neaprimes.com scam

A fake airdrop scam was reported against the website neaprimes.com on 7 September 2026. I joined a WhatsApp group called "A5 SA Market Insights Sharing Group" where I was following analysis of different markets, e.g., gold and crypto. I was learning about which shares to buy on EasyEquities. Group members were then introduced to a strategy of buying low and selling high a coin called Latitude coin on Trust Wallet. At first, I did not invest any money; I was just observing. Then I funded my Trust Wallet account with $100 and I bought and sold twice. We were then introduced to http://neaprimes.com. We were told that we would buy coins at a low price before they were listed on a crypto exchange and sell them at a high price once they were listed. The PA continued to ask me to put in more funds to see good results. That is when I decided to invest my $495, with my first deposit of $489 into http://www.neaprimes.com. I was told to add more funds. At first, I refused, but after seeing other members depositing large amounts of money, I requested my fixed savings from TymeBank and used it to fund my http://www.neaprimes.com account with $1,263.80. After buying and selling, the amount in the wallet increased to $11,484.35. I attempted to withdraw 1,400 USDC, but the withdrawal was frozen. I then asked the PA who referred me to the project manager. When I asked the project manager, he said it was the weekend and that he would look into it on Monday, and the funds were reversed. I then requested to withdraw the full amount in the account, but it was frozen again. Today, Monday, the project manager told me the reason is that there are outstanding service fees that must be paid before I can make a withdrawal. We were never told about any service fees beforehand. I told him that they could deduct the fees from my balance, but he then froze my account. You will see the attached screenshot as proof. Do not send money or cryptocurrency to anyone connected to this report. If you have already paid, contact your bank or exchange and report the incident to your national fraud authority.