Oakridge-fx.com suddenly required a security deposit before approving withdrawals

I'm writing this because I wish I had searched for Oakridge-fx.com earlier.

I opened an account with a deposit of around $1,100 after seeing several advertisements claiming they specialized in conservative forex strategies. The platform itself looked polished and my account balance steadily increased over the following weeks.

The issues started when I requested my first withdrawal. Support informed me that my account had entered a 'high-value verification stage' and that a refundable security deposit had to be paid before funds could be released.

That requirement had never been mentioned previously. Every time I questioned it, I received generic responses copied from previous emails.

At this point I have little confidence that any additional payments would solve the situation.