Ordinary scammers
Ordinary scammers. One of them operates on Telegram and encourages people to invest. For example, they claim that if you deposit $300 in cryptocurrency, you can receive $3,200. When the withdrawal date arrives, the real scam begins.
On their website, the victim sees both the deposit and the supposed profit in their account. When they try to withdraw the money, the "company" first asks for a withdrawal code, which they send via email. Then they demand a tax code, also sent by email.
The scammer on Telegram asks the victim to create a crypto wallet in Coinbase. Then, the profit amount (minus a 10% company commission) is sent to that wallet on the phone. However, it turns out that the funds are in "LUSD", which needs to be converted to USDT in order to be transferred.
At this point, the scammer on Telegram demands a $300 activation fee for the wallet. Once the "company" receives this payment, they block the Telegram channel and the user’s account on their website.
Don’t believe in miracle investments – stay away from scammers!