TradingKlaus - Have I been scammed ?

[Aerois]

I recently tried to withdraw the BTC I had on a account I created on tradingklaus.com but they keep telling me to add more deposit for insurance, ect...
I found that a little fishy and I wanted to make sure I am not being scammed before continuing to put more deposits.
The site said it was created on 2014 with a UK company number OC393237.
Apart from the website, the company seems really real but I couldn't find any information on this website.
I feel like have I been scammed and I don't really know what to do...

Did someone heard about this website ?
https://i.imgur.com/oimaRbV.png

[Jawhead999]

The site said it was created on 2014 with a UK company number OC393237.

It's contradicting from WHOIS data

Domain Name: TRADINGKLAUS.COM
Registry Domain ID: 2557983149_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.namecheap.com
Registrar URL: http://www.namecheap.com
Updated Date: 2020-09-06T11:54:06Z
Creation Date: 2020-09-05T20:10:47Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2021-09-05T20:10:47Z

And they asking for deposit more for unknown purpose, it's obviously scam. Stay away from this website.

[BitMaxz]

It was a newly registered domain as show above post so how did you found this website?

I tried to search using their domain and it show it's only link on some website like pastebin but no one talks about this domain.

If it's asking for more deposit it's obvious that the website is made only for scamming purposes.

If I were you much better remove the https:// under your post above to make sure it's not link here on the forum to avoid helping this domain from ranking on Google.

[amishmanish]

Asking for more deposit when you want to withdraw your whole money? They must consider their customers really dumb. Or maybe all scammers know that once people fall for these obvious scams, they will do everything to have a chance of securing their initial loss back. These "offers" of further deposit so your transaction can be processed is typical of scammers.

Never heard of the website and it should be a thumb rule to trust nothing that has a person's own name in its domain-name. And never trust anything that copies the name of another successful product. Sorry for your losses but it seems that your bitcoins are gone.

If I were you much better remove the https:// under your post above to make sure it's not link here on the forum to avoid helping this domain from ranking on Google.

Thats the imgur link for the screenshot i suppose. Still this is a useful tip . That is why these scam sites typically are filled with a lot of "referral" links etc that are to be shared to increase your own gains. That serves no other purpose to rank them up i suppose. Good point.

[blockman]

The hint that they're asking you to deposit more isn't a good sign. How much did you deposited on this scam website? There is no way to get it back and they will not return it to you either.
A lesson that you'll never do again. Make research for websites where you will deposit your bitcoins. A lot of better websites are there yet you've chosen an unknown website.

[Lucax.finance]

Hello friend, because of what I just read, believe me it was a scam from afar because a platform that asks you for money to be able to withdraw a fund that you already have is suspicious because one thing is that they ask you for the KYC that money

[CasherUp]

Unfortunately friend you fell on a page that has this scam method from what I read in your arguments I hope you have not put money on that platform, greetings

[DdmrDdmr]

AKA ImeTRade or Licrypt (https://www.baxov.net/project/names/swithcoincom).
AKA Swithcoin  (https://teletype.in/@getloan/S1nX7IWVH).
AKA Coinpays (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5196746.msg52924898#msg52924898 – this is the thread that came to mind when I saw the OP)
AKA FinonTrade (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5196226.msg52895030#msg52895030)
AKA FixxTrade or FxTRaders
AKA Bilaxy (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5215689.msg53547973#msg53547973)

The list goes on and on if you dig a bit. Classical scam site that is up for a while, pulled down, rinse and repeat with another domain name.

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Incidentally, I’m not sure you want all the information on the image to really be displayed in public (i.e. username top right).

[acroman08]

I recently tried to withdraw the BTC I had on a account I created on tradingklaus.com but they keep telling me to add more deposit for insurance, ect...
I found that a little fishy and I wanted to make sure I am not being scammed before continuing to put more deposits.
The site said it was created on 2014 with a UK company number OC393237.
Apart from the website, the company seems really real but I couldn't find any information on this website.
I feel like have I been scammed and I don't really know what to do...

Did someone heard about this website ?
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that is why you should always search around before depositing on some website even if they said that they have been around for a while or they claim that they have a reputable reputation.

this is one of the problems of why people get scammed. they get full of themselves thinking that they know enough and will only ask when it is already too late. I am sorry for your loss but you are also part of the reason why you got scammed(sorry for the harsh words)

[Eureka_07]

I recently tried to withdraw the BTC I had on a account I created on tradingklaus.com but they keep telling me to add more deposit for insurance, ect...
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Classic scam?
I never had an in my life to deposit to any exchange for "insurance" shit. LOL, for what issurance is that?
It's most probably an scam exchange, please stay away from that platform.
Remember that you don't need to deposit on in order to process any withdrawal on any exchange(except for your very first deposit ofcourse).

