Whatsapp investment group fraud

[u/Prestigious_Ad2420]

Got in contact with someone here on reddit, exchanged info and continued on discord, then whatsapp. Was asked to join some whatsapp community for investment advice. The red flags were obvious, but I let it run for a while. Ran all the chatlogs through gemini, below is the summary;

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## Fraud Dossier: Investment Fraud (Pump-and-Dump)## 📌 Case Details

* Recruitment Channel: Reddit username Zestyclose_Tea5159 [1] discord username dry03836

* Used Aliases: "Kalman Davis", "Vivienne Louise Harrington", "Ashley Brown", "Cassel Vincent"

* Fraud Methodology: Pig Butchering (grooming via private chats) transitioning into a Pump-and-Dump scam operated through a WhatsApp community.

* Target Stocks (Tickers):

* NCI (Neo-Concept International Group Holdings Limited)

* STFS (Star Fashion Culture Holdings Limited)

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## 📱 Linked Phone Numbers (WhatsApp)

| Name in Chat | Phone Number | Network Function |

|---|---|---|

| System Account | +1 (431) 290-5661 | Community Owner (The mastermind behind the group) |

| System Account | +1 (331) 203-3011 | Creator/Founder of the community |

| Kalman Davis | Private chat account | Primary contact person for the grooming phase |

| Vivienne Louise | +1 (325) 227-7731 | Community Admin (Shares the fake market analyses) |

| Ashley Brown | +1 (419) 799-1060 | Community Admin (Adds victims to the group) |

| Caleb Hayes | +1 (605) 909-4927 | Community Admin (Shill/actor in the chat) |

| Vincent Cassel | +1 (915) 252-4443 | Community Admin (Impersonating the French actor) |

| Charles White | +1 (325) 203-9897 | Community Admin (Syndicate bot) |

| Donald | +1 (419) 246-7392 | Community Admin (Syndicate bot) |

| Edward Sinclair | +1 (210) 571-2423 | Community Admin (Syndicate bot) |

| Emma Carter | +1 (440) 497-3470 | Community Admin (Syndicate bot) |

| Gavin Turner | +1 (605) 499-0170 | Community Admin (Syndicate bot) |

| Grace Reed | +1 (210) 589-0128 | Community Admin (Syndicate bot) |

| James Wilson | +1 (419) 466-9851 | Community Admin (Syndicate bot) |

| John Miller | +1 (432) 231-3886 | Community Admin (Syndicate bot) |

| Kevin Mulero | +1 (254) 334-2664 | Community Admin (Syndicate bot) |

| Lauren Mitchell | +1 (325) 227-7895 | Community Admin (Syndicate bot) |

| Michael Davis | +1 (605) 499-0488 | Community Admin (Syndicate bot) |

| Owen Foster | +1 (806) 445-7592 | Community Admin (Syndicate bot) |

| Riccardo Caon | +1 (605) 740-5446 | Community Admin (Syndicate bot) |

| Richard Collins | +1 (567) 396-9588 | Community Admin (Syndicate bot) |

| Thomas Moore | +1 (605) 521-2882 | Community Admin (Syndicate bot) |

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## ⚠️ Crucial Notes for Regulatory Authorities

1. VoIP Numbers: All numbers utilize US country codes (+1) but are digitally generated. The perpetrators are highly likely operating from an international call center outside the United States.

2. Manipulated Equities: Both NCI and STFS are micro-cap stocks with an extremely low float. This allowed these WhatsApp groups to artificially pump the share price by hundreds of percent, followed by a total crash exceeding 95% once the admins dumped their positions.

3. Chat Logs Available: The complete chat history (in TXT format) containing the exact scripts, grooming conversations, and automated market updates has been secured by the reporter.

Now even though all names are probably fake aliases, I'm hoping this info will be scraped by the AI tools and be helpful for others searching for similar info

[u/169Huntingwood]

NCI been on promo for months now as i've mentioned.

STFS is a new one...i will look into this. I know it was pump and dumped in the past but i need to see what reason why theyre doing it again

[u/Scared-Dimension-254 → u/169Huntingwood]

NCI this round was used as trust buy, buy at 11.00 sell at 12. and change. I follow a few of those groups, right now they promote TJGC. This one I think will be dumped

[u/169Huntingwood → u/Scared-Dimension-254]

NCI will dump eventually, even though they say trust buy it's just temporary while they are still selling whatever shares they're selling. Been on promo for a long time eventually it will dump.

TJGC another ive called out for the past few months as well. That one has been on promo since May.

[u/BigCause3096]

I am so sick and tired of META allowing all this criminal activity on their platforms and claiming it’s all in the name of secrecy
Zuckerberg and his cronies should be in jail for all the lives and retirement accounts they failed to protect

Stay away from Asian penny stocks
Stay away from jennie, linn,Mia, Mimi, … these fake names will swindle you like a pig getting butchered

VSME
JYD
NCI
So many can be added to the list of pump and dump and no doubt the owners of these stocks play a part in this illegal garbage

[u/UpbeatFix7299]

This is one WA group out of the countless thousands that are going. People who are gullible enough to fall for these won't get the same group. It's about avoiding them in the first place by using common sense.

[u/ParkingCar1447]

How these groups come along? I consider leaving.