I have been a victim of an online task scam, from a website called FC Platform / FC Network (now called KCFIM – KC Information Company).
A friend of mine introduced me a “quick and easy” way to make money on the side while working our regular 9-5 job as teachers. The website claimed that we could make lucrative amounts of money just by completing simple tasks like, liking Youtube videos everyday. But the catch was, if we wanted to withdraw any money, we had to pay a deposit and upgrade to a VIP level. There were 5 VIP levels, each promising higher rates of return, but requiring larger deposit amounts… The company promised that they would return the deposit after 3 months.
We were skeptical at first but since we were both in a financial bind, we decided to take a risk and try it out. After a couple of months, the company gained our trust since we did in fact receive our deposits and received regular payments. We were even divided into different “teams”, so it felt very structured and somewhat “legit”. Overtime, if we wanted to get “promoted” and make more money, we had to upgrade to higher VIP levels and pay larger deposit amounts. But it was all a facade, an elaborate scheme that preyed on our vulnerability and ignorance.
In the last couple of months, this scheme went south when they wanted to change the payment system. Normally, we could withdraw our earnings via crypto wallets, but this time, we had to download a new app called Trust Wallet. They gave us unclear instructions on how to install the app, which overcomplicated the whole process. Eventually all of our funds were transferred to this “mining pool” , which we had no access to since our funds were locked. The supposed way to access it was to deposit more funds which was another big lie. They kept coming up with more excuses to delay the process (e.g. lack of man power, lack of communication, etc) and they eventually deleted our Whatsapp and Line groups, and blocked our numbers so that we could not contact them.
I have lost over $35,000 USD in this task scam, and I feel embarrassed and ashamed for falling for this type of scam. My friend and I reported have this to the police and FBI (via website) , but we were told that since this scam was conducted online via crypto currency, it is virtually impossible to track them and get our money back.
I was devastated to hear the news and I have been trying to rebuild my life and get my self confidence back. But I am struggling to pay for my rent, food and tuition at the school I am studying at. And at the same time, I am working 7 days a week teaching/ tutoring to make ends meet. I also have $10,000 debt I need to pay off, which was for a loan I used to pay for the “deposit”.
Please help me get my life back on track. Any help would be greatly appreciated…. If I am able to recover the funds and pay off this debt, I will surely pay this forward and help other victims who are in similar situations as me… I thank you in advance… I greatly appreciate you taking the time to read this :)
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