Forex Trading Scam on Facebook Messenger
There are several scams being done by a variety of people, here is a Forex Trading Scam on Facebook Messenger I recently ran across.
My wife and I received a facebook friend request from a Larry Campbell. Neither of us knew the guy, and I figured it would be some sort of a scam consider his facebook profile address was https://www.facebook.com/muntazar.ayau
Normally your profile web address is you name or something close.
Shortly after I approved his friend request, the messenger emails started:
Larry Campbell:
Hello Frank, how are you doing today…Larry Campbell:
How is the weather condition treating you over thereMe:
It’s always nice here. How are you. How do I know you?Larry Campbell:
Well I’m new to this site and I was browsing random on here when I stumbled into your page so I decided to add you sorry I intrude I hope you don’t mind us getting to know each otherMe:
Well nice to meet ya Larry
4:20 AMLarry Campbell:
You’re welcome Frank.. .where are you from if you don’t mind me askingMe:
Blank, you?
10:39 AMLarry Campbell:
I was born in bing spring Texas my parents were US citizens but services took them to France where I grew up and spend all most my life time before returning back to the states
12:22 PMLarry Campbell:
HelloMe:
France, nice! Always wanted to visit there.
3:02 PMLarry Campbell:
Oh that’s nice..Well I was hoping to share this information with youMe:
What info?Larry Campbell:
Have you heard about forex tradingMe:
YepLarry Campbell:
So what do you say about itMe:
It’s ok, I like my crypto and options
You sent Today at 3:58 PM
Made lots on crypto last year and this yearLarry Campbell:
That’s nice trade with me Mr frankLarry Campbell:
I’m an online forex traderMe:
Forex doesn’t even have the same return. For example, I had picked up about $20k in doge at .0035… I sold it at .45… forex can’t even get close to that.
You sent Today at 4:02 PM
You want I can help you with some cryptos?Larry Campbell:
Lets assume you deposit $500 in bitcoin , 1can trade with that to arrive at over $5,320 within 6 days. You can withdraw anytime you choose. My gain for helping you trade with my strategies is that you pay me 10% of your total withdrawal…GrantedMe:
And how do you guarantee those returns?Larry Campbell:
This is how it works, forex trading is a simpler way of investing your funds and letting an account manager help you make good profit, I will be your accounts manager and you will create your account with my signals and strategies to make you good profits in a week.Me:
Where do I trade?Larry Campbell:
On forex tradingMe:
Tell me how it works and let me look into it.Larry Campbell:
Well binary option is an online forex trading (stocks,and currencies and gold) it’s one of the highest paid investment treasury in the world.here you can make twice your investment no experience needed.let’s say I started trading on binary option with $1000 I’m sure to get a profit of $2500 at the end of every week
You sent Today at 4:33 PM
Ok, so how does it work?Me:
Where do I get started, or is it you doing the trading and investing for me for a percent of profit? You said you would be the accounts manager?Larry Campbell:
Do you have a cellphone number so we can talk more on SMS messageMe:
Send me your license id
The I just reported his profile as I did not want to give him a number or waste any more time with this scam. I reported the conversation and profile to Facebook. But I doubt they will do anything. Facebook is more interested in blocking legit people, than fraud account such as these.
I am sure somewhere along the line he was going to show me some fake information on how he makes the money and describe some great method. This is all nothing other than a Forex Trading Scam on Facebook Messenger. There is no real way to do what he is saying, and definitely not with the accuracy that he is describing. If there was, then why would ne need my $500 or $1000… He would be making so much that he could retire extremely wealthy in a year.
If it sounds too good to be true, it is!
If you have experienced other Forex Scam, leave the information below in the comments.