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1st - I do not know 100% if they are in Houston. The "broker" (Rebecca Ryan Collett) is in Houston, but again, I am only 80% certain of this. She has a Facebook Profile with a Lot of current work listing - she works out of Houston - So, I assume Metro-Trade-Analysis is in Houston. Also, the zip code I reported is mine. I don't know the MTA (metrotradeanalysis) zip code. The phone number listed is from the MTA (Metro-Trade-Analysis) WhatsApp account. +1 (863) 978-4179 The $3500 I reported is approximate. I paid through cash app, and so I was loading CASH onto CashApp, the I would convert to CRYPTO (Bitcoin) and send it that way. But CashApp has all the records of my transactions, etc etc - all records are kept there. I also have 2 CRYPTO address - 1 belongs to the metrotradeanalysis payments Team, and the other I Think perhaps belongs to my Broker, but I'm not certain of this. Here is what happened basically. - My broker, Rebecca Ryan Collett, sent me a contact request on Facebook - I had seen her on Facebook for many Many weeks. And note that I do believe she does an honest days work - the problem is not with her - the Problem is with the Company Metro-Trade-Analysis, and specifically with the MTA payments Team. I invested $1114.00 to Trade in CRYPTO with the company. I bought Bitcoin. All transactions were done through CashApp - so again, there's a record of everything in the CA. Plus Rebecca Ryan Collett and I were in continued contact through Facebook Chat/Messenger. My investment grew. It grew to $11,449.00 When the Trade was done, with the help of Rebecca Ryan Collett, I attempted to Cash Out. There was a Broker fee to be paid. They required $1200. It was supposed to be 10%, but that's not 10% - but nonetheless, that fee was paid. Continued trading with the company was required before profits were realized from the first investment. (The farther I went, the more suspicious I got). I purchased a year's worth of trading at approximately $1K. Rebecca Ryan Collett (broker) stayed with me the entire time - and she is still on my Facebook profile. But she sent me over to the payments Team - the MTA payments Team. This is when the problem grew larger, and my suspicions compounded. All fees were paid. But the deposits of my money-profits were not forthcoming into my credit union account. MTA (metrotradeanalysis) has a form on their website where you can submit a withdrawal request for the profits. They offer to pay you in either cryptocurrency, or in Bank account transfer in USDollars. I chose USDollars. They ask for the name of your financial institution, your account number, and the individual name on the account. I have spoken to my Credit Union to check security - they have said I was secure in giving MTA this information. So I proceeded. I have submitted that form multiple times... with no luck. My profits have not been transfered into my account.
Dollars Lost
$3500
Targeted Person's Location
TX, USA - 78680
Scammer Information
Houston, TX
Unknown Email
(863) 978-4179
metrotradeanalysis.com
Scam Type
Other
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Business name
Metro-Trade-Analysis
Date Reported
December 28, 2023
Scam ID
788999
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