Hi everyone,
I’m sharing my story here not for sympathy, but in the hope that it will help prevent others from falling for the same scam.
This was one of the most calculated and emotionally manipulative schemes I’ve ever experienced.
📌 What happened:
I met someone named “Emilia” on Tinder. Her location showed as Munich, Germany – which matched her story of being a frequent traveler.
We moved to WhatsApp, exchanged photos and even voice messages. She came across as real, kind, and intelligent.
We even talked about meeting up soon – which made everything feel legitimate.
Looking back, her location was probably spoofed using a VPN.
The emotional part was well-scripted, convincing, and slow-building – classic romance scam setup.
She started introducing me to cryptocurrency trading.
Step by step, she walked me through setting up a wallet, buying ETH on Binance, and finally suggested using a platform called “coinccx”.
At first, I only invested 50 € as a test – I was able to withdraw it to my wallet.
That built trust.
Then I invested 7,500 € total, including 5,000 € taken via consumer credit.
After that, withdrawals stopped working. Everything got stuck in a so-called “To audit” status.
The platform gave no response.
And “Emilia” disappeared – only one checkmark left on WhatsApp. No reply. Gone.
🧠 Red flags (realized too late):
The platform had no organic presence on Google, only accessible via direct link
No company ID, no verified contact, no physical address
Withdrawal status stayed at “To audit” with no progress
ScamAdvisor showed positive ratings – probably manipulated
The domain appears recently created, likely replacing an older scam site
💬 Why I’m posting this:
I was open, trusting, and emotionally honest.
Yes – I was naive. But I wasn’t stupid.
This was a professional scam using emotional engineering + technical illusion.
If someone you meet online starts talking about crypto investing,
no matter how real they seem, please be careful.
The trust they build might be part of the trap.
I lost money.
But I still have my voice.
If this helps even one person avoid the same fate – then maybe it wasn’t all for nothing.
Stay safe. Stay alert.
And don’t be ashamed if you got tricked – you were human.
⚠️ Important Warning for Others Receiving Private Messages
Hi everyone – quick follow-up based on my post:
I've already received several private messages and chat invites from so-called “crypto recovery agents”
offering to help me get my money back using transaction hashes, sweeper scripts, or law enforcement contacts.
➡️ These are ALL scams.
They are part of a secondary scam wave that targets recent victims of crypto fraud – often more dangerous than the original.
