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§ — · Scam pattern

出金が凍結され、手数料を要求される。
その搾取の手口と、断ち切る方法。

出金ブロック型の手口は、ほぼすべての暗号資産詐欺パターンに続いて発生する「搾取フェーズ」です。入金フェーズですでに元本は奪われており、出金ブロック・フェーズは、当初の金額を取り戻したいという感情に強く縛られた被害者から、さらに金銭を引き出すために設計されています。まずこの手口を見抜くことが第一歩であり、追加の支払いを止めることが第二歩、そして当初奪われたものを取り戻すことが第三歩です。

§ 01 · How this scam works

You request a withdrawal. The platform responds with a barrier: a "tax clearance fee", an "anti-money-laundering verification deposit", a "platform-tier upgrade payment", or some variant. The barrier sounds plausible because it borrows the language of real compliance procedures. The amount requested is calibrated — large enough to be profitable for the operator, small enough that paying it feels like a worthwhile bet against your existing loss.

If you pay, a new barrier appears. "Now we need a confirmation deposit". "The IRS / HMRC requires an additional clearance". "Your account tier triggered another verification". The pattern is to discover that every fee paid generates another fee request, until you either run out of money or recognise what is happening.

The original principal was extracted long before any of this. The "withdrawal block" is not a real obstacle; it is a deliberately-staged exit ramp into the extraction phase. By the time you stop paying, the operator has often extracted 2-3× the original deposit through the fees alone.

Typical victim profile

暗号資産詐欺による損失のただ中にあり、まだこの手口に気づいていないすべての人です。搾取フェーズは通常、最初の入金から1~4週間後に始まり、被害者が反応しなくなるまで続きます。搾取フェーズにおける累計支払額の平均は、当初の元本に加えて5,000~30,000ポンドにのぼります。手口に気づくことが転換点となりますが、気づくまでの平均時間は痛ましいほど長いのが実情です。

§ 02 · Red flags to recognise

Signals victims and bystanders should know.

  • 01

    Fee demanded BEFORE withdrawal, not deducted FROM withdrawal

    Legitimate platforms deduct fees from the withdrawal itself. Operators that demand pre-payment of a fee before processing withdrawal are extracting, not processing.

  • 02

    Fee structure not documented in platform terms

    Real platforms publish their fee schedule in the terms of service. Operators making up fees on the spot ("our compliance team flagged your account") are inventing them.

  • 03

    Support staff pressure for "everyone has to do this"

    The framing is uniform across operators: it's routine, everyone goes through it, your funds are safe once you complete the process. This is rehearsed.

  • 04

    Tax authority claimed but no tax-receipt provided

    Real tax demands come from your tax authority directly, with formal documentation and your taxpayer ID. They never go through a foreign exchange.

  • 05

    Fee amounts that grow each time

    Each "completion" reveals a new requirement. The escalation is structural to the extraction model.

§ 03 · What to do if you've been hit

The first 24 hours matter most.

  1. 01

    STOP paying additional fees immediately

    No exception. Every additional payment compounds your loss without generating recovery. If the contact insists "this is the last one", it is not.

  2. 02

    Screenshot the fee demands, the support conversations, and the platform interface

    These are evidence. Do this before logging in again, in case the operator deletes records on detecting a complaint.

  3. 03

    Treat what you have lost as the original-deposit amount, not the cumulative

    Recovery focuses on the principal. The "fees" paid during the extraction phase are part of the same loss for accounting purposes but the recovery path is the same.

  4. 04

    File the regulator and police reports

    Same as for any other crypto fraud. The reports unlock bank and exchange escalation channels and contribute to enforcement against the operator.

  5. 05

    Open a free CryptoLeek case review

    We trace the original deposit's on-chain destination — that's where recovery action targets. The fees you paid during the extraction phase are part of the same on-chain trail.

§ 05 · Frequently asked

Questions victims of this pattern ask us most.

Should I pay the "release fee" to get my money out? +
No. Every documented case follows the same pattern: paying the fee triggers a new fee demand, not a release. The operator is in the extraction phase, not the processing phase. No legitimate platform demands pre-payment of a fee before processing your own withdrawal.
But the platform says my account is real and the fee is the only barrier. Why shouldn't I trust that? +
Because every operator in this category uses the same framing. The platform interface is theatre; the "fee" is the extraction mechanism. The pattern is internally consistent across thousands of documented cases worldwide, including the ones in our public broker registry. The framing IS the scheme.
Can the original deposits still be recovered after I've fallen for the fee demands? +
Often yes. The original deposit went on-chain at a specific moment; that trail still exists regardless of what happened during the extraction phase. Recovery action targets the original-deposit destination. CryptoLeek's free 24-hour review tells you whether the trail is recoverable.

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§ 06 · Related glossary terms

The vocabulary this pattern uses.

Definitions of the terms that come up across this guide. Each links to the full glossary.

出金ブロック型恐喝

詐欺的な取引プラットフォームが、被害者が次々と増額される手数料、すなわち納税証明、AML確認、口座ランクのアップグレードなどを支払うまで、被害者が「獲得した」資金の払い戻しを拒否する、第二段階の搾取の手口。しかし、これらの手数料をいくら支払っても、資金が払い出されることはありません。

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コンプライアンス・ホールド(出金ブロック型恐喝との違い)

本来のコンプライアンス・ホールドとは、AML/KYC審査の過程で規制当局の要請により取引所が資金を凍結する措置であり、既存の残高から差し引かれる形で行われ、利用者による追加の支払いは一切必要ありません。一方、出金ブロック型恐喝とは、いかなる解除の前にも利用者へ追加手数料の支払いを要求する、偽の凍結措置です。

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リカバリー詐欺(Recovery scam)

暗号資産詐欺の過去の被害者を標的とし、求めてもいない「回収(リカバリー)」の申し出で一方的に連絡を取り、作業範囲を書面で示さないまま支払いを要求する詐欺です。実際の回収は一切行われず、複数の段階を通じてさらに金銭を吸い上げることも少なくありません。

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ブタの屠殺(殺豬盤、シャー・ジュー・パン)

数か月にわたって展開される、恋愛感情から投資へと誘導する詐欺の手口です。実行者は数週間かけて標的との間に感情的な信頼関係を築き上げ、その後に偽の取引プラットフォームを紹介します。このプラットフォームは架空の利益を表示し続け、標的が資金を引き出すに値するだけの額を入金するまで信頼させ続けます。

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Evidence pack

調査会社が回収案件のために編成する構造化されたドシエ(証拠資料一式)。トランザクションハッシュのトレース、ウォレットクラスター分析、取引相手の特定、補足となるスクリーンショットおよびやり取りの記録、そして回収経路に関する提言を含み、規制当局や裁判所が受理する水準にまとめられたものを指します。

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