Scammer's phone(831) 253-0399 Scammer's website bit-mtd.site Scammer's email[email protected] CountryUnited States Victim LocationIL 61614, USA Total money lost$9,050 Type of a scamInvestment
I saw an advert on Instagram where a professor claimed to be called Dr. Hermann promised to teach trading and solicit for votes in a global crypto currency competition in December 2023, which he is a part of. He provided a link on Instagram which led me to a WhatsApp group of about 292 people. Hermann and his assistant named Mary run this group and give information on cryptocurrency, investment and daily trading signals. As a member of the group who was learning trading, I was directed to create both Coinbase and BIT-MTD accounts which I did. I was directed to make deposits to start trading with Hermann and assistant Mary and the rest of the group members who normally give testimony of the profits they are all making from Hermann's teachings and daily signals. I made a deposit of $ 2000 on 8/29/2023 through wire transfer to Cross river, made two subsequent wires to the same bank on 8/31/2023 of amounts $ 3500 and $ 3550, all totalling $9050. I was then directed by Mary(assistant) to transfer all the funds which I had received into Coinbase to the BIT-MTD platform(App) which an address was given by the BIT-mtd platform. I did all of these and when I tried to withdraw the funds I transferred to the BIT-MTD, the app will not allow me withdraw any amount, not even a dollar. That is when I realized I was dealing with scammers. I contacted them and they blamed it on the internet. When I kept pressing, they removed me from the WhatsApp group so I am unable to type anything in the group chat. Both Mary and Prof. Hermann claim to come from Germany but reside in Manhattan in Newyork. Dr. Hermann talks about having 30 years experience in investment trading and working with major popular Banks. Hermann claims to be 55 years and the name of the whatsapp group in which he and Mary run is called Hermann Investment Team K4. Mary's also uses the name Amelia even though she saved Mary as her whatsapp profile name. Hermann's contacts are + 49 15904912394 and 4915904915743 while Mary's contacts are 49 15257223198( she deleted this contact from whatsapp), 49 15904912513 and the US number 831-253-0399. Note: When I faced delays with getting my funds being deposited into Coinbase initally, I contacted the customer service of BIT-MTD, and I was given these bank accounts details and physical address to wire the money to this account. So the scammer wanted the funds wired to these detils before the funds were reflected on Coinbase. Receiving Name: Guo Jian Integrated Account: 711823602600 ICBC Number: 072 Bank Name: Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited Receiving Bank Address: 33/F, ICBC Tower, 3 Garden Road, Central Hong Kong SWIFT Code: UBHKHKHH Beneficary's Address: 413 Chak Fung Fa Yuen Street, Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong Note: This is the information from Coin base about the transaction details sent to the scammer; Upon checking, there is a transaction on 2023-08-31 where funds were sent to an external address(0xfA8fd04Fc1154F47cf2A5216FDe2FE57C4DfC779) for the funds which you are referring to. Here is the transaction hash: 6cbbc7849b09baaa4bea991aeebca731403fe42c594cf3e86b71082b35a484fe
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Scammer's website bit-mtd.site
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location IL 61614, USA
Total money lost $9,050
Type of a scam Investment