I Fell For An Investment Scam: Here’s How They Got Me

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‘Nana’ lost more than S$64,000 to a pig-butchering scam - a mash-up of romance and investment schemes run by Asia-based online scam syndicates. Their victims include a significant number of Mandarin speakers. (Are you the victim of a scam? Email us with your story: cnainsider@mediacorp.com.sg)
It started when she posted a TikTok video of her dog. A man who claimed to be a widower and business owner from China left a comment, and they started to converse over WhatsApp, He’d send her photos of his investments, and claimed he got insider information from his uncle who worked at a cryptocurrency exchange. She asked him how she could learn to invest.
In retrospect, Nana said she trusted him because he seemed well-off and ran his own company. She refused to believe it was a scam even when her husband tried to convince her otherwise. The impact on her family was devastating.
Here’s what she wants you to know.
00:00 诈骗份子如何赢得我的信任 How he gained my trust
02:43 他如何让我开始投资 How he got me to invest
06:29 这起诈骗如何撕裂我的家庭 How this tore my family apart
08:28 为何当时的我执迷不悟 Why did I not realise it’s a scam?
10:32 我从这次诈骗学到的教训 What I’ve learnt
娜娜是一名「杀猪盘」的受害者--一桩由亚洲诈骗集团发展出的线上诈骗案，结合了爱情与投资话术，向其受害者诈取金钱的手法之一。
整起诈骗案从娜娜的一则Tiktok影音贴文开始，一名自称是鳏夫、育有一子的诈骗份子，在娜娜的影片留言。两人交谈一周后，便交换WhatsApp号码开始聊天。
诈骗份子总在言谈间，假装不经意地分享他”正在研读美国经济走势”及“金融投资“相关等照片，并声称自己有一位在虚拟货币交易所工作多年的叔叔，会定期泄漏交易的内线消息给他。不久后，对投资非常感兴趣的娜娜，开始向他请教投资的秘诀。
娜娜相信，他贵为陶瓷公司的总裁，应该不至于会骗她这么一点小钱吧?
自始至终，娜娜深陷其中，即使她的老公和家人再三劝说，她也不愿意相信，自己高额投资的虚拟货币项目，竟然沦为一起诈骗案。
今天，娜娜希望透过分享自己的故事，帮助提高社会大众对诈骗手法的警觉性。
For help wherever you are, contact:
Global Anti-Scam Organization www.globalantiscam.org/contact
Global Anti-Scam Alliance www.gasa.org/contact-4
If you're in Singapore:
For scam-related advice, call the anti-scam hotline 1800 722 6688 or go to www.scamalert.sg.
To provide information on scams, call the police hotline 1800 255 0000, or submit online at www.police.gov.sg/iwitness.
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@CNAInsider 5 ай бұрын

Please do not believe any comments claiming they will help you get your money back - they are likely scams. We will take these comments down as efficiently as we can.

@SolidSonicTH 4 ай бұрын

Aw, I want to scambait those people.

@donnahilton471 2 ай бұрын

Only the authorities can seize an account!

@leekiatchin Жыл бұрын

The husband is so supportive. Really glad that the lady didn’t do anything silly or lose her family over it. Just treat it as a life lesson and move on in peace with our life and family. Don’t look at what we have lost. Feel blessed with what we have.

@AlanMay64 Жыл бұрын

Greedy and Stupid that the word.

@nickyyap1663 Жыл бұрын

Do you know most conmen like to scam women. They know women are their easiest victims. 🙄

@yaopan36 Жыл бұрын

U speak Cantonese?

@yaopan36 Жыл бұрын

Always on guard.

@karna8658 Жыл бұрын

My gut is telling me , she was having an emotional affair with this guy, otherwise why would you chat with a random stranger u met on tiktok. N also hide it from your husband. N she hide about the investment thing from her husband too. Unless u were selfish n wanted to do it for yourself only. Maybe she didn't tell him the whole truth to her husband. Or maybe not to us. Because she doesn't want to be judged. If I was the husband I would have divorce her . Not being a SIMP

@susanpeterson8774 8 ай бұрын

She says she doesn't befriend anyone who won't benefit her...wow!

@user-xw3us6qt2t 4 ай бұрын

聰明反比聰明誤，所以被假CEO騙了 ... 😅

@citrosoda5370 4 ай бұрын

She thought she would get rich from insider trading and cheating on her husband. Just goes to show you that it's easier to scam a dishonest person.

@arnautarnautsen2564 2 ай бұрын

@@citrosoda5370 honestly, they say "it isn't the victim that is dumb, it's the scammers that are too smart", but in this particular case...I mean, her poor husband shows her it's a scam, she persists. Some people are just doomed to be parted from their money.

@trilicity 11 ай бұрын

My sister is currently going through a scam and it’s literally happening exactly like this and she refuses to listen to anyone. It’s frustrating and I’m honestly at a loss for what to do next before it gets worse. Lucky she’s in the trust building stage and he hasn’t asked for money yet (as far as I know). I spotted this from a mile away, the whole family did and we’re trying to get her to cut the communication, but she will not listen. She trust every single word that comes out of his mouth. I hope we can save her before it’s too late.

@Apple-dk2xl 9 ай бұрын

You should report it to the authorities.

@barriechew9826 9 ай бұрын

Any suspicion, report to the scam center or police

@jameslim3850 9 ай бұрын

Some women always believe they are always right and will NEVER listen to anyone else.

