Both UK and Hong Kong authorities have posted warnings about Hong Kong Selead Group. He has not been able to get any of his money back. The victim then called the FBI and is working with them.
Nicole told him that according to the regulations of the “Money Authority” the taxes needed to be paid from an external wallet and could not be deducted from his account.
But when he tried to withdraw his money, Nicole told him he need to pay 20% in tax on his profit, or more than $1.5 million. At some point, Sally helped him transfer his crypto assets to an entity called “Copper Crypto,” which he believed was a legitimate entity, and he communicated with their Customer Specialist “Nicole” on WhatsApp. With the assistance of “Sally” at Hong Kong Selead Customer Service, he thought he was making profitable trades, and eventually believed his account was worth more that $15 million. The victim made multiple wire transfers to the site, sending approximately $2.9 million. She sent him a link to the trading platform “Hong Kong Selead Group Limited” where he registered for a foreign exchange trading account.
(Entity Impersonating Copper Technologies)Ī California victim received a friend request on Facebook from “Helen” (aka Zhong Leying) who eventually persuaded him to invest in crypto assets.
