Fuslie tells how she got SCAMMED...
Summary
TLDRThe narrator recounts a distressing scam experience involving their bank and cryptocurrency account. They received an email about unauthorized access to their bank account, followed by another from Coinbase with a similar claim. After a convincing phone call, they transferred their Bitcoin and Ethereum to a 'Coinbase Wallet' address, which was actually a scammer's address. Despite red flags and warnings, they fell for the scam, losing their funds. The story serves as a cautionary tale about online scams and the importance of vigilance.
Takeaways
- 😱 The narrator fell victim to a scam involving their bank account and cryptocurrency holdings.
- 📧 They received an email about unauthorized access to their bank account from Atlanta, Georgia, which turned out to be legitimate.
- 🏦 The bank responded by canceling the narrator's card and issuing a new one.
- 💻 An email about a login from the same location, Atlanta Georgia, was received on their Coinbase account, which they initially thought was also legitimate.
- 📞 A call from someone claiming to be from Coinbase followed, where they were instructed to transfer funds to a 'Coinbase Wallet'.
- 🔗 The scammer sent a link that didn't work, then asked for manual entry of a 'ticket number' to proceed with the transfer.
- 🚨 Despite red flags and warnings from the email service, the narrator proceeded with the transfer due to the scammer's reassuring demeanor.
- 🤔 The narrator later realized it was a scam after checking their wallet and finding the funds gone, along with no callback from the supposed Coinbase representative.
- 😭 The narrator felt embarrassed and regretted not heeding the initial warning signs.
- 💡 The story serves as a cautionary tale about scams, emphasizing the importance of vigilance and verifying the legitimacy of requests for personal or financial information.
Q & A
What was the initial trigger for the speaker to suspect a scam?
-The speaker received an email stating that someone had accessed one of their bank accounts from Atlanta, Georgia, and saw a bank charge that wasn't theirs.
What action did the speaker take after noticing the unauthorized bank charge?
-The speaker called their bank immediately and reported the unauthorized charge, leading to the cancellation of their card and the issuance of a new one.
How did the scammer manage to deceive the speaker into believing the call was legitimate?
-The scammer claimed to be from Coinbase, mentioned a login from Atlanta, Georgia, which matched the location of the bank charge, and asked the speaker to transfer funds to a Coinbase wallet, which is a legitimate service.
What was the scammer's method for transferring the speaker's cryptocurrency?
-The scammer instructed the speaker to download the Coinbase wallet app and then to transfer their Bitcoin and Ethereum to an address provided by the scammer under the guise of securing the funds.
What was the speaker's reaction when they realized they had been scammed?
-The speaker felt physically ill, embarrassed, and even had intrusive thoughts about harming the scammer.
What steps did the speaker take to try to rationalize or cope with the scam after realizing it?
-The speaker tried to justify the scammer's actions by imagining their possible hardships and also attempted to contact the scammer repeatedly.
How did the speaker's friends react to the news of the scam?
-The speaker's friends were disappointed and one friend, Leslie, insisted on being informed before any future money transactions.
What was the outcome of the speaker's attempt to find a solution or get their money back?
-The speaker discovered that cryptocurrency scams are difficult to recover from and that the money was unlikely to be retrieved.
What was the significance of the Reddit thread the speaker found during the call?
-The Reddit thread falsely confirmed the scammer's request as legitimate, reinforcing the speaker's trust in the scammer's instructions.
What was the final realization the speaker had about the scam after researching more about it?
-The speaker realized that the emails were not from the official Coinbase domain and that Coinbase would never ask customers to transfer funds out of their account.
Outlines
😱 Bank and Cryptocurrency Account Compromised
The speaker recounts a distressing experience where they received an email indicating unauthorized access to their bank account from Atlanta, Georgia. Upon discovering a fraudulent charge, they contacted their bank, which responded by canceling their card and issuing a new one. Subsequently, they received another email about a login from the same location into their Coinbase account, where they had invested in Bitcoin and Ethereum in 2016. Despite initial skepticism, they were persuaded by a caller claiming to be from Coinbase to transfer their cryptocurrency to a 'Coinbase Wallet' for security. The caller provided a reassuring demeanor and a seemingly legitimate process, but it turned out to be a scam when the funds were transferred to an unknown address, leaving the speaker's wallet empty.
