I’m posting this because I genuinely can’t tell if I’m being paranoid or if I walked straight into something bigger.

About a month ago I signed up with what looked like a legit online trading platform after seeing an ad about forex and crypto returns. Nothing crazy at first… small deposit, login details, trading dashboard, daily profit updates. It all looked professional enough that I didn’t question much.

Then last week I got a WhatsApp message from someone claiming to be “my senior broker.”

Profile photo looked corporate. Knew my first name. Knew how much I deposited.…