What you have to do is to not deal any trades to that exchange, you can report them if you want to. I just don't think that you can withdraw your funds there.
Good thing that you did not deposited any amount, always ask first. 😉

[ultrloa]

I recently tried to withdraw the BTC I had on a account I created on tradingklaus.com but they keep telling me to add more deposit for insurance, ect...
I found that a little fishy and I wanted to make sure I am not being scammed before continuing to put more deposits.
The site said it was created on 2014 with a UK company number OC393237.
Apart from the website, the company seems really real but I couldn't find any information on this website.
I feel like have I been scammed and I don't really know what to do...

Did someone heard about this website ?

I hope you did a research before going on that site since this type of schemes has been discussed and declared as scam for many times around and if you do a good research for sure you avoid those possible scam happened on you. So ask information first next time and always find a public opinion if you don't know on what you are doing and what kind of websites you are going unto.

Remember if there's money involved and the offer is shady then turn down the offer and seek for better options for yourself.

[harizen]

How did you end up having money on that site? Does it mean you already deposited? Or they credited you some money so that you will think it's yours?

But unfortunately you need to deposit to claim it and that's what you did. And now they want more.

Sorry for your loss. Please charge that to your experience.

I remember the same kind of scheme here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5081286.0

[stompix]

The site said it was created on 2014 with a UK company number OC393237.
Apart from the website, the company seems really real but I couldn't find any information on this website.

What is stopping me or anyone on this board to register a domain like klaustrading, or klausexchange (<weird name) or klausbonanza and claim we are that company?
Nothing, anyone can search the company index, grab a number and a name, and claim they are a legal business.

The moment I saw that design I was 101% sure, Jaxon Strickland
https://archive.vn/m1bbZ

Let me guess, you've got a message from a "Chinese" guy who has 2.2 BTC on that exchange and can't withdraw and if you do that for him you get 10%. But you have to make a deposit first, right?
Classic Jaxon Strickland scam

About
Cryptoelegant Finance LLP company begins its history from the 19th of May, 2014, when it was developed and registered by our founder - Jaxon Strickland and his team.

About
Kestrade company begins its history from July 2017, when it was developed and registered by our founder - Jaxon Strickland and his team.

About
Tradenc company begins its history from July 2017, when it was developed and registered by our founder - Jaxon Strickland and his team

And I'm going to stop cause the server will run out of space if I list them all

It was a newly registered domain as show above post so how did you found this website?
I tried to search using their domain and it show it's only link on some website like pastebin but no one talks about this domain.

You won't find them with google, there are hundreds of those clones that get blacklisted before indexed, their lifespan is pretty short.
They do spam but most of the times it is not on boards or anything else but they target telegram channels and also people on Instagram, even tinder, usually with a fake profile of a girl in an exotic vacation, sexy poses and cars/money.
 

[shield132]

I recently tried to withdraw the BTC I had on a account I created on tradingklaus.com but they keep telling me to add more deposit for insurance, ect...
I found that a little fishy and I wanted to make sure I am not being scammed before continuing to put more deposits.
The site said it was created on 2014 with a UK company number OC393237.
Apart from the website, the company seems really real but I couldn't find any information on this website.
I feel like have I been scammed and I don't really know what to do...

Did someone heard about this website ?

Add more deposit for insurance? For what kind of insurance? It's illogical when they ask you for deposit in order to withdraw but at the same time they tell you that available money isn't enough and you need to deposit even more for just insurance.
You should think about the way projects communicate with you. I mean, this kind of behaviours directly indicate that project scams you and wants to steal money from you.
Don't get fooled by the facts that website was created in 2014 (usually, scamers buy old, registered domains for more confidence for users) and also by the fact that company is registered in UK. Seems, it's easy to register in UK and get license there, that's why a lot of scam companies are registered in UK and write their LTD name on SSL certificate, for more confidence.

[FanEagle]

I hope you didn’t invest a lot of money in that website already because this is a scam. I have not heard of this website before, and they are claiming to be around since 2014? They are fake. A real website wouldn’t ask you to deposit more money before you can withdraw the one you already have on their platform, this is just their tactics to get more money out from you, and once you have done that, they will still request for more money and when you don’t, and they know you have realized it’s a scam, they will just block you lol.

So, stay clear from them and don’t send them any more money. If they don’t agree to send back your money, then leave it and stay clear, there is no way you can get it back now. It’s late already.