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I was speaking to someone online for three months. They shared a business site with me. First they asked me to manage their business site for the a few days. It seemed legit and they showed me proof of funds they’ve withdrawn once they made profit. They recommended I start my own and said they would help me if needed. I did not click on a link but looked up the site separately and signed up for an account - tikiint.icu is the website. I added picture of my license as ID to set up my account and the person I was speaking to online has a store and was my guarantor. I made a logo and named the store ****** ************ I first added cash through wire transfers and then used crypto through cash app or Coinbase. The store is placed in an online mall with items I choose from the warehouse to add to my store and customers place orders. I pay 80% for the order and once the customer receives the order, the full payment is returned to me. I decided to close the store after adding $127k because my store was getting bulk orders and I couldn’t handle them. I was told I needed to process my orders to close my store and that is where the big amounts had to be deposited. Once I processed the orders, they said I had to pay 25% tax since the store was not open for 3 months and they don’t cover taxes unless I stay open for 3 months. I paid the tax and they claimed the tax review was completed by the Chinese tax bureau after 10 days or so but that $20k I had deposited was laundered money and I have to pay $8500 to activate my account because FATF froze my account. They said if I don’t pay I will lose all my funds and they will be donated to international Red Cross.