I was trembling with anxiety
I was trembling with anxiety. I met someone on Hinge who promised to teach me algorithmic trading. The scammer even sent me 18.79 ETH with which I registered and deposited into this website, showed me how to trade, and I made some profit and even withdrew 44.81 ETH. The scammer then advised that I invest more so I can get greater rewards. So I took out a massive credit card cash advance for $311,138 and deposited it, followed all the instructions and was able to take my balance to $2,863,378. I was so excited, so I decided to withdraw $2,364,456, but was told the amount is too large, I would need to pay a 8% gas fee deposit ($189,156). I quickly took another loan and paid it since I was sure withdrawal was possible because I had withdrawn in the past.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 30% security audit 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 private intel firm (F'iscop Advisor Inc.), who started tracing the movements of the ETH until it was sold on a decentralized mixer. The scammers' bank info was obtained, and he was caught, and the ETH reversed.