@jessicalang7320 9 ай бұрын

Find her a real life boyfriend and she’ll snap out of her made believe world

@88feji 7 ай бұрын

Ask her to look for signs of a scammer : 1) ask to meet scammer, scammers usually gives excuses not to meet as they fear will be caught or reveal their true face 2) see how often they keep bringing up investment even after you have said you're not interested, scammers will keep bringing it up luring with high profits 3) scammer may ask for financial help citing family problems as another way to get money 4) NEVER download any apps suggested by scammer, not even for trial, not even to try try $5 investment .... the app may ask for registration or direct you to key in passwords inside fake banking log in page .... etc

@Whimsicaltalesx 9 ай бұрын

She has no respect for her husband. She is just blessed and yet greedy she have a very understanding husband.

@jasmera9889 Жыл бұрын

what a great husband. glad that the family didnt fall apart. money can be earned back but not your family

@KR_Gaming-h5z Жыл бұрын

Stupid husband he know is scam but still let her to have the money

@Cys62 Жыл бұрын

So true....

@rainbowcolours5133 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, such an understanding husband.

@onengkusumah2905 Жыл бұрын

rofl, he must be the dumbest husband ever exist, she had 0 respect for the husband.

@Davyjones5454 7 ай бұрын

She loved the scammer lah !

@yenfong2564 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this story, not everyone is willing to openly share their losses. especially with such huge amount without anonymity. There's no shame in admitting your mistakes, but we have to learn from them regardless and move forward.

@bye692001 Жыл бұрын

She deserve it

@PaulBollo 3 ай бұрын

@@bye692001 until it happens to you

@anglikai9517 9 ай бұрын

If he is the director, why he has time to talk to you everyday ? common-sense, no director is "too free"

@misslen575 3 ай бұрын

Yalo, all my bosses who work literally rushes into office to sign documents and meeting meeting, 7pm liao still sitting at office or rushing do errand take care of child and wife etc, what kind of ceo so eng chat with a random dog lover

@Lin-tu4hw Ай бұрын

I literally said that to a scammer and ask him are u stupid? Then block him Lol

@sungyun3246 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video posting. It's so helpful.

@arcencielc2065 Жыл бұрын

Nana, thank you for sharing your story with the public. Take care.

@VernonSim Жыл бұрын

For similar victims like her, it usually all boils down to 90% greed and being materialistic, and 10% gullibility. As the saying goes, "As long as you are not greedy, you will not be scammed"

@MinaBellonaAckerman 3 ай бұрын

True

@MinaBellonaAckerman 3 ай бұрын

I nearly fell for this kind of scam and I didn’t know that pig-butchering scams are a thing. But thank god I said no.

@lnesland 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing. This is a big problem now many places.

@KenzoLeong 9 ай бұрын

She have friends from businesses which should indicate that they are savvy with their money and investments? She was talking to a man online and developed 'trust' for this very same man when she couldn't confirmed the authencity of the information? Greed is indeed a huge factor here.

@mrpo3496 7 ай бұрын

She already said she won't waste time on befriending "useless" people. That's already opportunistic and greedy

@520chris Жыл бұрын

She has a very good husband who values her more than money. She lost so much also because she is greedy. Look at her definition of friends. Someone whom she can benefited from else nothing much can progress from there. Hope she learn her lesson.

@msbunny8845 Жыл бұрын

That is my thought as well, I would agree to this comment heartily. If she see every friendship as a benefactory, she won't be getting a whole lot of genuine people around her.

@520chris Жыл бұрын

@@msbunny8845 well, if you aren't genuine in the first place (eg u helped today becos u expect others to help u back someday) how can u expect to find someone who will be genuinely good to you? Of all those who had been scammed (which I hv read so far) she is the only one whom I feel is really serve her right. Compare her responses with other victims, I feel that by right she should not be scammed, given the fact that she is far more analytical than others who sounded more gullible. She appeared to be a higher mangement level to me. However she behaved irrationally as she is too blinded by wanting to earn fast bucks. This scammer didn't even need to trap her. She offered herself to him to be butchered by asking any good investment that she can consider.

@2129hours Жыл бұрын

Served her right. Too greedy. Doing business also dunno meh… where got so good lobang. I met numerous online friends and once that talk about investment, I will block and cut all contact immediately. Remember, rich people won’t teach u how to get rich.

@joannes3605 Жыл бұрын

I'm a victim to this scam which happened earlier this year, with a 6 digit loss. Kudos to her for sharing this story on this platform to gain more awareness. It needs great courage to share this story to the public as victims are often blamed and shamed due to the nature of 杀猪盘.

@lynetteblack7642 Жыл бұрын

Watch the kind of people you indulge in online , I did the same thing with a crypto agent and I was scammed but hacksting helped me recover and tracked the scammer's within 24hours.

@ostrakos4785 Жыл бұрын

@@lynetteblack7642 朋友，在哪里？

@MKiurinuRigold Жыл бұрын

😢

@MKiurinuRigold Жыл бұрын

😢I feel so sorry for you Joanne hope everything goes well in the future

@partsaflokos Жыл бұрын

@@TextOnTelgram_jmwFILMS5 You got pig butchered and you got your money back? how?

@bgoh9503 8 ай бұрын

My friend got scam at least $300K! Now she still have not wake up and continue communitcaing with the scammer. Her family and all her friends knowed about this and since stop lending her any more money. All her bank accounts were already frozen and I''ve also made police report but police can't do anything as she herself refused to make a report. The worst part is she continue to believe the scammer and opened a new bank account and continue to transfer money to the scammer.

