Verifying a Claimed Investment Opportunity on Wellfound (AngelList)
Apply the same due diligence you'd use for a stranger's investment pitch, regardless of the relationship. On Wellfound (AngelList), where the dominant catfish pattern is a fabricated founder/investor persona used to lend legitimacy to a crypto-investment pitch, this applies directly: An investment pitch from a romantic contact combines two forms of trust exploitation at once, and deserves more scrutiny than either alone.
Steps
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Ask for the platform, company, or fund's registration and check it independently.
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Be skeptical of any guaranteed or unusually high return figure.
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Never move funds through a platform or wallet the other person personally controls.
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