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They texted me at first saying they are "Warner Bros Entertainmnet" and all I need is to "like" the YouTube shorts they send me. Which I did, and I was told to use my CashApp to receive the funds I was earning. They actually sent me small amounts at first. Then they started getting me to put money in by buying Crypto (like Bitcoin) and and transfer the amount to an address they would send me. The transaction would allow me to earn 30% or each time. The funds get pooled into my account but they won't let me retrieve the amount. Then they take the next step with a larger amount and tell me I need to add more money and buy more crypto and send them in order to retrieve the amount pooled into my account. It grew to $1600 and I ran out of money and asked them to please give me my money. They say they cannot release my funds until I commit to one more investment of $685 in order to retrieve my funds. I asked them to send me they business license for legitimacy and they sent me something I would like to show you but I cannot attach anything here. I was stupid and do not expect to recover my $600 I invested but would like to report it to you to hopefully stop others from getting scammed.

Dollars Lost

$600

Targeted Person's Location

HI, USA- 96707

Scammer Information
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NY

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(215) 651-0962

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Unknown URL

Scam Type

Employment

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Date Reported

January 22, 2025

Scam ID

937229


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