This was a pig butchering scam, so therefore, they might be based overseas. I spoke to a man calling himself Carson, Chinese name 李子蒙. He told me he was going to allow me to invest and make a profit through a cryptocurrency platform through Coinbase. This man doesn’t know I’m on to him. I bought myself until the 20th (I told him that I will come into money then to pay the fake tax). Here are the screenshots of everything, including WhatsApp conversations where I’m expecting a return on the money, and the “customer service”. The platform is hosted in Coinbase, which is legit. First 3 screenshots: the bitcoin addresses to the scammers. The scammers claimed a new one was needed each time. The next screenshots are when “Carson” told me that he could help me invest and make a profit. And him pressuring me to “invest” more to make more profit. Some of it is in Chinese. The next screenshots demonstrate when the “customer service” refuses to release my funds because of “tax obligations.” I tried arguing with the customer service. These people all seem to be available 24/7. I then told “Carson” and he said it was normal. I have read about these schemes and I know that paying the tax will not release the funds. So I’ve been pretending that I’ll pay it but the funds won’t come until the 20th. But mainly, I was buying myself time for the government to hopefully recover my money. Final screenshots show the wallet, the platform, and various other financial things in there, including what a “trade” is like. There is also a screenshot of a withdrawal fund because “Carson” put some of his “funds” in too. I read online it’s fake. I was allowed to withdraw $40 before as a show of confidence.