2025-12-30 10:15:14

Recently, there have been warning cases about virtual currency investment scams that all investors should pay attention to.

A local female netizen fell victim to a classic investment scam: she was induced by strangers on social media to participate in virtual currency investment. Starting from mid-September, she transferred funds to a designated account eight times in a row. The scam gang is very good at creating illusions— the platform interface showed that her account had already "profit of 7.9 million yuan," and this false high-yield illusion made the victim believe even more. But when she wanted to withdraw, the scam came: the platform suddenly demanded a 250,000 yuan fee to release the funds, citing "exchange rate difference." After paying, what happened? The scammer disappeared, and the platform could no longer be contacted. It was finally confirmed that the total amount scammed was as high as 1.18 million yuan.

Similar cases are still ongoing. Another middle-aged man also fell for it, but this time the scammer used a different guise—posing as a "stock securities investment advisor," using the exact same tactics to induce victims to deposit funds, involving amounts over 110,000 yuan.

The characteristics of this type of scam are very obvious: fake platforms, high-yield promises, withdrawal restrictions, and gradual escalation. All investors must stay vigilant.

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EternalMiner

· 01-01 13:10

1.18 million gone, wake up everyone, I've been tired of this套路 for a long time --- It's the same old trick from fake platforms again, you won't get a pie from the sky --- I just want to know why some people still throw money into these scam platforms, where's their brain --- The套路 is textbook level, first show you making money, then ask you to deposit money to withdraw, a classic old trick --- These scammers are just exploiting people's greed, everyone really needs to be more cautious --- Exchange rate difference? That's a really low-level excuse, but some people still believe it... --- Social platforms being used by strangers to invite you into groups to recommend stocks, nine times out of ten, it's this kind of scam

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ProtocolRebel

· 01-01 12:08

Back at it again? 7.9 million in book gains haha, these scammers' scripts are truly unchanging, just changing their disguises but still putting on the same show. Oh my god, 1.18 million just disappeared like that. I've seen similar cases on my side too, really hard to guard against. Withdrawal issues and fees, such obvious signals yet some still fall for it. Wake up, everyone. Adding strangers on social to talk about investments, nine times out of ten it's a disaster. These days, virtual currency investments are more exciting than gambling, human weaknesses are exploited to the fullest. The excuse about exchange rate differences is also brilliant, quite a brain-teaser. I just want to know how these platforms aren't being investigated? It's always after the fact, armchair quarterbacks. 1.18 million, enough for me to play for several years, so heartbreaking.

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GateUser-afe07a92

· 2025-12-30 16:20

Oh my god, 1.18 million just disappeared like that. I really can't understand why some people still believe in "high returns." As soon as they see 7.9 million, their brains start to malfunction.

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ApeWithAPlan

· 2025-12-30 10:34

It's the same trick again. If 7.9 million shows in the account, you should understand it's impossible to be real. The true story is the 250,000 "exchange rate difference."

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VirtualRichDream

· 2025-12-30 10:32

Damn, 1.18 million just disappeared. I've seen this trick too many times... Really, don't trust things recommended by strangers.

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ThreeHornBlasts

· 2025-12-30 10:32

1.18 million people directly lost... This scheme is really clever. I just want to laugh when I see the profit on the books; it's obviously a cover-up.

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