Am I being scammed?

About 18 months ago I made a deposit of $250 USD (this was an amount I was willing to loose if it was a scam) into an AI crypto trading account with: https://cfd.500-pty.com/

I had some technical issues and had a frustration said into high risk and didn't look at it again until they called me and said the account was at $128k!

I have also been receiving emails and phone calls from [email protected] (he genuinely seems helpfull)

He said said I need to either pay $10k (member shipfee) to upgrade the account and keep training, or $17k ( commission) to withdraw the funds to a bank account. Both required up front.

Alternatively they can send to a crypto wallet with no fees but I need to manage the clearing. I thought this would be my best bet and sent them my wallet address.

They did the transfer and I promptly received an email requesting a Gas fee of $35k. I am happy to pay this from the profits but they are requesting this up front before settlement, dispite the documentation stating post-settlement. The email address this request is coming from is: [email protected]

Up front payment and Www.btc-network.org is raising red flags.

I really need this money but I feel like I am being scammed. Can anyone confirm if this is legit or am I being scammed?

Cheers Benny