Scam Type
CryptoCurrency Scam
Date Reported
Oct 21, 2022
Victim Postal Code
95209
Total Dollars Lost
17300
Scam Description
Through the app Coinbase a 3rd party was able to use this to trick the individual into paying them $17300 and making it look like they were able to do futures trading platform of crypto to appear like they were making money. It showed that the original amount had increased to over $100k and upon trying to withdraw that a series of red tapes and other difficulties arose, ultimately resulting in them asking him to pay $16,296.8776 USDT for tax purposes for the profit of $85,773.04 USDT.
