Got sucked in with a small investment. Decided that I did not want to continue with crypto investments and asked that my account be closed and the money on deposit be returned. Was told that someone would contact me to get this done. 6 months later, I was contacted again by a fellow that told me that since I had not been actively trading, my account had been setup in an automatic trading account and my $250 USD had become over 10,000 . I told him I was not interested in continuing and wanted to shut down the account and withdraw everything. Now the fun part begins - in order for them to close the account, I would have to pay the tax on the capital gain. 30% tax upfront before they could release my funds. I stupidly sent the money while talking to the agent. Due to delays in the internet service, he said he would call back within the hour once the "finance department " confirmed receipt of my funds and could release the money. He was also sending an email to confirm. Very stupid of me, I know, but he had caught me when my brain dealing with other issues. So now my bank account is down by another $4500 CDN , waiting for them to send my "earnings" . Education costs!!!