@shinshin2219 4 ай бұрын

I think it's because she still couldn't accept reality that she has lost that much money. If she stop now then it become something real, she couldn't handle that. Hope she realize soon that the money is gone

@user-rr7ll9qq2t 4 ай бұрын

That's fine give money to the more intelligent no worries

@lkg1965 6 ай бұрын

Hmm, if I had an investment-savvy "CEO friend in high society," so generous with money-making advice and opportunities, HE should be sending ME money instead!

@tintinlol7881 Жыл бұрын

Ruthless scammers should be persecuted.

@eugenec7130 Жыл бұрын

Yes, that is the point which has been neglected! If drug traffickers are arrested and sentenced to death, why not scammers?? Warnings against scams are not effective, because scammers pose as any low profiled ordinary persons.

@aeries1000 Жыл бұрын

Fully agree that scammers need to be punished severely just like drug traffickers

@misslen575 3 ай бұрын

This is why the scam rings are always overseas, too much anonymity so cannot catch, out of jurisdiction also, basically mission impossible unless governments work together, which seldom happens

@fkat28 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing to warn others. Really sad how scammers are getting away from scamming people because of international jurisdictional difficulties. In my line of work the most monitory loss by a victim I have seen was over $500,000 USD. A female victim fell for a romance scam.

@SK-kg6en Жыл бұрын

Hi, I need somebody's help in identifying a Chinese man who scammed me in the name of romance. He gave his id card and passport details but I believe those are fake.

@Sunnyside45335 9 ай бұрын

My sister also fell for a scam. But the scam was not an investment scam, it was a mail scam. She got a message from the post office, stating that they were unable to mail her items due to an incorrect postage and that they ask her to go into a link to pay for the postage. Since my sister ordered things from shopee, she went in and lose about $300. Apprenently the scams were located in Korea but we managed to freeze her account, make a police report and retrieve her lost money.

@chubbycheeks6643 4 ай бұрын

Once they want you to leave any social media platform and use other platform that's a red signal, he's a scammer.

@aungmoe7145 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your experience in such details. It will definitely help people getting aware of the scams which is almost everywhere in today world, coming in different styles of scheme. And it would really gives chances to a lot of families out there to avoid a possible disaster.

@baqirhemraj7639 Жыл бұрын

If it is too good to be true, then it is. People should heed the advice don't talk to a stranger. The victims should be asking for money from a stranger and not vice versa. We have heard a lot about such fraudsters and yet they are able to commit fraud because people are naive. Personally, I am not on any social media and I have led a happy life.

@user-fc5dj7me5u Ай бұрын

Bravo, *VortexTarce* ! Your commitment to battling these scammers is commendable. We must unite in our efforts to shield the elderlv and the public from their despicable tactics. You're a true champion……

@Lillymae-ki5nj 3 ай бұрын

You rock SWINGNOTCH!! . My adolescent showed me your page. I've never remarked on any KZfaq video in any case I regard what you genuinely do considering the way that I scorn these individuals I ought to say you're a gift to that gigantic number of individuals who have been tricked and you're the truly fundamental sledge to pound those comics and leave them confused. Much appreciation for going on with your central goal against the humorists 👍👍

@albertkong1235 Жыл бұрын

Nowadays be careful where you make friends. Be careful if somebody sweet talk into your confidence . Read up scammers techniques as they get more and more sophisticated every day . Kudos to the brave lady for being up front and shared her experience to warn the public . 👍

@learnwithme3823 Жыл бұрын

Never invest or buy anything you don’t understand. I’m so sorry you lost money.

@mrpo3496 7 ай бұрын

It takes literal years to learn about investing or trading. Why people like this lady think it is really that easy

@jeylful 5 ай бұрын

Because she is just learning. Can't you see she has been taken for a ride?

@rubiirae 5 ай бұрын

@@jeylful it's still her greed that led her to this situation, thinking she can get free investment lessons from a successful businessman as fast track to make quick money. she literally said she doesn't befriend someone who wouldn't benefit her. i'm very good at investing and i certainly wouldn't be teaching someone or take them up for a ride for free.

@galaxymetta5974 Жыл бұрын

Not easy for scammers to cheat those who are not greedy. That is number one lesson.

@tuapuikia Жыл бұрын

I love this anti scammer series, please share more. 👍👍👍😍😍

@icedcoldcoffee 9 ай бұрын

a CEO busy replying on tiktoks, like really, who will fall for that? and the woman is married , this is cheating right?

@icedcoldcoffee 9 ай бұрын

@RylandDubose no, did not happen to me but something similar happened to a friend

@Peachu_n_Goma_Home 7 ай бұрын

If she purposely never tell her husband definitely fishy, if nothing going on a married person will share with spouse. The initial speak to a stranger of the gender of attraction many times a day already is wrong behaviour for a married person.

@mrpo3496 7 ай бұрын

it is an attempt to monkey branch. If she is successful with the CEO then she will find reasons to file divorce

@Johnson-mt9cs 3 ай бұрын

Outstanding job,,,,,, SWINGNOTCH I'm so glad you're out there battling these vile con artists. We must take every precaution to protect the general people and the elderly from these vile con artists!! Bravo to YOU! You ought to be awarded the Nobel Prize for protecting us. Big up, brother !!!!!!!!!!

