I felt so foolish and betrayed
I felt so foolish and betrayed. I met someone on Discord who promised to teach me staking rewards. The scammer even sent me 2.79 USDT with which I registered and deposited into this website, showed me how to trade, and I made some profit and even withdrew 8.23 USDT. The scammer then advised that I invest more so I can get greater rewards. So I took out my life savings for $108,998 and deposited it, followed all the instructions and was able to take my balance to $389,423. I was so excited, so I decided to withdraw $346,958, but was told the amount is too large, I would need to pay a 16% VIP upgrade ($55,513). I quickly took another loan and paid it since I was sure withdrawal was possible because I had withdrawn in the past. Then they demanded another 27% security audit fee, which was when it dawned on me that it was a con. I explained to my credit provider, and he referred me to a cybersecurity task force (F'iscop-Advisor), who started tracing the movements of the USDT until it was sold on Bybit P2P. The scammers' bank info was obtained, and he was caught, and the USDT reversed.