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November 01, 2018, 02:04:37 PM |
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Hi. I'm new to this bitcoin investment and have, probably made a mistake already. After watching an episode of Dragons Den, I invested £250 in bitcoin with a coy called vip-crypto. It all went well until I asked them to stop bugging me for further investment. The small investment grew to around £6000. Becoming a little suspicious, I asked for a small withdrawal in order that if they wanted me to trust them, then I needed a little proof. They finally agreed to a withdrawal of £250 (the initial deposit) leaving around £5750 in the account. Deciding to use this money for a family holiday, I asked them to release it to my bank. This is when the fun started as they then asked for around £2000, which they described as capital gains tax, to be paid upfront in order to release the funds. After checking with HMRC, I informed them that, due to certain allowances, it cannot be capital gains and it must be some other tax. This is when they informed me that it was, indeed, a tax and that it had to be paid upfront to prevent any money laundering. So, the crux of the matter is that I have £5750 sat in a fund that I cannot have until I pay the so called tax upfront. Definitely smells of a scam to me. Thanks for taking the time to read this. Any advice would be very welcome. Cheers. Tony Reay
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