😖 The Realization of Being Scammed
In this paragraph, the speaker describes the sinking feeling that came after they realized they had been scammed. They had transferred their Bitcoin and Ethereum to an unknown address under the false pretense of securing their assets. The scammer had been very convincing, using a calm and patient voice to instill trust. The speaker had even checked online, finding a misleading Reddit thread that seemed to validate the scammer's request. However, after the funds were moved and the scammer failed to call back as promised, the speaker checked their wallet and discovered the funds were gone. They felt physically ill and embarrassed, reflecting on the warning signs they had ignored, such as a red message on the scammer's email and the use of a non-Coinbase domain.
😔 Reflecting on Past Scams and Learning from Mistakes
The speaker shares their frustration and embarrassment over being scammed and how it led to a spiral of negative emotions. They recall a past incident where they were scammed out of money for Justin Bieber tickets and how they had harassed the scammer relentlessly. They also mention a friend who fell for a similar scam, which made them feel somewhat less alone in their experience. The speaker emphasizes the importance of being cautious with online transactions and not to fall for scams, as they did. They also reflect on the potential reasons that might drive someone to become a scammer and the emotional turmoil they went through, considering extreme measures in response to the scammer's actions.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Scam
💡Bank Account
💡Cryptocurrency
💡Coinbase
💡Atlanta Georgia
💡Social Security Number
💡Phishing
💡Bitcoin
💡Ethereum
💡Wallet
💡Scamming Techniques
Highlights
The narrator experienced a scam involving unauthorized access to their bank account.
A bank charge from Atlanta, Georgia, was not recognized by the narrator.
The bank responded by canceling the card and issuing a new one.
The narrator had previously invested in cryptocurrency on Coinbase in 2016.
Coinbase notified the narrator of a login from Atlanta, Georgia, similar to the bank alert.
The narrator called Coinbase back and was told their account was compromised.
The scammer claimed to be from Coinbase and requested a transfer to the Coinbase Wallet.
The narrator was instructed to manually enter a ticket number after failing to click a link.
The scammer sent an email with a warning that was ignored by the narrator.
The narrator searched online and found a Reddit thread that falsely confirmed the scammer's request.
The narrator transferred Bitcoin and Ethereum to the scammer under the guise of moving it to a secure wallet.
The funds were quickly moved from the Coinbase Wallet to an unknown address.
The narrator felt physically ill and embarrassed after realizing the scam.
The narrator's friends advised caution in future financial transactions.
The narrator discovered that others had fallen for similar scams.
The narrator learned that Coinbase would never ask to transfer funds out of a wallet.
The narrator urged others to be vigilant and not fall for such scams.
Transcripts
okay God this one was the worst scam of
my life it was
horrible so just as I'm feeling better
from everything um like I was I was
starting to feel like good again and I
was honestly like yeah I'm ready to play
games and stuff it was like two weeks
ago I um I see an
email in my email in my inbox and it
says it says that somebody has gotten
into like one of my bank accounts and
it's like there's been a log from like
Atlanta Georgia like a specific place
okay Atlanta Georgia or Georgia or
something like that let's just say
Atlanta Georgia okay so I see it and I'm
like oh God this is bad and I actually
see I go to my bank and I see a bank
charge that's like from from it's not me
like I didn't spend the money so I
called my bank immediately and I said hi
there's a charge on my bank statement
that is not me and um I got a a thing
it's spent from this place right and
then they said okay um okay that's fine
we're going to we're going to cancel
your card and we're going to send you a
new one so I said okay so that was a a
legitimate thing that happened all right
so um so then uh the next day I'm in my
inbox okay and I see an okay so a long
time ago um when you know crypto and all
that was really big and I I think it's
probably still big but like there's this
huge Bitcoin ethereum craze okay so I
got into it a little bit and I put some
money into this thing called coinbase if
I don't know how many of you have heard
it but it's like basically a wallet not
a wallet it's like an an app where you
can like buy buy cryptocurrency you know
where this is going okay so so I was
like okay I'm going to put a little bit
of money into some ethereum and a little
into some Bitcoin and you know what
maybe it'll go somewhere so back in the
day I did and this is 2016 I haven't
touched it since so it's gone like woo
