Forexmrt.com Scam — How I Lost My Money To A Romance Scam And Got It All Back

After my divorce, dating was not something I looked forward to. My daughter encouraged me to get back out there, insisting there were plenty of people my age looking for genuine relationships. So I downloaded Tinder. For weeks nothing meaningful happened. There were awkward conversations here and there but a  handful of matches disappeared after a few messages. Then I matched with Elane.

Elane seemed genuinely interested in getting to know me. She asked about my family, my work, and my favorite places to travel. She remembered everything. Little details I barely remembered telling her would come up weeks later. Those little things mattered to me, it made me feel wanted.

She suggested moving our conversations to WhatsApp, it sounded reasonable. 

By then we were exchanging messages every morning before work and nearly every evening too. Sometimes we would spend hours talking, not once did she mention investing. Looking back, I think that was intentional. 

By a month, our conversations had become personal. We discussed my ex-marriage and getting to meet each other. She admitted she hoped to eventually settle somewhere quieter than California. I confessed that being divorced was not nearly as exciting as I had imagined—it gets lonely when you have spent your entire life with one person. She understood or at least I believed she did.

One day she mentioned she had had an unusually successful day, when I asked how. she told me her investment had a really good payout today. A few days later she brought it up again while we were discussing; she told me her uncle taught her how to invest years ago and that it gave her freedom to choose projects instead of needing every paycheck. She then introduced me to Forexmrt.com. She never called herself an expert or promised guaranteed profits; she described investing as another part of her daily routine.

Curiosity eventually got the better of me, I asked how Forexmrt worked. Her answer lasted nearly twenty minutes. She talked about cryptocurrency, market volatility, timing, and risk management. I recognized some of the terminology from financial news articles. Nothing sounded ridiculous or impossible. She never asked me to invest; she answered every question patiently. If anything, she acted hesitant.

We made use of Crypto.com to get the crypto. My original deposit was $15,300. I was still testing Forexmrt.com. In about six weeks my investment had become over $200,000, so I initiated a withdrawal of $150,000, but according to Forexmrt, a fee was required to withdraw my funds. When I questioned this, Elane encouraged me to cooperate, claiming she had gone through the same process. 

For the first time, I pushed back and asked more questions about Forexmrt. The tone of our conversations shifted, replaced entirely by pressure to pay the fee. I finally stopped and searched online. I saw a lot of negative reviews about Elane and Forexmrt. 

That is when I realized I had been scammed. The weeks that followed were very difficult but with my daughter’s help, I began gathering all evidence—screenshots, wallet addresses, and transaction IDs. 

I learned that because cryptocurrency transactions are recorded on public blockchains, these records can be vital for investigations. In my research I found CipherTrace to be honest; I was skeptical about contacting anyone else after being scammed. The last thing I wanted was to become a victim twice. Still, after reporting the fraud through several channels, I decided to contact CipherTrace on -  www.theciphertrace.com and provide the transaction records and evidence I had gathered. I expected a generic response, but instead I ended up having a detailed conversation with an investigator who carefully reviewed the transfers from my wallet. 

They explained how the funds had likely moved after leaving my account and what information could still be useful. I provided all records and documents they requested for and eventually, all of my money was recovered.