Seeking Victim Information in ICHCoin Investigation

The FBI’s Houston Division is seeking to identify potential victims of ICHCoin or a similar investment platform purporting to use AI assisted software to make cryptocurrency trades. The FBI believes ICHCoin primarily targeted victims between the timeframe of December 2023 through present.

Unsolicited messages on a messaging app. (i.e. WhatsApp, Telegram)
Promise of a definitive return on investment.
Suspicious advertisements posted on social media directing an investor to download an cell phone (mobile?) App or program.
You were asked to lie to your bank relating to the purpose of any transaction activity.
You were given free money as a “loan” to get started.

It is important to review every investment opportunity, such as by conducting web searches or SEC registration checks, PRIOR to sending funds. Please review the additional resources below for specific information related to your situation.

If you and/or your minor dependent(s) were victimized by ICHCoin or a similar platform and/or have information relevant to this investigation, please fill out this short form.

If you know of someone else who has possibly been victimized by ICHCoin, please encourage them to complete the form themselves.

The FBI is legally mandated to identify victims of federal crimes it investigates. Victims may be eligible for certain services, restitution, and rights under federal and/or state law. Your responses are voluntary but may be useful in the federal investigation and to identify you as a potential victim. Based on the responses provided, you may be contacted by the FBI and asked to provide additional information. Identities of all victims will be kept confidential.

Contact Information

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Date of Birth

Phone Number (no dashes, spaces, or parentheses)

Email Address

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

Country

ZIP/Postal Code

Questionnaire

1. Have you invested in ICHCoin, or another platform with a similar investment structure?

Yes
No

2. Please provide the date of your initial investment in MM/DD/YYYY format:

3. Please provide the total dollar amount invested (Actual funds lost, not unrealized gains):

4. Please provide the names of all ICHCoin representatives you were in contact with:

5. What claims, if any, did ICHCoin representatives make about the return on investment?

6. Do you have copies of any communications with or promotional materials from Professor Linton Quadros or Evelyn Smith? Copies of financial transactions made as part of your investment in ICHCoin?

Yes
No

7. Please explain your interaction with the ICHCoin patform.

8. Can you provide links, URLs or Apps used?

9. IC3 Complaint Submitted?

Yes
No

10. IC3 Complaint Number

11. Complaint submitted to local police or other agency?

Privacy Act Statement

The FBI is authorized to collect the information on this form by one or more of the following provisions: Title 28, United States Code, sections 533 and 534; Title 28, Code of Federal Regulations, section 0.85; and the Attorney General Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance. The information requested will assist the FBI in providing you with assistance to which crime victims are entitled under federal law. You do not have to provide the requested information; however, failure to do so may hinder the FBI in providing you with crime victim assistance. The information collected on this form is protected by the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, Title 5, United States Code section 552a, and is maintained in the FBI’s Central Records System, DOJ/FBI-002, a description of which was published in the Federal Register at 63 Fed. Reg. 8671 (Feb. 20, 1998) and which may be viewed at www.justice.gov/opcl/doj-systems-records#doj

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