Ive been kicked from the group now too. Before I was, I messaged some of the accounts I thought were the more realistic and “real” people.
After about 5, I got a message from Emily instantly asking why im messaging other members and if I have a problem. Safe to say all these accounts are maintained by the same person/group. When I called “her” out on it, they all started messaging me back 1 by 1 with the same formulated replies so yeah.. I think they spread people thinly into many groups with maybe only a couple of real people in each.
I spoke to XTB also, just like the other guys said – nothing to do with them. The contracts are fake, they dont know any Tim Wood or Emily and have confirmed its 100% scam.
They do not like being called out btw.
I did some more research and its common for these scams to allow you to withdraw in the early stages to gain your trust and convince you to add more.
They only give you a % of the “order” you place (roughly 50% of the order you place) and tell you its because of allocation limits. This is to make you add more funds so that you get a bigger order.
Once they’re happy with the money they hold from you they will withhold it and demand additional tax fees and other fees to keep you giving and eventually close your account and disappear.