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Crypto scam withdrawal fees: why the money never comes out

Your crypto app says you are rich, but before you can take the money out, you must pay a tax. You pay it, and a new fee appears. Here is why the list of bills never ends, and where each payment really goes.

  1. 1 The app does not pay. Its support chat says he must first pay a tax of 20%: $62,000. Only then can the money leave, it says.app supportI want to withdrawmy $310,000.Before any withdrawal,you must pay a 20% tax:$62,000.

    The app does not pay. Its support chat says he must first pay a tax of 20%: $62,000. Only then can the money leave, it says.

  2. 2 Rono has no $62,000. Nalia is upset for him. She even offers to add $20,000 of her own. So he borrows the rest and pays.NaliaDon't lose everything now!I can add $20,000 of mine.We will do it together.

    Rono has no $62,000. Nalia is upset for him. She even offers to add $20,000 of her own. So he borrows the rest and pays.

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