I was contacted over the phone by an online trader who specialized in binary options, cryptocurrency, and forex trading. He said his company was on the cutting edge and used the latest technology and could offer guaranteed returns. I invested a few thousand and used their online platform, which seemed to work very well. I could see my trades were resulting in good profits. I invested more at their insistence and they promised I would earn even more.

Cuando quise retirar mi dinero me dijeron que tendría que pagar impuestos sobre mis ganancias antes de poder acceder a él. Nunca me advirtieron de esto, pero insistieron en que tenía que pagar impuestos antes de poder recuperar mi dinero. Después de pedir mi dinero, mis operaciones empezaron a fallar y mis ganancias acumuladas empezaron a disminuir. Me presionaron para que invirtiera más y así poder revertir la situación aumentando mi "volumen de operaciones". Me dijeron que lo perdería todo a menos que invirtiera más de urgencia.

I feel very embarrassed by this scam — they were very convincing and professional. They stated I would be ‘kicked off the market’ because my trades were failing and I was reduced to three percent of my initial investment but by that point, I knew it was all fake.