I've never felt so utterly hopeless
I've never felt so utterly hopeless. I met someone on Hinge who promised to teach me smart contract staking. The scammer even sent me 7.28 USDC with which I registered and deposited into this website, showed me how to trade, and I made some profit and even withdrew 16.93 USDC. The scammer then advised that I invest more so I can get greater rewards. So I took out my inheritance for $363,966 and deposited it, followed all the instructions and was able to take my balance to $1,507,464. I was so excited, so I decided to withdraw $1,302,347, but was told the amount is too large, I would need to pay a 10% tax clearance ($130,234). I quickly took another loan and paid it since I was sure withdrawal was possible because I had withdrawn in the past. Then they demanded another 24% wallet verification fee, which was when it dawned on me that it was a con. I explained to my credit provider, and he referred me to a crypto recovery specialist (FiscopAdvisor), who started tracing the movements of the USDC until it was sold on OKX. The scammers' bank info was obtained, and he was caught, and the USDC reversed.
