Mr. Wei, who lives in Yibin, usually pays more attention to 'virtual currency'. In early August, he came across a video analyzing the trends of 'virtual currency' on a short video platform. The unique insights of the video on 'virtual currency' instantly caught his attention, and he added the other party as a friend using the WeChat ID left in the video.
After adding as a friend, the other party called themselves 'team leader', usually 'specializing in network technology', and discovered a 'loophole' in a certain cryptocurrency trading software. If Mr. Wei is interested in 'making money' together, he can bring him into the 'Investment Z Group'.
Seeing this, Mr. Wei, with a try-it-out mindset, joined the 'Investment Z Group'. As soon as he entered the group, he encountered group members sending red envelopes and sharing the joy of 'subscription dividends' and 'making money'.
Seeing that group members were all 'making money', and being generous with red envelopes, Mr. Wei lowered his guard. Subsequently, under the guidance of the 'team leader', he downloaded two investment apps named 'Some Easy' and 'Some Shiman'.
Next, the 'team leader' started specialized guidance for Mr. Wei, informing him every day when to buy and when to sell. Initially, Mr. Wei invested 12,000 yuan, and within two or three days, the platform showed a profit of over 3,000 yuan, successfully withdrawing through selling the subscribed 'Tether'. Therefore, Mr. Wei firmly believed in investing in 'Tether'.
In mid-August, the 'team leader' informed Mr. Wei that the platform currently has an 'investment rebate' activity, where the more you invest, the more rebate you get. Mr. Wei could not resist the temptation of the large-scale activity and divided his savings into multiple parts to invest gradually.
However, the good times didn’t last long. When Mr. Wei's investment amount reached 200,000 yuan, he found himself blocked by the 'team leader' and kicked out of the group chat. He could also no longer log into the app, and the previously saved download links had completely failed. Mr. Wei then realized that he must have been scammed, so he immediately reported to the local police.
