Re: April Army Assembly
Thank you folks. I’m still licking my wounds. I will explain in more detail once I process it all. Essentially, an old college friend (in the finance industry) offered me and Mrs Techie an opportunity to make some quick and sizable investment gains w/ cryptocurrency. I sensed a few red flags so I messaged him and asked how he knew me. He said we graduated from Stanford University together, the correct year, and the nan of our freshman dorm. He said, I understand your asking as this is a trust issue. I felt confident that all that was correct and it was indeed him. We then (me who vowed to protect us from scams) purchased fifteen thousand dollars of bitcoin from a kiosk and had it held in a crypto wallet app. Yesterday afternoon I transferred it. He was then to invest this through his company and cash would be sent to my Zelle account immediately. Nothing happened. Moneys gone. We found out this morning that my old friend had died from a heart attack (this happened while I was in radiation treatment) and how social media accounts had been taken over by hackers and scanners.
We are doing better as I’m beginning to realize that if it is not a blessing, it is a lesson. Truth is, I slept about 1 1/2 hours and sat in the great room all night by the fire. Thanks for being a sounding board. I need to let Cowboys thread know too. I just need to get some much needed rest. The best part is a drink never entered my mind until know but it is not going to happen. I am fortunate and blessed to be able to take the hit financially. Blessings x
Thank you folks. I’m still licking my wounds. I will explain in more detail once I process it all. Essentially, an old college friend (in the finance industry) offered me and Mrs Techie an opportunity to make some quick and sizable investment gains w/ cryptocurrency. I sensed a few red flags so I messaged him and asked how he knew me. He said we graduated from Stanford University together, the correct year, and the nan of our freshman dorm. He said, I understand your asking as this is a trust issue. I felt confident that all that was correct and it was indeed him. We then (me who vowed to protect us from scams) purchased fifteen thousand dollars of bitcoin from a kiosk and had it held in a crypto wallet app. Yesterday afternoon I transferred it. He was then to invest this through his company and cash would be sent to my Zelle account immediately. Nothing happened. Moneys gone. We found out this morning that my old friend had died from a heart attack (this happened while I was in radiation treatment) and how social media accounts had been taken over by hackers and scanners.
We are doing better as I’m beginning to realize that if it is not a blessing, it is a lesson. Truth is, I slept about 1 1/2 hours and sat in the great room all night by the fire. Thanks for being a sounding board. I need to let Cowboys thread know too. I just need to get some much needed rest. The best part is a drink never entered my mind until know but it is not going to happen. I am fortunate and blessed to be able to take the hit financially. Blessings x
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