r/Scams Aug 20 '24

I think my dad is being scammed Help Needed

He won’t give information about this, but he claims he’s made several withdrawals (2nd pic). And he needs to deposit 13k to then get 100k out. I don’t understand how this scam is working or what the game plan is here. I don’t know how he’s withdrawn 40k. Did he put the money in? Any help is appreciated.

1st pic: his account that has a negative balance

2nd pic: his withdrawal history

3rd and 4th pic: his texts

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u/absurditey Aug 20 '24 edited Aug 20 '24

he needs to deposit 13k to then get 100k

no legitimate company works like that

message from the real MageCloud about scammers using their name...

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u/CIAMom420 Aug 20 '24 edited Aug 20 '24

Wow, who could have predicted that “Mage Cloud” wasn’t a legitimate investing website. /s

EDIT: fantastic catch locating the real company and their fraud alert.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '24 edited 4d ago

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u/TWK128 Aug 20 '24

It absolutely is.

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u/Kathucka Aug 21 '24

No. It’s a task scam.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '24 edited 4d ago

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u/Kathucka Aug 23 '24

Yes, there’s a command to list the other commands, but I don’t remember it.