Hey reddit,
If you didn't see my flair, I was a victim of a comment on video scam. I wish I was thinking straight, but I'll tell you. I got a call from a number saying my job application was approved and they wanted me to message them on WhatsApp.
I spoke with them, I gave them my email, and they etransfered me 10 dollars. I thought, oh, a free 10. As I spoke more, they said if I commented on videos they send, they would pay 3 dollars per video. So I did about 8 videos and got an extra 24. They etransfered me the 24 dollars.
But now here is when the scam starts. For me to upgrade my account, I would have to create an account with a stock exchange website, which was free, so I created my account.
Then the person messaging me asked for 20 dollars etransfer to them, which I did, as it showed in the "stock website". They told me to trade, and I did, and sent them the confirmations. After that, they said to receive the money from this website, I would have to pay 450 dollars. I did not pay it at the beginning and was going to pay it, but then I checked the confirmation times and they were 7 hours ahead of Toronto time. So I think that the scammers in Africa or Europe stole someone's Canadian etransfer which had money, paid the victims first to catch them, and then they ask for the big amount of money.