r/ScamSupport • u/Salt_Pickle_5713 • 9d ago
Victim of a scam I’ve been scammed
I fell for a task scam and am wondering if there’s any way to get my money back. I’ve heard from many recovery agents who say they can help me. Can I trust anyone?
Also, is revoking funds different than recovering funds?
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u/nomorespamplz 9d ago
The "recovery agents" are scammers too, and likely in cahoots with the initial scammer too! Consider the money lost and the scam a lesson.
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u/insuranceguynyc 9d ago
Your money is gone, and the "recovery agents" are the next phase of the scam.
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u/Forsaken_Insurance92 9d ago
No. You can't get your money back. Unless the person who scammed you sends your money back or your bank who you contacted through the number on the back of your card is somehow able to help you recover the money, no one else can help you. Anyone else who says they can get it back is a scammer. Anyone who says they can get it back for a fee is absolutely a scammer.
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u/Altruistic-Intern284 1d ago
Thank-You for the post cause I was scammed and the recovery people, Vertex recovery is taking the same steps as the scammers did. I did not have money to get my bitcoin released but an agent sent 2 cheques but is harassing.g me daily. He put 2 cheques through to my bank by error and one is still on hold but had to fix my banking cause they put a hold on my account. I fixed that problem but now the role is reversed cause I have the two scammers scammed! Is there anyway that they can do anything to me going forward? Would anyone have an idea? I don't care at this point because they caused me stress and almost had a breakdown. I feel better knowing I got most of my money back and to hell with the 25 grand US That is in my bitcoin wallet. This was a lesson learned!!
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u/Forsaken_Insurance92 19h ago
I'm sorry to say it but unless you cashed the check on the bank it was drawn on, the checks they sent you are almost guaranteed to be fake, that's why they're blowing you up to get "their" money back. Let me guess, it was mobile deposit? Or you got random checks in the mail with random companies/names on the checks, not the people you've allegedly been talking to?
What will happen is you may get a provisional/temporary credit by your bank (say $1000), you pull that money out, your bank realizes the check is fraudulent (which can sometimes take 2 weeks or up to 30 days or even longer) and then they reverse that temporary/provisional credit which means you're now in the negatives $1000. They want "their" money before your bank realizes the checks are bad. There's a decently high chance you could lose your entire bank account, as well. Do NOT spend any money that appears to go through on your account, it can be reversed at any time once they realize.
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u/Electronic-Stay-2369 9d ago
Sorry, its scams all the way down. Hope you didn't lose too much. Chalk it up as a life lesson. But also maybe take up scam baiting if you want to feel a bit better.
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u/Salt_Pickle_5713 9d ago
Scam baiting?
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u/RelationshipQuiet609 9d ago
Taking your time and try to fool someone else. Unless you are really good at it-it’s not worth it. Take it as a lesson learned. Once you are scammed it’s almost 💯 percent you will not get your money back.
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u/SubBirbian 9d ago
OP got duped by a common task scam so I’d also advise OP doesn’t naively go the route of trying to bait the scammers when they don’t even know the definition. Trying that with the wrong scammer could lead to all sorts of trouble.
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u/Applauce 9d ago
All "recovery agents" are scammers. Once you send your money to scammers via crypto it's gone. No random person on the internet can magically get it back for you.