#bexchange-scam

Bexchange won't let me withdraw my profits – are they a scam, and can I get my money back?

Hey everyone, I'm kinda panicking here. I've been trading with Bexchange (my.bexchanges.com) for a few months now. Started with a small deposit, thing were going okay, then i put in a bit more, ended up with around 8k profit supposedly. Started small, mostly forex pairs. My 'account manager' was super helpful at first, always pushing me to put in more, telling me about these 'guaranteed signals'. Anyway, I tried to withdraw a chunk of my profit, like half of it just to test it out. That was last week. They just keep saying there's 'compliance issues' or 'advanced verification needed' and now they're asking for a new 'tax payment' upfront before any withdrawal can happen. This doesn't sound right to me at all. My gut is screaming scam. I'm in Austin, USA, and they claim to be UK-based. I've tried calling their support number but it goes straight to voicemail after a few rings. Sent like 10 emails. Zero response. I stupidly used my debit card for the initial deposit but then wired money later. Is my money just gone? What can I even do from here?