I was targeted by a crypto investment scam called Altacon Investment. It began with a social media ad that promised high returns from crypto investments.
After signing up, I was contacted by "Mark Miheev" [email protected] and "Alexandr Akimov" [email protected]. They introduced me to the Altacon Investment platform.
"Alexandr Akimov" guided me through creating an account and transferring funds from my bank account to Binance, buying ETH, and then sending it to Trust Wallet, from where the money would magically appear "invested" in my Altacon dashboard.
I initially received small withdrawals - clearly to gain trust. But when I later tried to withdraw larger amounts, I was told the funds were locked due to AML procedures, and that I needed to provide even more documentation and payments to "verify the source of funds". Of course, this was a complete lie - a common tactic in scams to block victims from withdrawing anything.
Akimov used screen sharing, accessed my 2FA codes, and likely installed a smart contract to drain my wallet. He even directed me to a fake Trust Wallet support email [email protected] where I was tricked into making even more payments.
This is a highly coordinated scam. Do NOT trust anyone from this "company".