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Description
Scammer Claimed to be Apollo Alpha Institute in New York, but company was registered in CA. They promoted an investment tool called Smart Investment Cube system (SIC) as a tool for investing in Crypto and gathered an alleged 100 people as part of the test group; Communications were from Emily Hartman, Professor Daniel Rhodes and a Mr. Ethan Morgan. All Fake people with Fake photos from AI. They partnered with a company called SentientX LTD as a global Crypto exchange. They would communicate "Signals" to invest in and then pump & dump, resulting in what would appear to be high returns. They encouraged deposits of personal funds. They offered "loans" for those who did not deposit funds. When the consumer attempted to withdraw their funds, the account was frozen, it was said the "loan" had to be paid from outside funds and not from earnings and I was unable to withdraw. I arranged to pay 1/2 the loan, to no avail. Acct still frozen and unable to withdraw. All communications were done through WhatsApp or Telegram. At the end of the Test Period, all parties disappeared and went silent. The website was deleted. No one responds to any messages, and there are no phone numbers to call.
Targeted Person's Location
NJ, USA - 07405
Scammer Information
Los Angeles, CA - 90071
Unknown Email
Unknown Phone Number
https://apolloalphainc.com
Scam Type
Investment
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Business name
Apollo Alpha Institute Ltd
Date Reported
January 23, 2026
Scam ID
1174439
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