woo woo woo woo but you know there's
some money in there okay there's it's
substantial um okay and so uh I get an
email from coinbase and it says there's
been a login from Atlanta Georgia the
same place okay the same place as this
the my bank and that was legitimate
right so I said uhoh and it said um
please uh like call us back or set us
like uh click here basically click here
for a call back so I was like oh yes
call so I clicked on it okay um an hour
later I'm grocery shopping and I'm
pulling up to the Sprouts okay I'm
getting out and he's like I picked up a
call okay a very nice man picks up the
phone and he has he he sounds very
intelligent okay um you know okay trust
me okay so I was like hi there and he's
like hi this is coinbase and I was like
hi and I was like I was like oh yeah I
asked for a call back because on my
account my account has been compromised
and he's like uh yes and I said he said
it's not good like somebody has your
information and I said do they have my
social security number and he's like
yes they have your social security
number they and at this moment I should
have probably realized like oh this
guy's trying to instill fear into me
okay but I it worked okay he's like they
have your social they have all of your
information but don't worry because this
happens and so what we have you do is
we're going to have you transfer your
funds from coinbase into our sister app
the coinbase wallet and he's like you're
familiar with coinbase wallet and I was
like yes and I actually was coinbase
wallet is a legitimate thing so I was
like okay he's not asking me to do
anything suspicious um so I download
coinbase
wallet okay Co baseb and then um okay
and then he's like all right so what we
need to do from this point is you're
going to seply transfer your Bitcoin and
you're going to type in the address on
your coinbase wallet oh oh he sent me an
email this was the sus part oh no no no
this is good he got me good here okay
he's like in in case we get disconnected
your ticket number is this and I said
okay thank you he's like write that down
I said okay good and then he sends me a
link and I couldn't click on it I was
like it's not working he's like okay
that's fine if it's not working let's
manually enter your ticket number so
what you do is your ticket number Dash
coinbase.com and I was like got
it okay at this point I want to say
Bells were going off like it was going
off in my mind he also gave me a name
that just sounded so fake it was like
will
William okay I I don't even know he it
sounded so fancy like this is not your
name okay also mind you he then sends
Ana the email that he sent me to click
on it there was a giant red message at
the top that said stop this is
potentially a
scam but I like in my mind was like no
this is not a scam because I called him
I told him to call me I also know this
is legitimate because I was like the guy
from Georgia logged into my account two
days ago or like the day before and that
was legit so I really think that this is
and I said okay they think it's a scam
but it's not actually a scam um but I
did say hey can you wait one moment
while I Googled will coinbase ever asked
me to send my money into a coinbase
wallet where I found a Reddit thread
where somebody said yes a coinbase
employees will occasionally ask you to
move your funds from a coinbase to a
coinbase wallet which now I think about
it it's probably a scammer posting that
thinking about potential scam me
Googling it while on the phone to
confirm anyway I saw the Reddit thread
and I was like ah they will this is fine
this is fine I'm going but like yeah I'm
I'm starting to get kind of quiet on the
call and he's like are you there and I
was like yeah yeah yeah um mhm I'm okay
I'm here I'm here I'm here and then he
was like and I was just kind of trying
to like filter for anything um like any
and I I kept looking and the emails were
sent from like Atco coinbase.com and um
and I was just kind of in a fluster and
I was just panicking so then he's like
all right so let's first move your
Bitcoin over and I was like okay he's
like all right perfect so just make sure
to type the full amount out right type
that all out and click and click Send I
was like okay I sent like all right so
do you have any other coins I said uh
not really I mean I had a little bit of
something else but I was like I oh I
said I have ethereum and he's like let's
get your ethereum I'm
safe okay so what you're going to do is
now type in the amount of ethereum you
have and send it over I was like get it
his voice was so reassuring I want to
tell you guys I don't fall for these
things but his voice was insanely
reassuring I don't know how to explain
it he was like so calm he was patient he
was waiting for me he's like he was a
good one he's a good he's good at his
job okay anyway so then I sent it over
and I was like okay leave it sent and so
then I go to my wallet and I was like
