Consumer complaint received 2026-01-09 00:00:00
Product: Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service — Domestic (US) money transfer
Issue: Fraud or scam — 
Company: JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
My name is XXXX XXXX I have been involved in scamming since last XXXX years A lady name XXXX XXXX contacted me via XXXX  and Offred assistance for making me rich!. 
I was easily got fooled because she provided her fake drive license and US password. 
I fooled with those fake documents and starting to trust her. 
She introduced me to a fake platform called XXXX and encouraged me to invest in Crypto Initially she claimed that she would help me with financial consult, open a fake account in XXXX and also transferring funds. 
In span of XXXX year or so, I wired more that XXXX dollars to that account She used a tactics to make me more involve in this scam. She pushing me to wire more funds to enhance the gain. 
She encouraged me to wire XXXX K to get XXXX K in return. However my bank account depleted and I started to resist toward her requested She encouraged me to invest on a Coin called Vatan in that platform ( XXXX  ), she stated that the return of investment will be exceptional. 
For that, I liquidated even my IRA accounts and also barrowed money from friends and family members. 
However that kind of investment in Vatan coin was a total scam and when i needed my funds the XXXX platform, blocked any withdrawal from my account, asking ADDITIONAL FUNDS for account verifications, penalties and all of those nonsense I couldn't withdrew even one penny XXXX XXXX, starting to disappear and I became so desperate I lost my WHOLE funds, I lost everything I wanted to end my life because I felt I am so fool and XXXX to trust this scammer. 
Around XXXX of the XXXX  an Attorney called XXXX XXXX XXXX from XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  Contacted me Stated that he can help me to retrieve my funds He claimed that he found my funds in XXXX after submitted to him the wire transfer addresses to XXXX. He stated that after tracing the wire transfer addressed he could locate my funds in XXXX, reported that authorities in XXXX blocked my funds! 
He stated that he could revive XXXX of my XXXX funds, He stated that with the help of authorities in the XXXX, i could transfer my funds to my account in US Promising! 
XXXX XXXX asked me to wire {$46000.00} to an account in XXXX XXXX ( Account belongs to a XXXX person names XXXX XXXX In XXXX XXXX ) first to initiate the process of wire transfer of my funds to my XXXX XXXX After wired that amount in XX/XX/XXXX of XXXX, he stated that the XXXX Cant release my funds because they found my XXXX XXXX  account was utilized for money laundering and because of that I might go to jail. 
I explained in several occasions that I was scammed and there weas no money laundering, I lost my entire savings!! 
After a week, this attorney stated that my information was checked out however the XXXX CANT release my funds to my bank account and instead they requested for collateral of XXXX as assurance before releasing my funds. 
This was a red flag for me because he requested that I wired to a XXXX account in XXXX XXXX Cryptocurrency to pay this collateral. yet he is in contact with me, threatening me that any leak of these info would be punishable by law. 

I need my XXXX back. I reached out to this attorney multiple times and requesting to return my funds ( XXXX ) however he has been refusing it. 
I am fooled again and I am so desperate.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation