On Thursday 19/11/2020 I got a text message on FaceBook Messenger:
‘Anyone interested in growing their deposit by letting a system help you trade Bitcoin, [removed by editor] that you read this article , I went and tested it out a week ago and my 200 deposit has increased to €843 .. Anyone not interested, my apologies! <br />
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I texted back my friend B but didn’t get a reply. <br />
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On Friday morning 20/11/2020, I clicked on the link and keyed in my name and mobile number but got nowhere. Within minutes I had a call from Hugo Floris (+00441415810050) from a company called Mynetcoin and got talked into setting up an account with all my personal details and deposited €250. <br />
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I used my AIB Visa Credit Card, Expiry Date and CCV. He has an Eastern European accent and said he was calling from London UK. His colleague Jacob also rang me explaining the investment graphs on my Mynetcoin account. They used [removed by editor] to call me and their numbers were Jacob +447446259193 and Hugo’s +447367132294.<br />
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While speaking with Jacob I realised that this was possibly a scam and told him I didn’t want to proceed with these investments. I asked him about withdrawing my funds and he wasn’t willing to discuss. His colleague Hugo Floris, the manager rang me back asking what was happening. They are not outwardly refusing to refund me €250 but not upfront either.<br />
I tried to withdraw my funds but the system would not allow me.<br />
I immediately rang AIB Visa and cancelled my Credit card.<br />
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I googled Mynetcoin and read various articles detailing various scams, similar situations.<br />
My friends Messenger account had been hacked and the message sent out without his knowledge.<br />
I didnt see what my friend posted on FB but next day i saw<br />
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‘Apologies to anyone tagged in the previous post. It was a scam and I did not make that post. My account was compromised and I am in the process of securing it again. Wish you all well,<br />
B’<br />
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I emailed AIB Charge Back giving a brief outline of what happened. I received an email back. I have had correspondence with them and will submit a Transaction Dispute form. I also contacted the Financial Regulator and basically Mynetcoin is not authorised or regulated in Ireland and should have not provided investment services to individuals in Ireland.<br />
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On Monday 23/11/2020 I logged into Mynetcoin system and did a ‘Withdraw’ transaction to extract all my funds €250.<br />
I texted the [removed by editor] numbers (Hugo Floris and Jacob) and explained that I wanted to withdraw my funds and also explained that they are breaking the law in Ireland and that I would go to the authorities and file a complaint.<br />
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I can login to my account and see data about my investment. My withdrawal is pending but I suspect it will stay like this. No response from Mynetcoin to explain that the Withdrawal is authorised.<br />
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This is the only email from Mynetcoin. All transactions were done on the website. They phoned me [removed by editor].<br />
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-------- Original message --------<br />
From: Hugo Floris <hugo.floris@mynetcoin[removed by editor]><br />
[removed by editor] 20/11/20 11:00 am (GMT+00:00)<br />
To: Mtobrien64@[removed by editor][removed by editor]<br />
[removed by editor] From Hugo Floris to MarieTherese / Automated Trading Account<br />
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https://mynetcoin[removed by editor]/<br />
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Hugo Floris<br />
Senior Account Manager<br />
Contact number: +442038852064<br />
Contact email: hugo.floris@mynetcoin[removed by editor]<br />
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