Hello, I am trying to figure out if this website mercadobitcoinaps.com is real or not. It was recommended by a friend of my uncle whom neither of us have met. My uncle has been using this site for crypto futures and recently had his account frozen. The site is requesting that he pay a fine in order to release his funds. Is this a scam? I believe it is a scam because it also has 2 domains that take you to the same site. Was his money lost once he transferred it over to that site or is there anything that can be done.
The other site link is mercedobItcoinIkx.com
Asking for any kind of payment before you can withdraw is a typical scam. Does your uncle know this friend personally or they just met online? for scams like this, it typically starts through unsolicited DMs.
I wonder what kind of payment method did you use? Generally, recovery chances are pretty low long as it's crypto. In any case, I'd still file a police report for formalities sake since what happened to you guys was a crime.