@lingth Жыл бұрын

If she had shared her investment experience with her husband, her husband might have pick up the things she failed to notice or overlooked and stopped her.

@hotlime Жыл бұрын

Well.. I have a friend that after telling the spouse, the spouse ask him to all in.. and yes they lost all their savings 😅 the scammers seem to be that good..

@lingth Жыл бұрын

@@hotlime the thing is once you are blinded by the other person's first impression, (like how can a Rich CEO cheat me of $2000? or why would a person who owns many properties be WRONG in making this kind of investment , just follow in), your sense of "Safety checks" and suspicious, like why is this office registered here and have you tried to contact the address? or done your due diligence. For me, i am the kind of, WHY ME? if its SO EASY to BE RICH, Why would some stranger share his way to riches with me? i guess i am a overly suspicious person, who dun believe in "good fortune" coming so easily

@rogerfaint499 Жыл бұрын

@@lingth Another tell-tale sign is "when a person tries to hint on how 'wealthy' he is or he is someone . . . etc. And no one has a sure way to riches.

@karna8658 Жыл бұрын

She didn't because she was clearly having an emotional affair with this guy . She loved the attention she got for him. If u r married why would you chat with a random person that too with an opposite gender n don't tell yur husband about it .Otherwise she would have definitely share things with her husband. Either she didn't say the whole truth to her husband. Or maybe she didn't said the whole truth to us . N because it was emotional affair , that's why he forgave her. U really think her husband picked up a knife just to prove its a scam. Naa, she probably confessed n that's why he may have threatened to kill himself. But then later she realised she got scammed. N was alone , but he forgave her. Because she doesn't want to be judged..

@CutePuppy520 Жыл бұрын

Not really, a lot of ppl are stupid, or may I say, blinded by greed I had a ex-colleague who worked in audit for years, and she was a financial controller of a company when she got scammed Even someone like her also fell for an investment scam She downloaded an app through a recommendation of a friend The friend was innocent though, all of them downloaded an app which allegedly will let them earn money through crypto investments They got to know the app from other friends Initially they did earn some money, that’s why my friend also recommended her own brother to use the app All of them lost money, because in the end they couldn’t withdraw their money My friend lost SGD 100k

@seaweed9999 Жыл бұрын

These scammers are so obvious, I don't know how someone can fall for it. Its everywhere in the news. Do not trust any strangers, online or offline. Do not talk about money with anyone, even if they are your "friends"

@andylau13 Жыл бұрын

Its involved love 😘❤

@Maria-yc9ho 5 ай бұрын

Strangers sometimes can be your family, but don't involve in money

@LieutenantGeneralKarelRehka. 3 ай бұрын

As a Retired combat Marine I want to tell you that as what you are doing is just as important as any warrior on the battlefield. You are waging warfare against these criminals and terrorists on the digital battlefield...... You are defending and protecting the most vulnerable of our society against these predators. Keep up the good work!!!! SWINGNOTCH ❤❤❤

@shutengloke5907 Жыл бұрын

Scammers always play with our greed or fear.

@by4409 Жыл бұрын

You are a married woman and if some random guy you meet online asks, "do you like me?", it should be a definite sign that you should end any further contact with him. Her stupidity and gullible personality almost destroyed her family.

@dialindsey Жыл бұрын

BINGO! Feels like she lacks respect for her husband and never got much attention (esp. male), or even dated much. I feel she tries to be "professional". She said it herself, the scammer portrays himself in high society. She never bother asking why was I targeted or what he wanted from me. She liked the attention she got from her scammer bc it was a fantasy she never got the courage to meet someone like him irl. So many delusional men/women out there.

@dialindsey Жыл бұрын

@@Soni-vc4jb Thank you for your well wishes. Higher chance for me to get scammed from a friend/family than some random attractive person I've encountered online.

@naglfar6305 Жыл бұрын

@Seeyou Seemee I'm stealing this line

@Whimsicaltalesx 9 ай бұрын

She has no respect for her husband. She is just blessed and yet greedy she have a very understanding husband.

@Peachu_n_Goma_Home 7 ай бұрын

There is no good reason for a married person to entertain texts from stranger of gender of attraction online when it involves subtle flirting, hinting of courtship or a listener, ask you their sexual appeal (like cute or hot or not) because these shld be what you do with your spouse.

@shananarocks 11 ай бұрын

Singapore as a small country should take steps to prevent loss of individual money to scam especially using digital currency. Perhaps we can use some of the traditional security like the trusted "serial number" on old printed notes. This can be elevated to encrypted "serial number" for each digital denomination and if stolen or lost can be rendered void by issuing a new "encrypted" serial number for the specific individual digital denomination. This should be workable if the ASEAN country decides to adopt enhanced security measures for digital currency usage.

@88feji 7 ай бұрын

Singapore is targeted because there's a lot of loopholes in our laws and legal system ... For example the maximum punishment for some scam cases, a person who scammed MILLIONS of dollars are only liable to be imprisoned for only up to about 7 years and/or fined something like $15k .... of course its still a good deal for the scammer as they come away still enriched by millions of dollars after serving those punishment ! Look at the case of the chinaman who took millions of dollars from an elderly and stashed much of those money into his China connections .... anther case is the CEO who swindled many millions of dollars with fake wine investment and return to sg only to face fines of a much lower amount, even with imprisonment of 7 years he still gets to live luxuriously on the surplus scammed money that he stash away elsewhere when he gets out ....

