Jubilee Ace/ Jenco/ GTR / 3Key – Lyra Newsletter No. 220

Dear Clients,

In many online investment fraud cases, injured parties later state that one of the main reasons they initially trusted the platform was the fact that they were able to successfully withdraw a smaller amount of money at the beginning.

This is a very common pattern in fraud schemes of this nature.

In practice, fraudulent platforms will sometimes intentionally allow small withdrawals during the early stages of communication in order to create the impression that the system is legitimate and functioning properly.

For many users, the fact that a withdrawal was successfully completed creates a strong sense of trust and security. At that point, victims often conclude that the platform is genuine, that profits are real, and that there is little or no risk involved.

However, in many cases, these initial withdrawals are not evidence of legitimacy, but rather part of the mechanism used to build confidence and encourage larger future payments.

Once trust has been established, communication usually becomes more intensive, additional investment opportunities are presented, and injured parties are often encouraged to transfer significantly larger amounts of money.

In a large number of cases, problems begin only later – typically when larger withdrawal requests are submitted or when the injured party attempts to recover a substantial portion of the displayed balance.

At that stage, various explanations frequently appear, including alleged taxes, verification procedures, compliance checks, transfer activation fees, or other supposed obstacles that must first be resolved before the funds can be released.

Understanding this pattern is important because many injured parties later blame themselves precisely because the platform initially appeared to function normally.

However, from the perspective of how these systems operate, early withdrawals are often used strategically as part of the broader process of building trust and maintaining the illusion of legitimacy.

For this reason, the fact that a smaller withdrawal was previously completed does not necessarily mean that the platform itself was legitimate or that the displayed balances represented real and accessible funds.

As always, we will continue to monitor all relevant developments and keep you informed in a timely manner.

Kind regards,
Attorney Zoran Miljaković