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Celtic Financial Institute (CFI) (skeeapp[.]com): what’s been reported
Asked to pay a fee before you can withdraw? Stop and read this first. Here is what was reported about this site, and what you can still do.
What’s on record
- Name used
- Celtic Financial Institute (CFI)
- Website
- skeeapp[.]com, cfiled[.]com · online when we checked
- Reported as
- Fake trading platform
- Listed by
- California DFPI, Crypto Scam Tracker
- We last checked
The DFPI lists complaints from consumers. It doesn’t verify the losses. We don’t link to the site itself.
What was reported
A California resident told the DFPI that someone they met online offered a crypto investment promising high returns and invited them to a Telegram group called Celtic Financial Institute, whose members helped each other trade on a linked trading platform. The resident said they opened an account, followed the group's advice, including buying into new coin offerings, and believed their balance had grown a great deal. When they tried to withdraw, they reported being sent to a second platform, then told their money was frozen at a bank and asked to pay compliance fees. The resident said they have not been able to get their money back.
Sound familiar?
- Your account shows profits, but you can’t take money out.
- You’re asked for a fee, a tax or a “commission” before any withdrawal.
- The site goes offline, and the same people often come back under a new name.
What to do now
- Don’t pay any more fees to withdraw. Paying doesn’t unlock the money. It usually leads to the next fee.
- Save everything. Screenshots, chats, the website address, wallet addresses and transaction IDs.
- Report it. To the FBI at ic3.gov, and to the DFPI if you live in California.
- Watch for “recovery” offers. If someone contacts you offering to get the money back for an upfront fee, it’s almost always the same scam again.
See what you can still do
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