ETH mana scam? Payment experience?

I represent a client regarding a worrying vendor in the crypto space. Apparently the designation ETH-MANA used. Supposed winnings are not paid out. My client’s experience is more than bad. It could be a large scale scam.

caution: Is ETH-MANA a complete scam? Because a similar scam called ETHDT (ethpi.top). It remains to be seen to what extent this latter platform relates to the ETH-MANA gap discussed here. Never invest money. There is a risk of total loss!

Updated on 28/12/2022: Another victim contacted me about ETH-MANA. Apparently this is a very common scam. Exercise extreme caution! Don’t get involved in “dodgy deals”!

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and publicly warn against questionable trading platforms, fraudulent brokers and investment scams with cryptocurrencies. The number of cases is skyrocketing. Scammers are getting more and more sophisticated.

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Real experiences with ETH-MANA!

In November 2022, my client met Mr. Andrea Bernardino on the internet. A normal contact was established between my client and Mr. Bernardino. Says Mr. Bernardino pointed out to my clients on the second day of contact a “DeFi Mining Project”. My clients were promised daily interest of 0.3% on deposits made for participation. The first experiences were very good.

My client was finally guided by Mr. Bernardino to create a personal trading account at www.metamask.io. Mr. Bernardino walked my clients through the individual steps of the registration process using screenshots. My client has not yet seen the possibility that there may be problems with payment later.

My client finally made a first deposit of around EUR 200.00 through the payment service provider “MoonPay”, which can be used on www.metamask.io for deposits. My clients were instructed by Mr. Bernardino, through the browser integrated in the application “MetaMask”, the supposed trading platform https://eth7.ethanmana.cc to access and exchange an account on www.metamask.io with the alleged trading platform “ETH MANA” to “bind” to “participate in mining”.

Fraud planned long in advance with ETH-MANA?

With ETH MANA’s promise to my clients to be able to make “higher profits”, Mr. Bernardino tried to persuade my clients to make new investments. My client eventually transferred an additional 300 USDT (Tether cryptocurrency) from my client’s personal trading account at www.coinbase.com to my client’s MetaMask wallet.

And from there it went to the supposed “ETH MANA” trading platform. At the time, my client was unaware that this could be a scam and fraud. I will personally ensure that this provider ends up on an official warning list if possible. Here is my take on the warnings from financial regulators:

On November 14, 2022, my clients purchased an additional 2000 USDT by credit card payment through the payment service provider “MoonPay” on www.metamask.io and also transferred the funds to “ETH MANA”. On November 19, 2022, Mr. Bernardino recommended that my clients participate in an “event” “as a new user”. “All without risk”. My client contacted him alleged customer service of the “ETH MANA” platformwhich allowed my client to participate in said “event”.

Even before my clients could agree to participate, all of my clients’ balance on “ETH MANA” disappeared. My clients received a request for payment of 13,085 USDT, which had to be paid within seven days, because the participation in the event in question consisted of “borrowed tokens”, which my clients had to pay additionally. My clients were assured that the entire balance, including the required payment, would be released to my clients upon receipt of payment.

Unable to withdraw to ETH-MANA? scam?

My clients finally paid the requested amount to the “ETH MANA” platform, on which the money was immediately “collected” from the suspects. My clients have asked the platform’s “customer service” about the context. There, my clients were informed that a “Super pledge contract” would run, for which my client would have to pay an “exemption fee” of 26,190 USDT. It’s at one Scam a “favorite thing” by people who use the Scam “pass through”.

Since my clients needed the previous deposits and could not “write off” the money, my clients paid the requested amount in hopes of being able to disburse the funds. But even after receipt of payment, the total funds of my client on “ETH MANA” restrained.

Mr. Bernardino recommended that my customers ask supposed customer service for a “completely free and secure free token”. As a result, my customers 50,000 USDT credited to “ETH MANA” in trading account, which, however, would be debited from my client’s trading account after three days. “Completely free, without any additional agreement”.

The escalation led to legal action against ETH-MANA!

When my client contacted customer service after the three days had passed for a payout of my client’s funds, they informed me that my client had to pay 50% of the supposed “free token” first. This payment must be received within three days, otherwise no payment can be made. At classic scambut the people concerned can only recognize this scam when the payment is finally refused.

Since my clients saw no other solution and the “customer service” offered no other solution than “pay”, my clients finally acceded to the request and paid the requested sum to the suspects. My client had now paid approximately EUR 68,000.00 to suspects. But even the last payment was ultimately withheld by the suspects. It was similar to the cases I make public on my attorney warning lists:

When my clients then received another request for payment of approximately 12,393 USDT for a so called “service charge” received, my clients refused further payment to the suspects. Has a payment My client has not been contacted since, so all legal levers are now used against those responsible by ETH MANA (see: investment fraud, reimbursement?).

BKA publishes report on cybercrime

Inexperienced investors have been increasingly disadvantaged in recent years. This BKA estimate the year Damage of several million euros. Law enforcement is improving their investigative methods to catch criminals.

In his 2021 State of Cybercrime Report the BKA reports a 30% resolution rate, which is high for online fraud. Criminals use the Internet to remain anonymous. Foreign scammers make prosecution difficult. But investigators are also successful in international network fraud (see also broker does not pay).

the Austrian Federal Police investment fraud reports and arrests. Targeted investigations helped Austrian law enforcement authorities money laundering and Trade-Defraud combat. All of this is possible when victims of fraud come forward early and take legal action.

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If you find yourself in the ETH-MANA experiments described above, you need to react quickly. Because in the event of fraud, the perpetrators are “on the verge” of disappearing with the illegally stolen assets in a timely manner.

Disallowed withdrawals are a clear warning sign. Never ignore. Never accept shady promises or comparisons. Because perpetrators know very well what other “tricks” they can use to scam victims of fraud again.

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