@shananarocks 7 ай бұрын

@@88feji I was talking about prevention using e-Sing like the e -Yuan launched in 2021 to counter scam. Yours is the aftermath.

@genevtai Ай бұрын

You are brave to do this sharing, awesome. Stay well, live great ♥️

@Danielsekai Жыл бұрын

Bruh she still paid the “security deposit” 😂

@justinjustin1802 Жыл бұрын

almost similar to the tactic that happened to my own self. thanks CNA for sharing this so that more people will aware of this. realized most of the time, victims are loner, they showed care and if you are not smart enough to pull yourself out of this game, you might end up living with debts.

@lfc1981 7 ай бұрын

its not the scammer is smart, its that they took advantage of her ( or victims") greed for more and more "easy money", that victims cant differentiate between fake or genuine schemes anymore

@ngsiewfun8200 6 ай бұрын

可以朕系嗎？我目前也受害

@zenny58 4 ай бұрын

I had the same situation here. Just happened few days back.

@zenny58 4 ай бұрын

@ngsiewfun8200 what's your situation like now ?

@bonefishgrill6382 Жыл бұрын

At the end of the day, these are ALL romance scams... this lady only fell for the investment scam because she liked the photo she saw...

@yingchao9286 5 ай бұрын

😄哈哈

@jnewman1718 Жыл бұрын

Am an overseas Chinese and was in China setting up a small business with Chinese relatives as partners. After many years of running the business together, I realized that I was being cheated all along. Lesson learned: you can be cheated not just by a stranger, but also by a friend, even relatives. Sometimes, you're actually most vulnerable when cooperating with close friends and relatives. Hope to hear from anyone with similar experiences in China.

@gracevise8479 Жыл бұрын

Dudu I fell for a man who I have not see before and I somuch love and care about it for more than 2years i always send him money when ever he ask me because I work with instactart and I get so much batches daily and I earn a lot of money which makes me give him money whenever he ask me. One day I fell so emotionally😔 to see he's face and I decided to call him video call intentionally and he mistakly pick up my video call and I saw he's face it's won't the person I was chatting and loving for 2years and he invested my money on Bitcoin. Which I reported him and I was directed to someone who helped me recover back my money from he's investment plafrom hit him him up he's gonna help you.

@gracevise8479 Жыл бұрын

Swifycrack

@gracevise8479 Жыл бұрын

He's on Instagram

@LALALA-tw8vt Жыл бұрын

cannot do business in China de, two of my relatives go there all lost money due to them 拐弯抹角 with their contracts, every word in contract can be twisted to their benefit one lol

@sheshasho3445 Жыл бұрын

I agree. When the closest relative to me cheated me for money, I instantly realized you really can't trust anyone even your closest ones when it comes to business.

@joleng7627 6 ай бұрын

Scammer loved stupid, naive and greedy people

@marcuswong6263 Жыл бұрын

Never trust someone you have not met face to face and also need to conduct due diligence on that person. Money is difficult to earn. Don't let scammers take those hard-earned money of yours. With so many scamming syndicates out there, there is no reason to make friends online. Whoever contacts you online are basically scammers imho.

@RodinThink28 Жыл бұрын

I have a brother who was scammed by a Ponzi scheme. No matter how much we tried to convince him he was being scammed, he refused to listen. Stubborn, hard-headed, thinking he is some kind of investment guru. Finally, the scam made the papers and only then did he realize he was scammed. Ashen-faced and dejected, he looked like a suckered fool. I found no joy in being right and spent many a sleepless night knowing how this could have been avoided/reduced had the idiot listened.

@ksspider4878 9 ай бұрын

Scammer does not care big money or small money ,as long as it's money.

@fourxgirl 5 ай бұрын

Finally, No surprise here. With all the evidence it's crystal clear who was the helper. *Charge backtools* must be taken seriously and hopefully this case improves others for the best. There are a lot of good people like this man in there. Justice has been served today, not only to me, but to all the people who have gone through the same thing that I have

@Tigriss187 Жыл бұрын

It happened to me but with a lot smaller amount of money. I followed exactly the same steps, first small amount, then after winning, more and more, until I decided to withdraw. After they asked for security deposit and tax etc I realised it was a scam and deleted everything off my phone losing my savings 😢…Now I’m very cautious

@TheWalabies Жыл бұрын

It happens to my friend as well. Nowadays the scammers are very diligent. 😢

@bchpls24 Жыл бұрын

does greed made you do it?

@chitchat3838 Жыл бұрын

Stand in front of the mirror and ask yourself : if that guy knows a way to make so much money, why is he spending so much time with you?? Answer: 1. He is stupid 2. You are stupid

@chiajoegm1045 Жыл бұрын

One has to ask oneself, if the other guy claim he can help one make so much, why would he want tell you? He should be so busy making the mountain of gold for himself. This is what came to mind when I once attended a talk and the presenter said he could make so much for the audience.

@eugeneferguson8480 4 ай бұрын

It's important to have a supportive family to guide you through this hardship

@yorkiesweetpea23 Жыл бұрын

The longer you watch this lady, the more angry you get at her. I'm gonna be blunt: this lady is too pretentious. Till the filming of this, she still seems to be in denial. I can't believe she said what she did at the end; that she would confiscate all the $, etc if her friend was a victim. Basically, she's faulting her husband and family for not confiscating things from her, implying they enabled her. Wow. She's all "I don't like him. I was only interested in making friends, he was CEO of ceramics, I thought it's interesting. & It was me who asked him to show me how to invest" 🙄😒 Seems to be making excuses for everything. A lot of people like to make interesting "acquaintances". But we don't text & speak to them daily, many times a day. These scammers chat/talk on phone with victims for MONTHS before even bringing up investments. This woman isn't honest to her husband. Her husband is a very very good husband.

