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There is so much information that I have. Pages and pages of documents, receipts. etc. WhatsApp: 445-529-2324 (early April (?) until May 21st) WhatsApp: 562-477-8177 (most recent); I blocked number 10/24/24 Ways of sending money: Wire transfers from banks, crypto.com, Kraken, On-Demand Trading (ODT); Bitcoin kiosk at a Shell gas station; bank accounts opened on "our" company's behalf. March 14, 2024 - "connected" with Lavi Goldstein on Hinge and then "Levi Goldstein" on Bumble. March 22, 2024: He asked me to get a $200 ITunes gift card for his nephew. I sent the "gift card" through email ([email protected]). I first took out a $40,000 loan, then another $40,000 loan and another $25,000 and sent to him mostly via wire transfers to crypto.com wallets (bc1qpx49m2en5nltq8j07e950j84udd3u4vr8sqma7; bc1q9872kn5khrxa7rny9z4k8turqgxft5awl30u6h). On-Demand Trading went to another wallet (bc1qfc28yefpl5trhnzch0n058weynay9j26s5r772). $8,000 was sent through a Bitcoin kiosk. I have every transaction ID/backup/receipt for these payments. I've "spent" $15,769 of my own money paying on all the loans and sending him cash in addition to the loans. The $100,000+ that I "loaned" Mr. Goldstein was so that he could get a contract with Wasserman Media and a construction-type job in Florida, near Miami. He was supposed to have $800,000 in his bank account to show the company he could handle an emergency and still "pay his bills" on the construction site. He said he doesn't have any US banks but still banks with HSBC and Stamfeld (??) Keynote. I have a supposed screenshot of his a bank account of his showing his "picture", name, Lavi Goldstein Eliakim, and $600,485 and $632,385 available balances. Other LLCs that he could be involved with : (he wanted me to send wire transfers here but my bank shut it down). CA: Dash 2 Investment LLC ((202360012565); (terminated 9/13/2024) MD: Strive Capital LLC (Department ID Number:W24179293); created 7/12/2023 I created a California LLC (Lasan LLC) with Mr. Goldstein for a supposed project he was awarded in Florida. I also opened various personal & business accounts for him so that he could get paid and then, in turn, pay his workers and equipment maintenance/rentals. I do not know if any of this is/was legitimate. Some funds came in to the accounts &then I sent them back to Lavi via crypto.com, Kraken, and On-Demand Trading. Little by little, the bank accounts began closing for "security reasons" or they believed "fraudulent activity" and that a wallet was a scammer. "I" did not make any money from the deposits. Just about this time, two major hurricanes hit Florida and he was supposedly in the path of both of them. I had very little communication with him during this time. I blocked the WhatsApp phone number on 10/24/24. At this time, I realized that I was truly scammed. I have two documents from an attorney in San Francisco, CA (Daniel Feder) that was signed by Mr. Feder and Lavi Goldstein stating that Lavi would repay me the loans within a week. These documents are dated 4/22/2024 and 5/21/2024. I have called Mr. Feder four times and left messages with his "service", sent to emails to him through his website and emailed his assistant twice ([email protected]) asking about the authenticity of the document and whether Mr. Feder actually signed them and/or if Lavi Goldstein was "real". I am more than happy to provide the backup documentation but everything is in PDF and Excel forms.

Dollars Lost

$115769

Targeted Person's Location

CA, USA- 95758

Scammer Information
Scammer location logo

Unknown Location

Mobile logo

(213) 616-3565

Web logo

Hinge; Bumble

Scam Type

Romance

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Business name

Unknown

Date Reported

November 19, 2024

Scam ID

912971


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