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I deposited $1,278 of bitcoin into a foreign exchange platform named MEXO Finance. I decided that I did not want to trade with this platform and attempted to withdrawal my bitcoin to my crypto wallet. The customer service agent for MEXO finance advised that I needed to make a transaction of at least $1,278 in the market before I could withdrawal my funds. I completed a trade of $1278 and made a profit of $770. My new balance is $2048. I attempted to withdraw my funds again, but was unsuccessful. The customer service agent said that I needed to pay 25% taxes on my transaction in order to withdrawal my funds to my crypto wallet. The customer service agent asked me to remit the tax to a currency wallet for the International Monetary Fund Administration before 11:00 PM EST on July 30, 2023. The amount of the tax was $512.08 and I was advised that if I did not pay my taxes in time, my credit score would be affected, I would get a late payment fee of 1% per day that the tax wasn't paid and I would be charged with tax evasion. The agent then gave me a bitcoin address to send bitcoin to pay my taxes. Once completed I was advised to show proof of the payment to the customer service agent to have my funds released from the freeze status. I have since submitted proof of the payment to the customer service agent and they have refused to release my funds stating that they have not received confirmation of the payment on their end. Now that I think about it, they made me authenticate my ID, so my driver's license is on their website. When I confronted them about knowing that they are a scam, they disabled my login for my account.