@yonanz Жыл бұрын

pls have some empathy. first, it's not easy for her to share such a painful and embarrassing incident. second, you are psychoanalysing/judging here. "seems to be in denial?" how so? she's coming out in a public interview to tell everyone, she's been scammed. how is that being in denial? she's not making excuses, she's trying to explain her thought process at that time. give people more benefit of the doubt, because we all need that at some point.

@ZxSpectrumplus 8 ай бұрын

She's obviously looking to have some fun outside.

@reno0605 Жыл бұрын

The concept of putting in $1 and getting $2 back should already be a major red flag

@yrien982 3 ай бұрын

the scammer is a way ahead of the game...he shows her his computer about his investment, he knew she will get interested to that...its a bait...now shes under his control...shes a type of a woman who dont listen to anyone she thinks shes always right, i think shes the boss in the house...she dont even listen to the husband even explaining to her why it was a scam...but thank you for telling your story, so that a lot of people will learn from your mistakes...

@tomnguyen1015 5 ай бұрын

I feel sorry for the husband and children. The wife seems greedy, selfish, and unfaithful to her loving husband.. perfect victim.. Glad she got scammed!!!

@troyalng4822 Жыл бұрын

the husband knew that it was a scam but still gave her $11K to pay the scammer? i'm pretty sure there are better ways to let her know that this is a scam, instead of burning $11K to let her learn her lesson

@andylau13 Жыл бұрын

Husband Stoopid

@skysky1977 Жыл бұрын

That’s true love . Some people cannot wake up until they see there’s actually nothing at the end of the rainbow

@d3vilman69 3 ай бұрын

Easier said than done dude. Victims of fraud tend to be in constant denial of the fact they have been scammed. Their ego cannot accept the embarrassment. Even if the scammer literally says "I am a scammer" the victim may not believe.

@wayneleung5443 Жыл бұрын

She actually fell involved romantically with the scammer. She cheated on her husband, what a shame. Divorce her.

@yingchao9286 5 ай бұрын

you are right

@ligayawong2867 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Your journey you been through is not easy but by God's grace you can always stand up again and continue to walk

@myeongwol Жыл бұрын

I always find it weird that ppl can so easily add a stranger as regular contact.... So easy to trust a stranger that you just share your phone number like that?

@RedDotRants 5 ай бұрын

The platforms like FB should not just dismiss our reports on fake accounts and misleading advertisements. I've identified and reported numerous fake accounts and misleading ads. FB seems to have taken no action.

@tarekyared4404 5 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, they have little motivation to take action. They're in the business of inflating their daily active user count, not decreasing it. I have reported blatantly obvious fake accounts pretending to be Elon Musk or other CEOs of tech giants and I get those useless automated messages thanking me for feedback, but they decided not to take action.

@Klefs-gz9wx Ай бұрын

Hats off to you, *Vortex* *Trace* , for your exceptional dedication in fighting against these fraudulent individuals. The safety and well-being of the elderly and the wider community should be our top priority, and you have shown unwavering commitment in protecting them from these vile con artists. You truly deserve accolades for your outstanding efforts….!!!!!

@maacitamacasilang298 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your story. I was also a victim of a scam.

@nickyyap1663 Жыл бұрын

Don't you know everyone loves your money. Don't believe me, go and mix with pastor or priest, at the end of the day, they will ask for your money. 😂

@sandarwin6766 Жыл бұрын

@@nickyyap1663 not necessary to make frivolous statements. Wait till you get scammed. And before you say or think you are too smart to be scammed, remember thats what a lot of victims think so too from the start

@AlanMay64 Жыл бұрын

Fool.

@nickyyap1663 Жыл бұрын

@@sandarwin6766 Don't be stupid, l don't need your money , you know. It is for me to know and for you to find out.

@user-rh6ru5oz2o Жыл бұрын

If she wants to learn things, pay teachers, not find friends to exploit

@cmymotion Жыл бұрын

Some teacher also scam. Bottom line, dont be greedy.

@vibnwis 3 ай бұрын

Once someone subscribes to the idea ( that is, one believes it is true ), there is no way one or other people can help him/she to realise what she/he is in. The only way is to let her/him experience the whole journey. The process is called "wolf effects"

@AndrewPeter-hw6kv 2 ай бұрын

You're great. Seriously. You're super likable at the same time. The FBI should seriously hire you right now based off of these videos. You're a true patriot, sir. Thank you *Novacyber* for all you do please don't stop. You're so important to this country people like you. You're putting fear into literal countries. On a funny note; your characters are legendary at this point. The world need more people like you keep making the world a better place I love such outstanding work thank you so much. The world needs more people like you.thank you.

@lingth Жыл бұрын

The more personal information you share online on your SNS, the more information the scammers can gather and find your weak spot.. like if you have lots of dogs photos, he knows you are a dog lover or if you often post fishing photos, he will say he often go fishing too... Sometimes it's dangerous to share too much of ur private life online..

