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Friday I got messaged from someone on Reddit with -3 karma. I was pretty confident he was looking to make money from me and I tried to make it obvious up front. But, he persisted and tried to sell me that he has a way of getting me 25% weekly returns minimum. How could I pass that up! He linked me to some FOREX trading site and convinced me to sign up. So, I signed up as "Michael Scott". He told me he would mirror the same trades he makes himself on my account… I just need to link him to my account to get started. We go on. I feign having trouble with the site and attempt to see if he'll let me send him money directly. Since I refuse to send my ID, he sends me to a new site. This site is even less legit than the first. I decide to upload he profile picture as my verification photo… and soon after he stops talking to me. Feels like I lost a friend. This is just a reminder that if anyone has a bot or a trading strategy that produces ungodly returns, they are 99% likely to be a scam. If they can produce 25% returns weekly reliably, they don't need your business. Update: I've also reported the BTC address to the Bitcoin Abuse site. Any time you are sending BTC to someone new, regardless of how legit your transaction may seem, I'd suggest checking the address on this site before sending. Update 2: The attempted scam continues… submitted by /u/shortwhiteguy |
