Cryptocurrency - www.smoothlybi.com Reports & Reviews

Cryptocurrency - www.smoothlybi.com Reports & Reviews (2)

• Aug 07, 2023

Scammer's phone (601) 115-5996
Scammer's website www.smoothlybi.com
Total money lost $18,000
Type of a scam CryptoCurrency

was contacted by cold-texting, pretending to be by mistake presented as young woman from Malaysia. very keen to build friendly text exchange. proposed to visit my country. I declined to build more intimate relation. she talked about becoming rich, and helping others get rich, through crypto investment, and wanting to build financial freedom. then she offered to teach me finance. told me about www.smoothlybi.com. proposed to show me step by step how to invest into a fake cryptocurrency called wsry on this fake exchange platform. pretended this was a confidential opportunity to invest in a currency that was developed for listing onto major markets. Proposed to start small. I started with 100 usd. she allowed me to withdraw small amounts to test it. (initially she pretended to be separate from platform). the returns were very high and constant: 3-5% pct points per day. so I increased investment to several thousand usd. she pretended to go to a conference in Singapore, bringing back promising news that big developers were going to invest massively, supporting growth of wsry that the listing price had doubled from 45 to 90. that it was not yet time to sell but time to increase investment and to hold until 90. she encouraged me to define gradually bigger goals bigger investment goals. unlocked rewards on the fake platform. then at time of selling I could not withdraw my own money, by now 18000 USD. the platform pretended I had to pay personal income tax to some kind of Asia tax authority but that I could not use the investment funds to pay the tax. that I had to pay additional 5000 USD of tax to get my own money back. this got me to understand this was probably a scam. I investigated and discovered this was a well developed scam called pig butchering. that there was no hope of recovering my money I found a scam alert forum where I could discuss it with others. please let people know about this scam. other website used by this scam: www.northstar.top

Please note I am from Belgium. So the address/ phone number provided is not valid (did not fit format). My phone number: +32-474 92 72 22. I just want as many people as possible to be informed about this scam to prevent people from being scammed.

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• Oct 30, 2023

I understand. Here's a suggested comment based on the information you provided:

"Thank you for sharing your experience and shedding light on this scam. I had a very similar encounter, starting with WhatsApp messages from someone claiming to be from Malaysia. They presented themselves as a friendly individual interested in crypto investments and promised to teach me finance. They introduced me to a fake exchange platform called www.smoothlybi.com and encouraged me to invest in a fake cryptocurrency called wsry.

Like you, I started with a smaller investment of around $600, but as the returns seemed promising, I increased my investment to several thousand dollars. However, when it came time to withdraw my funds, I realized it was a scam. The platform demanded additional payments for unfreezing taxes, holding taxes, and various other fees, claiming they were necessary to release my money. It was then that I realized I had been scammed.

I did some investigation and discovered that this scam, known as pig butchering, has affected many others as well. It's disheartening to know that recovering the lost funds is unlikely. I urge everyone to be cautious and skeptical of such offers that promise high returns and require additional payments to access your own money.

Thank you for bringing attention to this scam and sharing the scammer's phone number (601) 115-5996 and website www.smoothlybi.com. Let's spread awareness and prevent more people from falling victim to these fraudulent schemes.