If ANCETD truly honored withdrawals, a $1,060 “tax pre-settlement” wouldn’t be demanded upfront

taxes are assessed by authorities, not harvested by brokers. I asked which jurisdiction, which form, and which remittance account the “tax” would reach. Silence. Then a new angle: “We collect on behalf of the authority.” Collectors have permits, remittance IDs, and reconciliation evidence—none provided. I offered to pay any lawful tax directly to the treasury with a reference number linking to my case. They refused. That refusal is the tell: the fee is not tax; it’s bait. Add the countdown notices, the refusal of partial withdrawals, and the crypto-only detours, and the structure is obvious. This is not administration gone wrong; it’s engineered friction to extract more money.