Wickford trainee midwife warning about 10k crypto scam

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After learning crypto trading and desperate for money due to the cost of living crisis, the full-time student, who wishes to remain anonymous, researched trading platforms and signed up on a legitimate website before being targeted by scammers.

She was called by a man who took all her details and told her that a financial adviser, who would trade on her behalf, would contact her next.

The student, from Wickford, was first asked to invest 250, and when she saw a profit she was convinced to invest 2,000, then 5,000, and at the end she had 14,000 in this which she believed was still a legitimate platform.

However, things turned sour when she decided to withdraw her initial investment so as not to gamble with her own money, as she could not afford to lose it.

As they began the withdrawal process, she was soon contacted by scammers posing as her online banking finance department who told her she needed to make a payment of 5,000 to release the funds to her account, due to the large amount transferred.

He only had 3000 left in his name, which he was told was fine, until they called back and said they still needed 5000 to release his money.

After talking to her mum, she says: It’s just when the light bulb went out and I thought it was clearly a scam, what do I do?

The online bank has since confirmed to the trainee midwife that it was not her calling him and that she could not see any pending payments. The scammers always ask for 5000 to unlock his funds.

She said: I’m just surprised it happened because if I was in a room with ten people I knew, I don’t think anyone would say I’d be the most likely person to get scammed.

I’m still really shocked by all of this and I just think if it could happen to me who’s usually so aware of this stuff, it really could happen to anyone.

The trainee midwife learned about the crypto business from a seemingly genuine scam posing as a news report involving a police officer apparently chatting with This Morning presenter Holly Willoughby about her success with crypto. cash.

Willoughby is aware that her images are being used in the scam and has already taken to social media to warn her followers that it is a scam.

Anyone who suspects they have been the victim of a scam, fraud or cybercrime should call Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040.

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