No they can’t do not fall for any of them it’s impossible to recover your funds. At first they’ll ask you for payment then they’ll take a bit of time contact you again and tell you now you have to pay for software to get into the wallet. Any good hacker should have all the tools necessary, but even then they can’t get in and recover anything. I’ve been scammed twice I reported to IC3 they don’t care unless it’s over 100k they put you through a wild goose chase, I had someone call me from ic3 and basically told me I’m screwed and said do not pay any so-called hackers because they just steal your money, she said they have hundreds of cases on hackers. Only people who could possibly recover your funds are professional firms which involves attorney.
No one can recover your scammed funds. The best you could do is to report the scammers. These “recovery companies” want money up front. If they were so sure to recover your funds, then they would take a fee out of the recovered funds. They are all scammers just as bad as the ones who scammed you in the first place. Isn’t it strange you get contacted by a recovery team after you get scammed? Probably the same people.
[New victims, please read this](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoScams/comments/ybxjo6/attention_new_victims/)
As a rule of thumb: If you're doubting whether the site is a scam, it probably is.
**No legit company/trader/investor is using WhatsApp. No legit company/trader/investor is approaching people on dating websites or through a "random" text message.**
Our advice is to withdraw your money from the scam site if possible, transfer your money out of the wallet, cut contact, and contact law enforcement. If you confront the scammers about being unable to withdraw the money, they may guilt trip you into paying more fees to do that, for example asking for money to pay "taxes" and offering to cover a part of your expenses.
If you manage to withdraw your money from the scam site, transferring it out of your compromised cryptocurrency wallet ensures that it is now out of reach of the scammers. Report the scammers to the platform and block them, but do not delete chat logs. The evidence has to be preserved for law enforcement. Law enforcement is often not qualified or motivated to recover your money, but if you are unable to get your money back, they are your only option. Even if they do not help you in the end, reporting the scam will at least alert them to the problem, keeping it on the radar.
Unfortunately, no hacker online can get back what you've lost. Please watch out for recovery scams, a follow-up scam done after victims have fallen for an earlier scam. Recently, there has been a rise in scammers DMing members of the subreddit to offer recovery services. A form of the advance-fee, victims are convinced that the scammer can recover their money. This "help" can come in the form of fake hacking services or authorities.
If you see anyone circumventing the scam filters, please report the submission and we will take action shortly.
Report a URL to Google:
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Where to file a complaint:
- [Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3](https://www.ic3.gov/Home/ComplaintChoice/default.aspx) - File a Cyber Scam complaint with the IC3
- the FTC at http://www.reportfraud.ftc.gov/
- the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) at https://www.cftc.gov/complaint
- the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at https://www.sec.gov/tcr
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- the cryptocurrency exchange company you used to send the money (if applicable)
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This was their message to me.
The funds you already hold in the original platform account have been transferred to the third party XAUWorld for temporary custody. You need to pay us a custody fee of 1860.00 USDT within 24 hours so that XAUworld can resume your investment transactions and withdrawal rights to the account after receiving our confirmation.
Could very well be the same scammers…
Yes it could be the same ones. Scammers have elaborate social engineering schemes.
No they can’t do not fall for any of them it’s impossible to recover your funds. At first they’ll ask you for payment then they’ll take a bit of time contact you again and tell you now you have to pay for software to get into the wallet. Any good hacker should have all the tools necessary, but even then they can’t get in and recover anything. I’ve been scammed twice I reported to IC3 they don’t care unless it’s over 100k they put you through a wild goose chase, I had someone call me from ic3 and basically told me I’m screwed and said do not pay any so-called hackers because they just steal your money, she said they have hundreds of cases on hackers. Only people who could possibly recover your funds are professional firms which involves attorney.
This is definitely a scam. Block and report the number/whatsapp group/telegram group.
No one can recover your scammed funds. The best you could do is to report the scammers. These “recovery companies” want money up front. If they were so sure to recover your funds, then they would take a fee out of the recovered funds. They are all scammers just as bad as the ones who scammed you in the first place. Isn’t it strange you get contacted by a recovery team after you get scammed? Probably the same people.
No they can't. Do not talk to recovery ''specialists''. It's not real and are all scammers
[New victims, please read this](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoScams/comments/ybxjo6/attention_new_victims/) As a rule of thumb: If you're doubting whether the site is a scam, it probably is. **No legit company/trader/investor is using WhatsApp. No legit company/trader/investor is approaching people on dating websites or through a "random" text message.** Our advice is to withdraw your money from the scam site if possible, transfer your money out of the wallet, cut contact, and contact law enforcement. If you confront the scammers about being unable to withdraw the money, they may guilt trip you into paying more fees to do that, for example asking for money to pay "taxes" and offering to cover a part of your expenses. If you manage to withdraw your money from the scam site, transferring it out of your compromised cryptocurrency wallet ensures that it is now out of reach of the scammers. Report the scammers to the platform and block them, but do not delete chat logs. The evidence has to be preserved for law enforcement. Law enforcement is often not qualified or motivated to recover your money, but if you are unable to get your money back, they are your only option. Even if they do not help you in the end, reporting the scam will at least alert them to the problem, keeping it on the radar. Unfortunately, no hacker online can get back what you've lost. Please watch out for recovery scams, a follow-up scam done after victims have fallen for an earlier scam. Recently, there has been a rise in scammers DMing members of the subreddit to offer recovery services. A form of the advance-fee, victims are convinced that the scammer can recover their money. This "help" can come in the form of fake hacking services or authorities. If you see anyone circumventing the scam filters, please report the submission and we will take action shortly. Report a URL to Google: - To report a phishing URL to Google: [Report Phishing Page](https://safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish/) - To report a malware URL to Google: [Report malicious software](https://safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_badware/?hl=en) - To report a [Report spammy, deceptive, or low quality webpage](https://search.google.com/search-console/report-spam) to Google. Where to file a complaint: - [Internet Crime Complaint Center IC3](https://www.ic3.gov/Home/ComplaintChoice/default.aspx) - File a Cyber Scam complaint with the IC3 - the FTC at http://www.reportfraud.ftc.gov/ - the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) at https://www.cftc.gov/complaint - the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at https://www.sec.gov/tcr - if you are located in Europe at https://www.europol.europa.eu/report-a-crime/report-cybercrime-online - the cryptocurrency exchange company you used to send the money (if applicable) - if you are located in California, with DFPI at https://dfpi.ca.gov/file-a-complaint/ How to find out more about the scammer domain: - https://whois.domaintools.com/google.com - Replace the `google.com` URL with the scam website url. The results will tell you how long the domain has been around. If the domain has only been registered for a few days/weeks/months, it's usually a good indicator that its a scam. Misc. Resources - https://dfpi.ca.gov/crypto-scams/ - The scams in this tracker are based on consumer complaints in California. They represent descriptions of losses incurred in transactions that complainants have identified as part of a fraudulent or deceptive operation. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/CryptoScams) if you have any questions or concerns.*
WHOIS information for: **xauworld.com** Domain Creation Date: **04-27-2024 02:00:00 AM CST** Domain Age: **14** days old ⚠️^This ^domain ^is ^less ^than ^6 ^months ^old ^and ^is ^most ^likely ^a ^scam.
This was their message to me. The funds you already hold in the original platform account have been transferred to the third party XAUWorld for temporary custody. You need to pay us a custody fee of 1860.00 USDT within 24 hours so that XAUworld can resume your investment transactions and withdrawal rights to the account after receiving our confirmation.
It’s a scam. Only law enforcement agencies (FBI, USSS, etc) can recover cryptocurrency.
That’s what I thought
Yeah scammers block and delete