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Description
A woman named Rachel Thomas, claiming to be a Russian immigrant and employed by a bespoke jewelry business in Los Angeles called Arte Oro related to the parent company based in Singapore. After getting to know each other somewhat, she encouraged me to begin in investing in crypto (ETH) over the Coinbase exchange and the Base app (Kryll.io platform). After investing 18,800 by purchasing ETH (crypto currency) on Coinbase, she assisted me in transferring the Crypto to the AI bot platform, BASE (interrelated with Coinbase). I now have $16,440 in my Kryll trading account, but I am unable to access and withdraw my funds. Rachel Thomas continues to recommend that I invest another $37,000 to "increase my points", which will then enable me to withdraw my funds. This is clearly a well planned scam for targeting older men. Rachel Thomas claims that she first identified my as a "potential friend" on LinkedIn. Currently while I appear to have ownership of the funds in my Base/Kryll trading account, I cannot withdraw them. It's not at all clear how Rachel Thomas is benefitting from this maneuver, and as far as I know, she has not actually managed to usurp any of my funds.
Dollars Lost
$18800
Targeted Person's Location
CA, USA - 94110
Scammer Information
CA
Unknown Email
(347) 222-9690
Unknown URL
Scam Type
Romance
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Business name
Arte Oro
Date Reported
November 23, 2025
Scam ID
1112818
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