@lingth Жыл бұрын

I remember whenever my ex-colleagues get news of a new recurit joining us next week, some of us will immediately go and search all the SNS sites for her name and check out things like her facebook posts, insta posts and such. Its when i see ppl doing such "background checks" on others ppl that i feel that one day, someone will do the same to me. thats why i dun post my personal life online. its really scary how much information ppl can get from those photos, like where you like to vacation, or what you like to eat, and such.

@nickyyap1663 Жыл бұрын

You can have a lot of good friends but your money is still your best friend,you know. Go ahead and help the poor, other wise hold tight to your money. It is your best friend when in need.

@wendyshoowaiching4161 Жыл бұрын

I have a old friend who pretend to drive a luxury car and to be rich, stolen a lot of my stocks belongings. Becareful of rich who try to make investments or ask for your money

@ebayelblanco 3 ай бұрын

❤Thanks *Adroitkey* whoever you're. These toxic people from India is ruining our Indian name in big stage. Kudos to you to teach them a lesson. I wish our govt should bring some reforms and regulations on call centres.👏👏

@Boobooli Жыл бұрын

no pity at all for this woman, people who get scammed usually are very greedy themselves and want to make quick money.

@csy897 Жыл бұрын

Wow one of the anti scam websites they introduced, GASO, is quite amazing. Has CNA run a story on them before?

@leaf9530 6 ай бұрын

7:40 As if she was possessed she said... More like it was because of pride and she was already fallen too deep into the scam that she just refused to acknowledge the truth.

@lingth Жыл бұрын

ah, the standard, Rich guy with a dead wife.. and maybe a young kid who longs for a mother and you happen to be the ONE and ONLY.. I really wonder why do ppl fall for this..

@lamjay5189 Жыл бұрын

If you intend to invest, read up diligently. Don’t listen to those people talking about how much profit they made. The market is changing all the time. A lot of people just hand their money to people n waiting for profits.

@worldhero3891 Жыл бұрын

IT'S NOT ABOUT READING. ANYTHING THAT PROMISES A RETURN ONLINE TRADING PLATFORM IS A SCAM.

@ccw1010 Жыл бұрын

Don't be surprised !!! Even though the company name is listed in the Investor Alert List in MAS and also in other countries authorities' websites, people still choose to believe it.' Classic story: XXX invested in this fund and now was retired now, because the fund is generating enough passive income monthly.

@eugenec7130 Жыл бұрын

Sounds like investment and webinar ads on KZfaq!

@tt260 Жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing

@ugammichael2431 Ай бұрын

Fantastic efforts, #crackassetsupport -l'm happy to hear that you're taking the fight to these thugs. The people, especially the elderly, must be protected at all costs from these scumbag con artists. It's about time!! Thanks to you, bro, we don't have to worry about a thing

@user-de8mu8xh9j 2 ай бұрын

As soon as someone you don’t know very well suggests downloading apps a very loud alarm bell should be a clear warning.

@happyhermit3141 Жыл бұрын

Starting at 1:30 Nana unflinchingly admits that she won't be your friend unless you can do something for her. She's a status seeking social climber who only wants to hobnob with the crème de la crème. She's a fake as the dude who scammed her, he was just a little bit smarter.

@stevenyip2631 Жыл бұрын

The things that would get you SCAMMED are, Greed and Fear. Don't be greedy...and...Don't be fearful.

@haigabavtqqtfafahg 9 ай бұрын

she's married and still got scammed by a romance scammer????????????????

@yingchao9286 5 ай бұрын

活該，不是好女人

@citrosoda5370 4 ай бұрын

"He's part of a profession that has a disproportionately huge amount of scammers, surely he wouldn't scam me..."

@H20. Жыл бұрын

She comes across as greedy, and also not a very nice person, especially when she said " why do I need friends, if I can't benefit from them" I've no sympathy for her.

@psalm91sg1 Жыл бұрын

agreed. if the internet speed is slow can blame her husband. Poor husbands marry this kind of woman.

@amyandlenaarebest Жыл бұрын

You can you be so heartless to say such cruel thoughtless poisonous words to hurt this beautiful lady who has a gold heart to help too many other victims out of the terrible trap .

@youtubehandlesshouldsuckadick Жыл бұрын

@@amyandlenaarebest there is a difference between heartless and not being foolish/naive , anyone can spin a story of how they got scammed the moral is always the same, greed.

@meffendy27 Жыл бұрын

her assumption as you cant benefit from friends are somewhat correct yes? benefit comes in a different angle? maybe happiness is counted as benefit? unless she specifically meant financial gain. if yes, isnt it also normal? i mean we pick friends on general yes? if someone is a beggar or look like psychopath, i dont think i wanna be friends? am i right?

@DavidDavid-yz2sh Жыл бұрын

@@meffendy27 ,guess since the 2000era begin onwards women had stop looking at themselves in the mirror to view Thier own image .Then how would u feel if man would do the same for women with benefits? U would call them names right ? Isn't this double standards? If men really would do the same I strongly believes alot of women will be single today . Rem women choose men yes I agreed but so does men choose women & I believe u can't disagreed with this either .

@ryanshih9805 Жыл бұрын

LOL. Did anyone find it weird that she was carrying on with this dude online and was initially hiding it from her husband? Was she like having an affair?

