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Anonymous
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia·3/2/2026

Online dating scam — Australian woman lost $45,000 to fake cryptocurrency investor

Met on Bumble, moved to WhatsApp. 'Successful crypto trader' from Singapore. Convinced me to invest on binancepro-trade.com (fake Binance clone). Lost AUD $45,000 over 2 months. Platform locked my withdrawal saying I need to pay 'capital gains tax' first.
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Report to Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) at cyber.gov.au — click 'Report a cybercrime'.
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Report to Scamwatch (ACCC) at scamwatch.gov.au — Australia's primary scam reporting authority.
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Comments (6)

David Chen3/2/2026

I'm a lawyer and I can confirm this violates consumer protection laws.

Anonymous3/3/2026

Has anyone successfully resolved something like this? Need hope.

Amit Patel3/4/2026

The AI solution here is actually helpful. Going to try step 2 today.

Sneha Reddy3/4/2026

Consumer courts are the way to go. I won a similar case last year.

Priya Nair3/6/2026

Boycott this company until they change their practices.

Maria Garcia3/6/2026

Same thing happened to me! This is outrageous.