Sprout Prime Capital sent a fake USDT balance after fees

I was approached on Instagram about an investment platform promising 13% daily returns. My wife and I gradually deposited more than $14,500, and the account showed a much larger balance when we attempted to withdraw.

We were asked to pay upfront tax and withdrawal fees, then received what appeared to be a fake USDT token balance and another demand for ETH as a synchronization fee. We stopped there, but the reported loss was about $27,000.