How I Bought a Trading Course and Ended Up with No Money
It all started with an ad on Telegram: “Passive income of $500 a day! No experience, no risk, only proven strategies!” The chat was full of satisfied people posting screenshots of huge profits. I looked at all this and thought: here is my chance.
The course cost $250, but I was offered it for $150 “through connections.” The mentor assured me that this was the last chance to join the exclusive club of successful traders. I transferred the money and ended up in the VIP chat.
The training started with motivational speeches. “Think like a millionaire,” “The main thing is psychology,” “The market tests you” – everything sounded beautiful, but there was little useful information. When the signals began, I realized that something was wrong. One loss, second, third… “It happens, the market is unstable,” the mentor said.
And then everything just disappeared. The chat was deleted, the mentor's account was blocked. I was left with an empty wallet and a feeling that I had been taken for a fool.