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I accepted a LinkIn invitation from a man with a profile name Wayne Xia around mid September 2024. We exchanged phone number, and conversation was then moved to IMessage (949-678-5364) then to messenger via Facebook. He introduced me to invest in cryptocurrency. On fake platform called Qexbit.org. The first $1000 deposit via Bitcoin ATM. The 1st ($15000 from selling personal stock) and 2nd ($330000 from 60 days rollover withdraw of IRA) deposits via Citibank wired to shell companies, TNHH Shima and TNHH Brionea, under BIDV bank in Vietnam. He convinced me to trade at half million level by withdrawing the $330000 from IRA and he would loan and transfer to me $150000 USDT. I received fake credits for these 2 wired in and his first loan transfer of USDT in my Qexbit account. When I tried the 3rd wire, Citibank canceled wire, locked and closed my Citibank account due to suspicion of fraud. When Citibank sent me the first balance check of account closure, he had me open an account at Wells Fargo and wired $160000 to my Coinbase which was converted to USDC and sent to my Coinbase Wallet then sent to Qexbit, fake credit USDT in my Qexbit account. He guided me to trade. When my Qexbit account displayed $3.1 millions, I initiated the withdraw. Qexbit then wanted me to pay 10.6% of $2.3 millions profit which calculated out $245000 in service fee and tax. I suspected the Qexbit platform but he convinced me it wasn’t a scam because he had done similar service fee with Qexbit many times. I again trusted him and withdrew another $85000 and borrowed $200000 from friend to pay for this service fee. He said he would loan me $60000 from mortgage his watch to help me pay for the service fee. From this money I wired the 4th wire, $187000, to Coinbase. He instructed me to buy ~884 sol which was supposed to sent to Qexbit. However the Qexbit platform didn’t have solana network at that moment, so he had me transferred 884 sol to his wallet then he fake transferred 185300 USDT to Qexbit. When it was time for him to send the $60000 from the mortgaged watch, he said that his account was frozen. He then asked me to make the 5th wire, $70000, to Coinbase then purchased ~0.716 BTC and sent to Qexbit. All converted to USDT to pay for service fee so my Qexbit account could be moved to unfrozen state. I then re-initiated the $3.1 millions but then Qexbit asked me to pay make a refundable deposit of $150000 for user verification. I now realized that he was a part of this investment scam and demanded screenshot of USDT transactions that he transferred to my Qexbit account and invoice of the mortgage watch. He couldn’t provided these proofs. I haves filed reports to FBI/IC3 on 01/21/2025 , DFPI on 02/13/2025, SEC. I lost a total $762000, my entired life saving, and now facing a huge tax for withdrawing my retirement money. Please help capture and recover these money.