I was fueled by pure rage
I was fueled by pure rage. I met someone on a language exchange app who promised to teach me crypto arbitrage. The scammer even sent me 18.08 ETH with which I registered and deposited into this website, showed me how to trade, and I made some profit and even withdrew 37.12 ETH. The scammer then advised that I invest more so I can get greater rewards. So I took out my inheritance for $279,976 and deposited it, followed all the instructions and was able to take my balance to $2,068,140. I was so excited, so I decided to withdraw $1,609,786, but was told the amount is too large, I would need to pay a 17% gas fee deposit ($273,663). I quickly took another loan and paid it since I was sure withdrawal was possible because I had withdrawn in the past. Then they demanded another 19% account unfreezing fee, which was when it dawned on me that it was a con. I explained to my credit provider, and he referred me to a cybersecurity task force(fiscop advisor), who started tracing the movements of the ETH until it was sold on a decentralized mixer. The scammers' bank info was obtained, and he was caught, and the ETH reversed.