@Greatfulheart-vq1co Ай бұрын

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@sonnguyenvan2207 Ай бұрын

30 days. We've overcome a lot of ups and downs, joy and tears, THE GREAT RECOVERYs, amazing game plans, slapping scammers, a total of $14 million recovered, and here we are - the end of the journey. It was fun while it lasted, but every series has an ending. Hope *Vortex* *trace* reach 10 mil subs soon for your hard work!…..!!!!

@Cambodia_Love_Scams Жыл бұрын

Whenever you are surfing the web, always set your mindset and tell yourself there is no free lunch in this world, whether its buying stuff online or these investment scheme. Always think to yourself that "yes, you are not the lucky one" and just ignore any proposal. People are not stupid to give you free money. Tbh, im unsympathetic towards all these scam victims. Its great that cna insider is raising awareness through these interview but some of victim said that its not they themselves are stupid, but the scammer are too good at scamming. I say bullcrap, who in the right mind will trust someone who you have never seen before and just follow their order and deposited 10-20k and some even resorted to borrowing money from friends. Its baffles me how something so easily avoidable needed to be raised awareness of.

@CalvinK300 Жыл бұрын

I agree with you. It’s all too common for people to feel sympathetic towards these scam victims but in reality, they were blinded by false promise of love and fortune. All one needs to do is pause and think then you will see the red flags.

@Soni-vc4jb Жыл бұрын

When something happened, and you are at vulnerable moment, sometimes you want to believe it, and makes you blind. Even if you're saying to you, it's something weird but no, it can't be a scammer, this can't happen, it's immoral. And the stock market is right. Even the bank can tell, looks not a fraud. But do you know what everyone. All data can be manipulated in the background. There is now a complain against a big crypto trading for this type of manipulation. So tell to anyone. Do not invest in Casino.

@skirtrunning Жыл бұрын

SGD300k.. Thats the same ampunt my mum got scammed about 20 years back. Was by a singaporean scammer, a divorcee with a daughter attending polytechnic. If I see her again, I will really take my revenge. Her crime tore my family apart. My mum has post trauma and her personality took a 180 degree turn. I was a teenager back then and witnessed my dad sank into depression and my siblings and I grew up feeling insecure. Took time for our family to recover. That scammer that scammed my mum, got the easy sentence of serving a short time. Spent every thing she scammed off from my mum and my mum didnt get back a single cent from what she had been cheated of.

@skirtrunning Жыл бұрын

@@TextOnTelgram_jmwFILMS5 thanks but your recommendation is too dodgy with a misspelt spyware as an username.

@ActiveAussie2024 Жыл бұрын

All the people saying they can help you recover funds are also scammers. Ignore them!

@willybyun1834 4 ай бұрын

These victims deserve losing money because star due to their greed they fell for this Dumb scam.

@nightelf6262 Жыл бұрын

I experienced the same method used on me. She a CEO of her company telling me her uncle have insider tip on some Chinese stocks and crypto. She would response right away whenever I massage. Why would some CEO be response to me no body like me. So strange and keep insisting we stay on the topic of investing. So I told her all my stocks are in oils (before the war. Haha)... in the end she unfriended me on wechat. Lol... advice to never fall for a pretty face. 🤣

@sinatra7407 Жыл бұрын

But she said she doesn't have many friends, is that why she got scammed?

@nawwk79 10 ай бұрын

“He’s a Nigerian Prince, he definitely 5000% won’t scam me one.”

@pwu8194 5 ай бұрын

I fell for a confidence game twice, from the same man. It was a bit different. He was someone I knew in the military. He said his father was sick, so he needed to borrow money. I lent it to him. I never saw the money again. I haven't fallen to online scam yet, and it's not lack of attempts from scammers. I am too cheap.

@tomasyan4333 Жыл бұрын

She fell in love with the scammer That why she became so brainless and greedy

@hzt6000 Жыл бұрын

Greed is the problem here

@ethanf.6848 4 ай бұрын

If the AI technology is so powerful as claimed by the stakeholders, why can't it be used to track and red flag these scamming sources?

@christopherchong592 4 ай бұрын

cannot scold the lady also. you want to save the family, you have to let her pay for the mistake. very good husband. but the lady is too stubborn. but probably that is human nature. good sharing. TQ for sharing

@starshine9836 Жыл бұрын

I fell a little while. I was less firm and naive back then. I spent S$500 to learnt this life lesson. Basically it's from making aquientence, talk about investment, then show the very shady trading website with typo error, then he started calling in the middle of the night talking about the trading stuff. Giving pressure and I wad annoyed cuz I was about to sleep. Back then I already paiseh to hang up his call as we had a simple acquaintance relationship formed not like those stranger calls that you can just reject and hang up. So I followed similar steps but I was in sleepy and just wanna get things over and done with. When I woke up in the morning, when my mind cleared up, I realised how dumb I was. And all the red flags came together. So I made a police report. He person was continuing in contact with me on telling me how to operate but my mind came back to sense to prevent me from losing more.

@winterwee75 Жыл бұрын

Everyone it's the same.Greedy kills you people from inside.Once u woke up its already too late.Nothing is free in this world.Its earn by so call hardwork and determination.

@Lin-tu4hw Ай бұрын

There was once a scammer who used the profile pic of a Vietnam actor and I was pretty annoyed because he called me when I was falling asleep which startled me so I ask if it is polite to call a stranger at 2am? He asked me “Do u know who I am??” I asked him back “Then do u KNOW WHO I AM? I am DArth Vader your father!” The nerves of these stupid scammers.. they will tell u they are minster of home affairs worry about my bladder health and u still believe