it's not in my wallet yet and he's like
okay so it could take up to 30 minutes
um how about I give you a call back in
like 30 minutes to 2 hours and then
we'll make sure that it made it over
safely and I was like great uh so then I
check two hours later I check I didn't
get a phone call or anything I check my
coinbase wallet and indeed the funds had
been moved from my coinbase to the
coinbase wallet and then uh but but 60
seconds within those that fund those
funds reaching my wallet they were then
sent to an unknown address like just
some 16 digigit code and it and and yes
my wallet said
0 and I was like wait there wait there's
no way like there's no way this is a
scam and then of course my heart sunk
and I got like sick I felt physically
ill and I flashed back to everything and
then I I remember the bells ringing I
remember the the red letters at the top
I remember and then I Googled it and I I
really I I Googled for like another
maybe 30 minutes just to like kind of
just in a panic just to see and then I
found somebody who fell for the exact
same
scam the exact same scam um and everyone
on Reddit was just dumpstering them
they're like you're an idiot and I was
like
okay I'm an
idiot um so so then yeah so that sucked
and then um and then yeah I Googled is
there any way to get my money back and
they're like yeah nope crypto you're not
getting that back in any way so so
please be careful uh do not fall for a
scam William he he done took it all I
role played with my friends uh being
William to like help justify it that
maybe William was trying to put his kids
through college or like that it really
like maybe he's really stressing bills I
don't know I was trying to role I was
role playing to like help like like it
was like a real big day at work for him
he like hit the jackpot and maybe and my
dad told me this my dad said maybe um it
was so much money that he probably felt
guilt for the first time and it made him
probably reflect and he probably like
quit after that my dad's like it
probably it probably was that much for
him to like it like really it changed
him as a person like as like I should
never do this again how can I do this to
to a nice person a nice innocent person
I I don't know okay I I went through
gymnastics and then I wanted to hire a
hitman okay sorry that is way too much
but I did I was like he should be dead
but I didn't he's alive I didn't hire a
hitman but it was an intrusive thought I
said he should die he should die for
this I was like no he shouldn't he
shouldn't die but I went through all of
it okay I went through trying to be him
I went through the gymnastics of wanting
to kill him then I was like okay um you
know maybe he was in a really hard
position that put him there but maybe
also like he just sucks and maybe I
should just call that number over and
over and over and over again like I did
to that one guy who scammed me of Justin
Bieber tickets when I was in college and
there's a guy named Dave who I Who
scammed me when I was in college of
Justin Bieber tickets I wired him money
$80 and he then ghosted me and I
harassed him for like 3 months straight
because I was so mad and I would text
him every single day telling him what a
bad person he was I would call him and
call him and call him call him and call
him until one day he picked up and said
wrong number and I
yeah
anyways so that like made me sad but I
was like I'm not going to waste my time
it's okay anyways please don't get
scammed because this that was like the
second time it happened and then I was I
was so embarrassed to even tell my
friends like I just knew it was like one
of those things I was going to say and
they're like and then me's like Leslie
if you she's like anytime you ever send
any amount of money to anybody in the
future you need to tell me beforehand
like I can like she's like how could
like you need you she's like I just
don't trust you
you're so you're just way too trusting
of people and I was like now I'm not and
now I'm
not I also saw that nice wig fell for it
too which is I'm not happy about but it
makes me feel more understood he fell
for the UPS scam the one that I did too
where I sent all three of my credit
cards
over through in this one was bad the
group the group chat UPS through me in a
group
chat and also then I went back on the
emails and I saw that the coinbase stuff
wasn't even sent from coinbase they had
CCD
coinbase they had cced
them it's like when I look back it's so
obvious and then I Googled it and then
it was like coinbase support and they
said we will never ever ask you to send
your money from like out of your wallet
you like out of coinbase you will never
it's that's just you will never h that
will never happen a coinbase employee
will never do that and I'm like why
couldn't I have run into this Reddit
thread
so anyways um just don't fall for these
scams like I did so then that sent me
into a little bit of a spiral
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