HELP!!! I was scammed!!! I fell for a job scam September 2023 and till I type, I’ve NOT recovered a penny nor mentally. This happened while job hunting in the UK. I have several mail trails with; Financial Ombudsman UK, Revolut- my bank, OKx – the crypto app, and Action Fraud UK, till November 2024 where it was concluded that I will not be getting my money back. lost over £38,996.33 (All I had, borrowed and still in debt)
I am a 42-year-old single woman with no child and never been married, just living a purposeful life and minding my business. Aspiring to be the best I can within my capacity until a random ‘agent’ named Amelia Austin from Capstone Recruitment UK (obviously fake cause I wrote Capstone an email for verification later) – +447874658963 sent me a WhatsApp message of a job opportunity, she mentioned that SISENSE, company rep will chat me up on the details and I looked forward to it. Later that week, Christina (the rep) +447367819267 reached out. I read every detail of the job that states I will be reviewing random products and paid percentage per rating. I felt, easy and all is well so long as I’m not asked for money at anytime. She proceeded in sending me a Sisense link for training purpose. It was for me to train, practice and earn, however, the money earned during training is not mine as the account is hers.
I felt comfortable learning every task she made me complete. Quite easy I thought, I was added to a WhatsApp group named “Christina B Team 25 Sisense” of over 20 people whom she claims were her trainees and other company reps who would make my job easier and answer every question I have, relieved as it seems I’m not alone. (All gimmick and make believe). I then asked the rep, Christina when do I start work proper so I can start earning. She told me about a membership fee starting from $99 to $4999. She claimed money is mine but it allows me access the task for each day and my membership determines my earning percentage. So, a $99 membership earns 0.5% of every rating on every task and a minimum of 30 – 35 tasks can be assigned randomly by the system in a day. There is a customer rep – +447447848374 who assign wallet addresses needed to fund accounts and complete each task. Also, salaries can only be earned in USDT- Crypto (which I was new into but she was welling to help and support me all the way). I proceeded with a $99 membership so I can start immediately and stop making money for her instead as I was on “training” for a week just to see how it works. Gradually I got trapped as ever task demanded for more money which I had to lend from family and friends to clear out my task. I was tossed “products” in its thousands to rate. Sleepless nights, clearing out all my savings, lending money from different people just to complete my task and get my money out, which I never did. I pleaded with the rep to help, to trade in all I’ve earned just to get back my trapped funds, no luck.
I knew at some point it was a scam; I wrote to Capstone recruitment and they replied not knowing the recruiter at all and I should be careful. I wrote to Sisense legal team and email found on their real page, no response till date. I was curious as the real Sisense headquarters in New York, why Sisense UK? All of these were starring at me after several thousands of pounds have been trapped. I was too scared and really embarrassed. I felt, ‘forget it and move on you goofed’ but its a lot of money and I was in serious debts. I kept faith believing the rep or their customer rep could help and release me/my account, perhaps pity me because I became really ill as I was stuck and couldn’t pay back my lenders. I borrowed £4,000 from my sister who cleared out her savings for me as I’ve never asked anyone for money before, this has really strained my relationship with her and now, we barely talk. I was running a very good retail business, selling on Etsy, eBay and Amazon, even my website but all went down the drain. I needed the proceeds from the job to boost my business but all I have is more debts. Covid slowed down everything as buying power dropped which affected by business, hence why I came to the UK to learn and intern as a data analyst with Pitman Training UK. I had serious PTSD and was depressed for several months while I filed my case with Action Fraud but all till date, no positive result.
I humbly request for your help please in any way possible, to first mend my relationship with my sister by paying her back fully and to pay a few more people, by extension get my life back in bits. And oh…. Christmas was horrible, had nothing to eat but I’m hopeful!
My PayPal: paypal.me/julesexplore
Email: julianabronk@yahoo.com