Pinoy Loses 1.4 Million Pesos After Investing in a Crypto Exchange Fraud
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- A Filipino investor lost โฑ1.4 million after being scammed by a Singaporean national who enticed him to invest in a fraudulent cryptocurrency exchange.
- The victim initially invested $3,000 and was promised a 10% profit in less than five minutes, which led him to invest more than โฑ1 million.
- The Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group is investigating the case and will file charges against the suspect after completing the necessary documents from the exchange. They also advised investors not to be greedy when encountering investment plans that promise high returns.
An alias George has asked for help from the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) after a Singaporean national enticed him to invest in a cryptocurrency exchange that turned out to be a scam and made him lose โฑ1.4 million, GMA News reported.ย
According to George, he initially invested $3,000, or more than โฑ150 thousand, but as he earned a positive 10% profit in less than five minutes, he was stimulated to invest more, which reached more than โฑ1 million.
However, the victim shared that in December 2022, he realized that the crypto exchange was fraudulent when he suddenly lost access to his wallet on the exchange:
โAround December, suddenly, nawalan ako ng access doon sa wallet at doon na ako nagduda.โ
[โAround December, I suddenly lost my access to the wallet (inside the exchange), and that is when I began to suspect.โ]
As per the PNP-ACG, Georgeโs money was found to be transferred to 100 different crypto wallets, adding that it will file appropriate charges against the Singaporean national after completing the documents needed from the exchange.
โWe are now requesting the preservation ng data. Pag na-preserve na โyun, we will file a warrant to disclose computer data for us to be able to gather the information regarding the identity of the suspect for filing of appropriate charges,โ PNP-ACG Spokesperson Police Captain Michelle Sabino explained.
[โWe are now requesting the preservation of data. After the data is preserved, we will file a warrant to disclose computer data for us to be able to gather information regarding the identity of the suspect for the filing of appropriate charges.โ]
Moreover, Sabino also advised investors not to be greedy when encountering investment plans that promise high ROIs:
โโWag tayong maging greedy, not just because of a promise of a very high interest or return of investment na napakabilis. Wala pong ganon; you are (just) made to believe, kasi nga, naniwala ka na, eh. (Sa ganitong sistema), lumalaki talaga ang pera mo. Pero once you start withdrawing, that is the only time na malalaman mo na na-scam ka because you cannot withdraw.โ
[โDo not be greedy, not just because of a promise of very high interest or a return on investment in a short time. There is no such thing; you are just made to believe it because you are already believing it. In schemes like this, your money will really grow. But once you start withdrawing, that is the only time that you will realize that you have been scammed because you cannot withdraw.โ]
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