In early 2025, the slogan "Bull Market Restart" was still circulating in the crypto world, and everywhere on Telegram and major social platforms, there were ads saying "Invest with me for a year and earn 100 million."

Over the course of that year, I came into contact with five people who claimed they could help others make big money—some posted screenshots of holdings worth billions, some used the title of Wall Street traders, and others relied on AI quant black technology as their secret weapon. They all spoke with great confidence, promising to help followers achieve financial freedom by the end of the year.

But what was the reality? As 2025 was nearing its end, none of these five people had fulfilled their promises.

Even more outrageous, after digging deeper, I realized—these people who were shouting about helping others make big money had long since fallen into financial trouble themselves. Some were behind on over 2 million yuan in online loans, some were barely making ends meet by borrowing here and there, and some had already been blacklisted for dishonesty.

Those "wealth creation myths" are not investment secrets; frankly, they are scams. They need your money to fill their own holes.

**The first con artist I encountered was called Lao K**

He’s quite well-known in the circle, labeled as a "seasoned trader." After meeting him in a chat group in February 2025, he would share precise market predictions and profit screenshots every day—like ETH options doubling in a day, or BTC short-term explosive profits. It all sounded very convincing.

But later verification revealed that this guy’s real financial situation was: owing 2 million yuan to banks and online lending platforms. The "proof of profit" he posted was all photoshopped or borrowed screenshots. His eagerness to make quick money was simply because his debt hole was too big.