VICTIM OF A MAJOR SCAM: Share Your Kindness Today

Recently my Uncle by the name of ARMANDO GONZALEZ VINCENT was a victim of a scam and was stolen 72.000 DOLLARS!! out of His retirement savings account. I decided to start a gofundme account on his behalf because I saw what He was going through and how it was affecting Him personally. I also decided to do this for Him because He is a great Uncle and has been there for me and my family and His family in general. Also all the proceeds will go directly to His own personal account. The following statement is based on His own words and approval:

I want to share my experience to as many people as this website can reach so that others don't have to go through or experience what I went through. To raise money is the least that concerns me, but to give awareness and help spread the message that scams are crimes that can happen to anyone and that we can all take a stand to help stop them.

ON JUNE 6TH 2024 I WAS ON MY LAPTOP LIKE ANY OTHER DAY. ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT FROZE & A POP UP WINDOW CAME UP, SUPPOSEDLY FROM APPLE CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO CALL A 1-800 NUMBER IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE MY COMPUTER HAD GOTTEN A VIRUS. I CALLED AND IMMEDIATELY SOMEONE ANSWERED. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY COMPUTER WAS HACKED AND THAT ALL MY INFORMATION HAD GOTTEN COMPROMISED, INCLUDING MY BANK ACCOUNTS AND RETIREMENT ACCOUNT. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE HACKERS WERE TRYING TO STEAL MONEY FROM MY BANK ACCOUNT AND USE IT THE DARK WEB TO PURCHASE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. THEY SCARED ME RIGHT AWAY. I GAVE THEM ACCESS TO MY LAPTOP. THE AGENT STARTED SHOWING ME TRANSACTIONS, REPORTS AND EVEN A CASE NUMBER AND REPORT ABOUT MY MONEY BEING USED TO PURCHASE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND THAT I NEEDED TO ACT IMMEDIATELY AND PUT MY MONEY ON A SAFE ACCOUNT WHILE THE INVESTIGATION WAS IN PROCESS. TO MAKE MY STORY SHORT, ALL THIS TOOK ABOUT 2 MONTHS OF GOING BACK AND FORTH COMMUNICATING WITH THE APPLE AGENT. AUTHORIZING ABOUT 6 DIFFERENT TRANSACTIONS TOTALING 72.000 THAT I TRANSFERRED TO A CRYPTO ACCOUNT. UNTIL I STARTED HAVING DOUBTS, I PERSONALLY WENT TO AN APPLE STORE AND AS SOON AS I TOLD THE REPRESENTATIVE WHAT WAS GOING ON. HE CONFIRMED ME RIGHT AWAY THAT I WAS BEING A VICTIM OF SCAM. SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE CALL EVERYTHING WAS FAKE. MY FIRST MISTAKE WAS CALLING THAT NUMBER, INSTEAD OF ME SEARCHING THE APPLE CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER. THE 2ND AND BIGGEST MISTAKE WAS TO GIVE ACCESS TO MY LAPTOP AND VPN. LIKE I SAID IN THE BEGINNING, MY MAIN GOAL IS NOT JUST TO RAISE SOME MONEY FROM GENEROUS PEOPLE, AND I WILL APPRECIATE IF YOU DO DONATE MONEY, BUT MY MAIN GOAL IS TO SHARE MY STORY AND HOPEFULLY OTHERS DON'T BECOME VICTIMS AS I DID.

ALL THE AUTHORITIES HAVE GIVEN ME LITTLE TO NON HOPE OF RECOVERING THE MONEY SINCE IT WAS TRANSFERRED ON HARD TO TRACE CRYPTO ACCOUNTS. I HAVE ATTACHED MY COMPLAINTS THAT I SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA ATTORNEY GENERAL. MY POLICE REPORT I DID WITH THE CITY OF MESA AS A GESTURE OF LEGITIMACY.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS LONG PARAGRAPH AND GOD BLESS.