as I was walking home from the shops and threatened physically by him. He also had an accomplice. He screamed abuse at me until he just turned & walked away. I continued home, left the purchase there, then went to a police station to report the incident. I was encouraged by the police NOT to press charges as he was apparently on day release from a local psychiatric hospital as he was deemed to be “non-violent”.
I then started my own investigation into the bankruptcy, starting with the Statement of Affairs (SoA) as submitted to ITSA. It was there that I started to realize that his SoA was full of lies, the only truth being that he spelled his name correctly. He’d tried to register his residential address as a PO box (rejected by ITSA), but decided on a previous address after claiming he had “no fixed abode”. Also, he claimed he’d “sold” the cafe to “UNKNOWN” and this was apparently accepted by ITSA.
Again, I wanted to “move on”, but on the morning of 3rd August, 2008, the elderly lady in the adjoining townhouse came to our townhouse and said that someone had been pressing up against her lounge window and trying to look in. While I didn’t see the individual, her description pretty well matched my “friend”. The police were not called, she didn’t want to call them as he had already left.
This incident convinced me that I should do some more data checking of this alleged bankruptcy and started looking into it further. Shortly afterwards, I had a knock on the door and found a QLD Police detective standing there and wanted to ask me a few questions about any recent contact I’d had with my “friend”. I informed him of the 17th June, 2007 incident. The policeman took the details then gave me a hand-written note detailing his name and contact details. I didn’t mention the 3rd August incident.
I really started to pursue ITSA about all this, and the amount of lies which they’d spewed was incredible. I eventually made claims for financial hardship to the Australian government (through the proper channels) but they kept on claiming that the bankruptcy was all administered legally. I then went to the Ombudsman’s office to complain but they also claim ITSA (now known as the Australian Financial Security Authority, AFSA) have done nothing wrong. It got to the stage that the deputy director of AFSA basically ORDERED me to cease & desist any further communication with any of them. If I found more evidence regarding this, I was only allowed to send it to him and he’d decide whether or not to look further into it. Of course, this is meant to tell me to just “go away”.
The latest nail in the coffin from my perspective was that I was told by local; member that I should hire a legal representation (lawyer) to take this government agency to court. Who can afford that?
And that, ladies & gentlemen, is how the government of the People’s Democratic Republic of Australia treats it’s citizens.
So, a little help? Please.
Lost all my clothing an Furniture
I moved down to vegas with my mother an 2 brothers we stayed out there and went to school an worked my mother couldn’t keep up with rent with all of us and we where not making any money since we are too young to work full time so we had to move into a youth Homeless shelter i moved all my clothing an bedroom into a storage and tried to stay up with payments but it just costed way too much. while i was working i told an co-worker my problem and he said i could move in with him and pay him 400$ every 2 weeks for rent before i moved in he told me he was having a bit of trouble i asked him more about it he just said he needs to catch up with rent never told me that he was not paying rent. i moved all my Stuff out the storage and moved in with the guy everything was going good had to deal with bugs but everything was fine i asked him if i could move my 2 brother out the shelter cause they didn’t like it there and we was never raised around people like that he said yes and i moved them in got them a job where i was working an we was planning to work everyday an get as much overtime we could so we could move out cause we didn’t know they guy very well and we wanted to get our own spot. few more days later i get a call while im at work one of my brothers get back to the house and there’s an police officer and landlord telling us that the owner of the household has not been paying rent we asked him what he was doing with the money but he didn’t answer so he was taking all our money without paying the rent i had nowhere else to go so i had to leave some of my stuff and furniture behind cause i had nowhere to put it. i ended up being taken back with my father an getting back on my feet in my home town and i got accepted in a housing program so i will be moving into a apt but i have no clothing or any furniture
so thats why im here asking for a donation to at least get a bed to sleep on and food while i try to find a good job and get my 2 brothers out the shelter
paypal:https://paypal.me/DEasler?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US
Scammed man needs to pay debts
Hello! My name is Grant Ko
I have been scammed by trading companies. I lost 20 000 usd to all these companies including some recovery companies that also were scam companies. Some of these scammers has stolen bitcoin from my crypto wallet .7000 usd.
which i borrowed from a friend’s friend.
Now he demands me to pay them back.
I need help to borrow this money.
Can you help me?
Regards , Grant Ko
a desperate cry for help
Good afternoon! I am a woman from Latvia who really needs help. I have heard of generous people who help those in need. I’ve never asked anyone for help, I’ve always done everything myself, but this time I’m asking for help. because I can’t do without it. I trusted a man who tricked me and cheated me, mortgaged the apartment and shook him, and now my daughters and I live in a rented apartment, I was also fired, but I work an extra job, but it is not enough to pay all the utilities and loan payments, very we want to get the apartment back and renovate it so we can start life anew. I try to do as much as possible, but nothing works, I am a disabled person of the third group, I have had two back operations, I am only supporting myself because of my daughters, in order to buy back the apartment, I need 40,000€. please, good people, help me and my daughters to start a new life without debt and suffering. Please help would be appreciated. I am a desperate mother who wants my daughters and I not to end up on the street. Thank you for your understanding. Best regards, Evica.
I’m a young Australian and I just got scammed
I’m a young Australian girl and I just got scammed out of $250 USD.I feel really horrible. It doesn’t seem like much, but I’m young and I hardly have anything and now I can’t afford my registration that is due in a few weeks. I feel so stupid. And I can’t work until school starts back, and my registration is due at a really bad time. I’m just sick of feeling stressed these last few days, and wish I could have that feeling lifted until I get back to work. I haven’t really got any savings to speak of yet. But I want to save. It’s just that I’ve had a lot of medical things I’ve been working through and haven’t been able to work full time yet. It’s hard to find a suitable way to earn money when you don’t have a lot of strength.I love giving to people myself, and I’ve often given generously when I couldn’t afford it. I want to be rich one day so I can help people. I’m smart, but I just have to work out how to use my brains.
I actually googled “how to beg online”. Which felt really weird. But I found this site. I just want my $250 back! Then I wouldn’t feel so bad, I don’t think. And I’ll be able to pay 3 months of rego for now.
I feel too embarrassed to explain what happened really, but I guess I owe it to whoever might potentially help me. I followed a youtube ad link to a site that said it would let me sign up for an automatic trading algorithm which was supposed to be really good and make you rich. Yeah right. Anyway, I got channeled through to some broker that I’ve never heard of. The guy said don’t worry about the algorithm. It only makes about 2% a week. I’ll trade for you and make more like 5-15% a week. He said he’d trade for a month for free. Anyway, now he wants me to put in $10,000 or more, and I found out that these guys are scammers who never give you your money back. Anyway, I don’t have that kind of money anyway lol. Bad go for him I guess. Too bad, how sad. But meanwhile, he took my last farthing! I know it’s hardly anything for a lot of people out there, but I haven’t got any money yet in life. I’m peeved. Anyway, if anyone wants to help me feel better, then feel free to help me get my rego money back. Otherwise I have to tell my Dad and get him to give me money and I don’t want to have to explain how I got scammed! I don’t wanna tell anyone. So there. Because it makes me feel stupid. The end.
Thanks for listening.
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