Scam Type
Romance Scam
Business Name Used
Unavailable
Date Reported
March 19, 2024
Postal Code
53223
Total Dollars Lost
$ 80000
Scam Description
I am a victim of a cryptocurrency romance scam know as pig butchering. It started with The frauder, Noah Nan, who contacted me on LinkedIn on January 9th, 2024. Noah Nan (who turned out to be a scammer) encouraged me and showed me the short-term earnings. We chatted professionally for a few days and then he asked to chat via what’s app. Over weeks to months to gain my trust, he got me to invest in a crypto-currency site (Kraken and Phhrx platform). The scammer solicits investments in a fraudulent cryptocurrency site, promising dubiously high returns on investment (ROI). Since the scammer has my trust, he proposed an investment opportunity related to crypto assets. He trained me to set up an account on an exchange to purchase crypto assets, and then provide a website or wallet address for me to transfer funds in order to participate in the investment opportunity. The platform investment appears to be legitimate. It act and produces artificial gains to keep me engaged.
The investment starts out small amounts of money $500 1/22/24, $500 1/24/24, $3000 1/26/24, $22000 2/23/24, 17400 2/12/24, & $30000 3/13/24 and then allowed to withdraw my profits to encourage further investment. He even tells be what every icons in platform is used for.
Once I invested significant money, the scammer told me he will help me withdraw the cash that I gained with the investment. It is just recently on 3/16, He reminded me with my large gained, I will need to pay taxes next year. On 3/17, he follow up with me to see if I have received the deposit yet. Since I haven’t, he encourage me to follow up with customer service on Phrrx platform. When I talked to customer service, they said that certain tax authorities require additional deposits to withdraw the profits. They gave me until 3/22/2024 to deposit $57,898.3698 USD service fees. After the payment they will handle my withdraw.
That is when I knew I was scammed. This is when I realized it was a scam, I learned that all the profits, cryptocurrency graphs, and my capital on the (phishing) were manipulated by the scammer. I am now just left with a loan debt. This is also called a ‘pig butchering’ scam that the scammers scam victims and leave them with nothing. Because the time is short, I am reaching out to report this scam. I have a feeling the scammer will close the http://phhrxust.com and What’s app to communicate until March 22nd. He is unaware that I have reported him as he is hoping for me to deposit additional cash by March 22nd.
Here is the most recent wallet address information: 0x7253bb6d3ee10b5cd779761aa9236a29972503cd
Apply time: 2024/3/16 23:20:14 (UTC-5) Status: under audit
0x949882ff7db178d71bcaf3483ccac9d2e599324c
Status: Paid
Apply time: 2024/1/25 20:43:12 (UTC-5)
The scammer name he used is Noah Nan. His what’s app number is +1 (310) 857-2120. He deleted his LinkedIn profile.
