#tax-scam

A company called 'Action Refund' wants an 'advance tax payment' – is this another scam on top of previous losses?

Hey everyone, so i lost a good chunk of money to a crypto investment scam last year, like about 15k EUR. It was awful, still hurts to think about. I reported it to the police here in Germany and also filled out the form with Action Fraud in the UK just in case, but honestly, didn't hear much back. Then out of nowhere, i get an email today from a company calling themselves 'Action Refund'. They say they've tracked my funds, which sounds too good to be true, right? They've been really professional, sending me official-looking documents, and even had a PDF breakdown of my 'recovered' funds. But, to get the money released, they're asking for an 'advance tax payment' of around 1,500 EUR to a specific crypto wallet. They claim it's a mandatory government tax for international fund transfers. My gut is screaming scam, but the small hopeful part of me wonders if it could be real. Has anyone heard of this 'Action Refund' or this type of fee?