"Got Scammed by a shady Crypto Exchange? Share your story and get closure"

[a_few_lamer07]

"Hey guys, just wanted to start this thread for anyone who's been a victim of those sketchy crypto exchanges. I lost around $20k on LunarTrade a few months ago, and their 'support' just ghosted me. Anyone else have a similar experience?"

 

[CHEPPA]

"Dude, I feel your pain. I lost around 3k on Binance a few months back due to a phishing email that compromised my account. Luckily, Binance's support team helped me recover most of the funds."

 

[_bars_]

"Dude, I'm so sorry to hear that happened. I got caught up in a Ponzi scheme on a crypto lending site a year ago, lost a pretty penny too. Luckily, the law finally caught up with them and they got shut down"

 

[Tunker]

"Yep, had a similar experience with 'CryptoPro' back in 2020. They took my 5 ETH, promised me a 20% ROI, but never delivered. Long story short, they vanished into thin air"

 

[Bahafestival]

"Yooo, same happened to me with CoinMax last year. They took my 5k in BTC and gave me a generic 'maintenance' reason for months before disappearing. Ended up getting most of it back from a recovery service, but still salty about the whole ordeal."

 

[yak9yak9]

"Ouch, sorry to hear that OP. I had a similar experience with 'CryptoMax' - they promised super low fees but when I tried to withdraw, they froze my account saying I didn't 'meet the requirements'. Thankfully, I got most of my funds back after reporting them to the FTX team."

 

[Vapiti]

"Oh man, I feel ya. I got ripped off by 'CryptoMax' back in 2021 for $500, tried to withdraw, but they just ghosted me. Still waiting for that reimbursement"

 

[Zzorg]

"Dude, I'm so sorry to hear that. Happened to me a few months back with that one exchange, 'CryptoBliss'. They froze my funds and claimed it was for 'security updates', but turned out they were just running their own scam"

 

[Сергей 65949]

"OMG, dude, I had a similar issue with CEX.io back in 2021. They froze my wallet for a week claiming 'security reasons', and I almost lost a decent chunk of ETH. Luckily, it wasn't a total loss, but still, super stressful experience"

 

[Hamber]

"Yooo, I've been there too. Had some issues with Binance a few moths ago, they froze my assets due to a 'security measure' that was actually a mistake. Got my funds back eventually, but it was a real stressful experience."

 

[qew9]

"I've had a similar experience with "CryptoMax" last year - they promised insane returns on my investment but it turned out to be a Ponzi scheme. Thankfully I managed to get out before losing everything, but it was still a wild ride and a hard lesson learned."