Exactly what kind of help do they want? They seem very keen on blaming everyone else but themselves. It sucks to be scammed, but paying $12k to learn what due diligence is, is a cheap lesson.

These scams have been going on for years. I know I've reported a number of them. YouTube doesn't take them down.

Let me level with you chief - if you have self-custody of 12k in Bitcoin then this was bound to happen to you sooner or later.