Fake trading dashboard blocked withdrawal after deposits

Narrative

The reporter was contacted through a messaging app and directed to a portal showing a rising account balance. Two deposits were made in USDT. When a withdrawal was requested, the platform asked for a further payment described as a tax clearance fee. Support accounts stopped responding after the request was refused.

Submitted by a member of the public in Germany. Reporter identity and contact details are not published.

Reported indicators

• domainmeridian-yield.example
• address0x7d1af9a2…90a3e6c1Ethereum
• social@meridian_yield_support

Evidence references

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• urlSupporting — Independently checkable material, such as an archived page or an on-chain transaction.Archived copy of the deposit pageSubmitted by reporter
• screenshotIndicative — Consistent with the account given, but not independently checkable on its own.Dashboard balance screenshot2 files
• transactionSupporting — Independently checkable material, such as an archived page or an on-chain transaction.0x9ac1…4f27Ethereum · USDT transfer
• documentWithheld — Listed for completeness but not published, usually because it contains personal data.Chat transcriptWithheld — contains personal data

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