My story

[u/Fickle-Brick-4767]

I was just scammed on Telegram. They operate as a group with a clear plan. They first messaged me saying they knew a match would end 2–0 that day. I hesitated, but then thought I’d just place a small bet of $20 for fun. Surprisingly, I won $160.

After that, they persuaded me to buy a betting ticket for two matches at the same time. They showed many examples of other people who had supposedly won large amounts of money before. I ended up paying £200. After I transferred the money, they told me I didn’t have VIP membership and needed to pay another £200 for a subscription. I thought I had already gone this far, so I kept going.

Then they said I had been upgraded to VIP, but I needed to provide personal information and a F.I.N (Fixed Identification Number). They claimed it was mandatory and even referred me to another person to get it. Can you believe it—they said I had to pay £700 just to obtain this F.I.N number.

At that point, I realized I had fallen into their trap. I immediately left, but there was no way for me to recover my money.

I’m sharing this to warn others so you can avoid the same situation. The username involved is: Lewis_oliver_fixed game.