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Description

I joined an investment group on facebook and was prompted to convert my brokerage to a centrally managed brokerage that would allow me to process options trades, based on alerts that were provided daily through a WhatsApp group. After contributing $178k, my account grew to over $25M, but I was never able to withdraw. I kept asking why my withdrawals were not being processed and the support team kept telling me that I needed to upgrade my software, for a fee. My "mentor" that brought me into the trading platform has since removed their facebook profile and does not speak to me frequently, but is also unaware of what the problem is, if they dont actually have my money.

Dollars Lost

$200000

Targeted Person's Location

HI, USA- 96818

Scammer Information
Scammer location logo

NY

Mail logo

Unknown Email

Mobile logo

(332) 254-1459

Web logo

strategicoptionsmarket.com

Scam Type

Investment

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Business name

Team IFR

Date Reported

August 22, 2025

Scam ID

1044122


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