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Met on Bumble dating app on Sept 16. Name is Michael Liu. He stated he has his own business with Cryptocurrency. He handles clients and helps them earn money. I originally invest 10,000 and was able to make a profit of about 2k. He instructed me how and what to say to the bank to get the money wired transfered to base coin and kraken pro. I then withdrew the 10 k and put it back into my bank account. He then advised me to deposit 98k for crypto in the imtoken platform. He also put in 100k in my im token platform. He then instructed me to transfer into a cold wallet called zkexpo. I did a few trades with his instructions and earned money, however he is asking to deposit 100k more. I originally used base coin, but there was an issue and so I used Kraken pro for the 98k. When I tried to withdraw my money, I was not able to. This is my conversation with zkexpo: Hello, your current assets are $343,975. Based on the 20% calculation, you need to send $68,795 to your ZKE account. Once completed, the system will automatically upgrade your account to a high-value user. After that, you can withdraw your assets at will. Thank you.

Dollars Lost

$98000

Targeted Person's Location

CA, USA- 92336

Scammer Information
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Beverly Hills, CA- 90212

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Unknown Email

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Unknown Phone Number

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https://zkexpo.com/main.html#/

Scam Type

Investment

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Business name

ZKexpo

Date Reported

October 7, 2025

Scam ID

1075929


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