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I received two emails from Dept of Treasury and Federal Commission stating I had been targeted for laundering drug money throughout the US. I was contacted by Michael Edwards, the Chief Investigations Officer with the FTC in November of 2025 to cooperate with them to deplete my financial instituions of my monies. The emails which were on letterhead stating my monies would be returned to me after they were put into a Federal Safety Locker. Agt Edwards instructucted me to input the monies into two separate bitcoin machines. At other times he sent Secret Service Agents to pick up my monies from my house. At another time I was instructed to buy gold bullion in which the Secret Service Agent would pick it up at my house. I was instructed not to tell anyone since this was an ongoing investigation by the FTC and Treasury Dept's FINCEN unit as it might compromise the investigation. Also Agt Edwards sent me a picture of his badge as a proof of identity. All in all I lost $500,000 of my retirement nest egg. I have since been in touch with the Social Securiy Administration, IRS, Tennessee Bureau of Investigations, FBI and the Red Bank Police Dept.

Dollars Lost

$5000

Targeted Person's Location

TN, USA- 37415

Scammer Information
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Unknown Location

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Unknown Email

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Unknown Phone Number

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Unknown URL

Scam Type

Phishing

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Business name

Federal Trade Commission/US Dept of Treasury_IMPOSTER

Date Reported

September 8, 2025

Scam ID

1054925


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