Very sophisticated scam indeed. Rarely do we see this level of complexity in these types of ICO scams. Sorry for your loss, but at least you were able to pull out of the second investment deal, right?
It must take a lot of manpower and time for these guys to organise this group and make everything look legit, especially with voice chat. Them doing so probably means that it's very profitable for them to pursue this venture, which makes me worry about how many people actually got scammed in total by this.
Anyways, I would never invest into anything with an intermediary, when I am able to do so directly. A bit of common sense in regards to how they're able to get the so called "discounts" from ICOs would have definitely helped avoid this from happening.
neko was luckier but not me i pooled like 6 deals with them unfortunately. it's the manner they talk to you personally that makes you let your guard down especially since so many discord pools have proven to be truthful.
probably i got too complacent and took too big of a risks in believing that they could get those next to impossible to get in deals like Quarkchain, NOS, NEX. they didn't offer great discounts like just your usual 20-30%. it just the temptation of not wanting to miss out on these too good of an ICO.
Glad for you to be able to deal directly with any team. unfortunately most of us do not have the privilege or the contacts to get personal access. but anyway just hope that we can spread the word around so in future people won't get scammed. as for us we, have moved on and will slowly try to recover whatever losses this round by being more cautious and selective.