European Commission

Porshae12

Hello

Can anyone help. Money I made through investing was paid into US Bank when I came to withdraw some money I had a message saying it was suspended until I paid €17903 into European Commission transaction fee as a directive by the European Union government to facilitate all cross border transaction tax functioning with the internal market to end the low transmission inequalities. It just doesn't make sense 

Can anyone help desperate.

Thrugelmir

Do you employ an accountant.  As your tax affairs are obviously complicated. 

eskbanker

Porshae12 said:

Money I made through investing was paid into US Bank when I came to withdraw some money I had a message saying it was suspended until I paid €17903 into European Commission transaction fee as a directive by the European Union government to facilitate all cross border transaction tax functioning with the internal market to end the low transmission inequalities.

That just reads like word salad, is someone trying to scam you perhaps?

masonic

Perhaps we should rewind and deal with the issue of "Money I made through investing was paid into US Bank". Has someone previously convinced to you hand over money, promising to invest it for you?

Notepad_Phil

eskbanker said:

Porshae12 said:

Money I made through investing was paid into US Bank when I came to withdraw some money I had a message saying it was suspended until I paid €17903 into European Commission transaction fee as a directive by the European Union government to facilitate all cross border transaction tax functioning with the internal market to end the low transmission inequalities.

That just reads like word salad, is someone trying to scam you perhaps?

Unfortunately it sounds very likely.

Porshae12, what is this investment, who is it with and how did you find them? Did you do something like google "best returns for my investment", gave your details to the helpful page that you found and then someone rang you back? If so, then I'm sorry to say the news might not be good.

jimjames

That sounds to me exactly like a scam. There is no transaction fee to pay to the EU for selling a US investment so where did that message come from? The European commission also do not collect fees or taxes from individuals, only governments of EU states can do that.

Daliah

Porshae12 said:

...... transaction fee as a directive by the European Union government to facilitate all cross border transaction tax functioning with the internal market to end the low transmission inequalities. .................

Really.

This just screams scam. 

Please give us some more details about the investment you made - name the US bank, how much did you put in, when, and where about are you located / are you a citizen of?

dunstonh

It just doesn't make sense 

It doesn't because its not real.  It is someone trying to scam you.   Unfortunately, it probably means they are scamming you for a second time as its likely the investment money has already gone and this is a second dip into your pockets.

Porshae12

Hello I invested in Bitcoin of my own accord and made back a good investment. The money was paid into the Afbankplc into a savings account.

I withdrew money by WRT and expecting g money to go into my Barclays Account and then I got that message account suspended until I paid them a certain amount in Bitcoin

My account is in GBP.

Any help would be appreciated, I've recently lost my husband and been diagnosed with cancer.

Thrugelmir

Not wishing to sound harsh but sounds as if you've been well and truly stitched up. If the money has ended up in the US. 

dunstonh

I withdrew money by WRT and expecting g money to go into my Barclays Account and then I got that message account suspended until I paid them a certain amount in Bitcoin

Any help would be appreciated, I've recently lost my husband and been diagnosed with cancer.

It increasingly sounds like you have been scammed and they are trying to scam more from you.  They want you to pay in bitcoin because it prevents audit trails and catching them.   Genuine regulated financial services companies would not require such a thing (plus what they have told its for is completely made up as already mentioned higher up)

Do you have any family member you can talk to about this?  Or anyone that works in financial services?