Allied Capital Trade Newsletter No. 155

Poštovani klijenti,

Ove nedelje želimo da skrenemo pažnju na pojavu koja je posebno značajna za osobe koje su već bile žrtve investicionih prevara poput Allied Capital Trade.

Naime, gubitkom novca prvobitna prevara ne mora nužno da se završi. Žrtve investicionih prevara ponekad se nakon nekoliko meseci, pa čak i godina, ponovo kontaktiraju, ovog puta uz potpuno drugačiju priču.

Najčešće se radi o tvrdnji da su izgubljena sredstva „pronađena“, „zamrznuta“ ili „vraćena“ i da je potrebno samo završiti određenu proceduru kako bi novac bio isplaćen.

Zašto ovakvi kontakti mogu delovati uverljivo?

Osoba koja Vas kontaktira možda već zna da ste ulagali preko određene platforme. Može znati naziv platforme, približan iznos koji ste uložili, ime osobe sa kojom ste komunicirali, Vaš broj telefona, email adresu ili druge podatke povezane sa ranijim ulaganjem.

Upravo zbog toga ovakav kontakt može ostaviti utisak da dolazi od nekoga ko zaista ima pristup informacijama o predmetu.

Međutim, činjenica da neko raspolaže podacima o Vašem ranijem ulaganju nije dokaz da je pronašao Vaš novac niti da je ovlašćen da ga povrati.

Kako obično izgleda novi pokušaj prevare?

Kontakt može doći od osobe koja se predstavlja kao advokat, predstavnik regulatornog ili državnog organa, blockchain istražitelj, finansijski stručnjak ili zaposleni u kompaniji specijalizovanoj za povraćaj sredstava.

Nakon početnog kontakta može Vam biti saopšteno da su sredstva pronađena, ali da je pre njihove isplate potrebno platiti određeni iznos.

Razlozi mogu biti različiti – porez, administrativna naknada, troškovi transfera, naknada za „otključavanje“ kriptovaluta, AML ili KYC verifikacija, blockchain naknada ili drugi navodni troškovi.

Često se dostavljaju i dokumenti koji na prvi pogled izgledaju zvanično: potvrde o pronađenim sredstvima, izveštaji o kripto-transakcijama, dopisi navodnih institucija ili dokumenti sa logotipima banaka, regulatora i drugih organizacija.

Profesionalan izgled dokumenta, međutim, sam po sebi ne potvrđuje njegovu autentičnost.

Poseban oprez je potreban kada se traži pristup Vašem računaru ili nalozima

Nikome ko Vas kontaktira na ovaj način nemojte omogućavati pristup računaru ili telefonu putem programa za udaljeni pristup, niti dostavljati pristupne podatke za internet bankarstvo ili kripto-novčanike.

Posebno nikada ne treba dostavljati seed phrase, private key ili druge podatke koji omogućavaju kontrolu nad kripto-novčanikom.

Takođe, nemojte vršiti dodatne uplate samo zato što Vam je rečeno da je to poslednji korak potreban da biste dobili nazad ranije izgubljena sredstva.

Šta da uradite ako Vas neko kontaktira u vezi sa Allied Capital Trade?

Ukoliko Vas kontaktira osoba ili kompanija koja tvrdi da poseduje informacije o Vašem ulaganju u Allied Capital Trade, da je pronašla Vaša sredstva ili da može da Vam pomogne da ih povratite, savetujemo da ne vršite nikakvu uplatu pre nego što se proveri ko Vas kontaktira i na osnovu čega.

Sačuvajte emailove, poruke, telefonske brojeve, dokumente, podatke za uplatu i sve druge informacije koje ste dobili.

Takvu komunikaciju možete proslediti i nama kako bismo je pregledali u kontekstu dokumentacije koju već posedujemo u vezi sa predmetom.

Činjenica da ste jednom bili žrtva investicione prevare može, nažalost, značiti da će neko pokušati da iskoristi upravo Vašu želju da povratite izgubljena sredstva.

Zato svaku neočekivanu ponudu za povraćaj novca treba proveriti pre nego što preduzmete bilo kakav korak.

Hvala Vam na ukazanom poverenju.

S poštovanjem,

Advokat Zoran Miljaković

Dear Clients,

This week, we would like to draw your attention to an issue that is particularly relevant to individuals who have already been victims of investment fraud schemes such as Allied Capital Trade.

Unfortunately, the loss of funds does not necessarily mark the end of the fraud. Victims of investment scams may be contacted again months or even years later, this time with an entirely different story.

The most common claim is that the previously lost funds have been “located”, “frozen” or “recovered”, and that only a final procedure needs to be completed before the money can be released.

Why can these contacts appear convincing?

The person contacting you may already know that you invested through a particular platform. They may know the name of the platform, the approximate amount invested, the name of the person you previously communicated with, your telephone number, email address or other information relating to your previous investment.

For this reason, the communication may appear to come from someone who genuinely has access to information about the case.

However, the fact that someone possesses information about your previous investment does not prove that they have located your funds or that they are authorised to recover them.

What does a secondary fraud attempt usually look like?

You may be contacted by someone claiming to be a lawyer, a representative of a regulatory or governmental authority, a blockchain investigator, a financial specialist or an employee of a company specialising in asset recovery.

After the initial contact, you may be told that your funds have been located but that a payment is required before they can be released.

The stated reasons may vary – taxes, administrative fees, transfer costs, cryptocurrency “unlocking” fees, AML or KYC verification costs, blockchain fees or other alleged expenses.

Victims may also receive documents that appear official at first glance, including confirmations of recovered funds, cryptocurrency transaction reports, correspondence supposedly issued by public authorities or documents containing the logos of banks, regulators or other organisations.

However, the professional appearance of a document does not, by itself, confirm that it is genuine.

Particular caution is required when access to your computer or accounts is requested

You should never allow someone who contacts you in this manner to access your computer or mobile phone through remote-access software, nor should you provide access credentials for online banking or cryptocurrency wallets.

In particular, you should never disclose a seed phrase, private key or any other information that could provide control over a cryptocurrency wallet.

You should also avoid making additional payments simply because you have been told that this is the final step required to recover funds that you previously lost.

What should you do if someone contacts you regarding Allied Capital Trade?

If you are contacted by a person or company claiming to have information about your Allied Capital Trade investment, claiming that your funds have been located or offering to assist you in recovering them, we recommend that you do not make any payment before verifying who is contacting you and the basis of their claim.

Please preserve emails, messages, telephone numbers, documents, payment instructions and any other information you receive.

You may also forward such communication to us so that we can review it in the context of the documentation we already hold regarding the case.

Unfortunately, the fact that you have previously been a victim of investment fraud may make you a target for individuals attempting to exploit your understandable wish to recover your lost funds.

For this reason, any unexpected offer to recover your money should be carefully verified before you take any further action.

Thank you for your continued trust.

Kind regards,

Attorney Zoran Miljaković