On November 15, 2024, we received a complaint from a person who lost $16,342 in an investment scam. The victim was using an app called “fxpro.us” and trading with someone they believed to be legitimate. When attempting to withdraw a large amount of roughly $160,000, the victim received an email with no subject line demanding a tax payment of $19,500 before the transaction could be processed. The email also mentioned a 5% fee if the payment was delayed by three days.

The victim shared their concerns:

Is this a legitimate thing for fxpro.us, or am I getting scammed? I can send screenshots of the email if you need it.

The associated blockchain address used by the scammer is 0x36e1d8D9D700958986322c897B7Fd3e242DC9644 (ETH)

The scam also involved the URL: fxpro.com