That is off topic, these informations will help others when they search Google, so they don't get scammed. And regarding giving money for free, I have done that, gave to people that needed it, not to scammers, I don't have such a dark view of people like you do and it has helped me in life.

Indeed, I believe the way they would proceed if I were to deposit the said amount would be to not let the entire amount show in my dashboard, after which they would probably say that I need to send more because it has to be exactly 0.01.

I understand what you are saying, I am just getting more confused the more I look into this, it seems linked to Bitlegioncoin, which has some articles on https://bitcocity.com/ is the same website as I logged in to that website (bitlegioncoin.com) with the same account.

EDIT: I sent an email to the person that wrote the article, I will update you with their response (This is the article https://newspay.net/bitcoin-less-risky-than-tesla-ethereum-at-usd-10500-more-news/).

The account says that I cannot withdraw because the account has over $10k, which is the reason why I need to transfer 0.01BTC to verify. Have you tried their website? There is even a chat in there, and I actually deposited 0.001 BTC to test, and it added to my account.

What happened::
I received an invite to join the "aionrox" website (link in reference link).
The invite included a promo code which when used added 0.29 BTC to the new account.
I tried to withdraw, which prompted me to deposit 0.01 BTC to verify my account. I thought to check here first, does anyone know anything about this?

Scammers Profile Link:
The invite was through Discord, username eeeee133#1720

Reference Link:
https://aionrox.com/

Amount Scammed: None
Payment Method: Not applicable
Proof of Payment: Not applicable
PM/Chat Logs: None
Additional Notes: None