Good Soul? Nothin’ But Another Crypto Trap

I just thought it would be fun to have a small crypto account on the side and from which I might make some financial gains over time...I really should have tried to research this company more - or check it was registered and accredited in the correct way.

late 2019. My contact was called Michelle Varella. She had sent me a WhatsApp with “her name and number” so that we could chat. Her photo showed a woman maybe in her late 30s or early 40s, smiling with dark hair and sunglasses on.

WhatsApp chat history

We talked on the phone; or via WhatsApp call, but not video. She told me she was excited to help a woman trader learn the process. She bragged about various success stories in trading. She did a demonstration live for me on the Duxa Capital account once my funds were in (£250).

She showed me how she made a quick £30 for me. At the end of the discussion, she had a lengthy learning process for me, so I could start to understand Bitcoin /crypto trading. I would have to learn myself, as I was not investing a larger amount of money. I was not really prepared to spend hours in a learning process at the time, and didn‘t want to “invest” more money, but told her I’d think for a day or two and get back in touch.

A few days later, I wrote her back via WhatsApp to let her know I was not interested and asked about how to withdraw my deposit. Although I had login info for this Duxa Capital account, I think I was only able to log in myself once, and then not again. It was as though they changed the site or blocked me. I was receiving so many phone calls and it was nonstop but I refused to answer. It was then I was thinking that I had probably been scammed and would not get that money back. I wrote to a customer service type email listed on the Duxa Capital site but did not get a response. I only want to hear back from the Duxa Capital platform giving me a way to get into my account to withdraw or transfer my own funds back; which of course didnt happen.

I wrote “Michelle” back on WhatsApp to inquire about how to close my account, of course I never heard back from her either. Her photo was also removed from her WhatsApp account. I feel I only have myself to blame for falling into this trap - and probably too much time has passed to do anything now. I just thought it would be fun to have a small crypto account on the side (that was legit) and from which I might make some financial gains over time. I really should have tried to research this company more - or check it was registered and accredited in the correct way.

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