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Case files from the desk.

Every published case file. Read the full investigation behind each scam-broker entry on our watchlist — written by the lead investigator on the case.

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Recovery briefings from the operations desk

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How We Got 84% Back From a Frozen “CFD” Account in Nine Days

A Houston engineer was locked out of a fake CFD platform, Wealth Complex, after a phantom balance hit five figures. We traced the BTC…

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A Telegram “Signal Group” Sent Her to FX Prime Pro. We Recovered 79%.

A Munich teacher followed a Telegram signal group onto FX Prime Pro and deposited EUR 38,000 in USDT. A 72-hour report let us freeze…

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The “Portfolio Manager” Who Vanished: Recovering 71% Across Two Rails

A Leeds retiree was talked into a managed account on Apex Global Trades. We ran a bank recall and an on-chain trace in parallel…

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The “AI Auto-Trading Bot” That Only Traded Deposits

A Perth tradesman put AUD 61,000 of ETH into Crypto Stallions Pro, an "AI bot" platform. We recovered an honest 47% once the Ponzi…

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The First 72 Hours: A Recovery Flight Plan for Crypto-Scam Victims

A step-by-step recovery flight plan for the first 72 hours after a crypto scam: stop the bleed, capture evidence, trace the hops, and file…

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He Refused the “Release Fee” and Got 88% Back Instead

A Calgary nurse hit a withdrawal-fee wall on Heptagon Investments. Because she refused to pay and reported fast, we froze CAD 38,700 across two…

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A Five-Month Romance, a Fake “Staking” Account, and What We Could Still Save

A Singapore professional lost $128,000 to a romance scam routed through Valeria Capital. A long con cools the trail — we recovered 33% of…

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CASE FILE Jul 27, 2025 · 2:11 pm CDT OUR TEAM

Watchlist entry · prénom.nom@totalenergies-investissement.fr

Our team opened a case file on prénom.nom@totalenergies-investissement.fr following reports and warning-list entries that point to a fraudulent brokerage. This page summarises the concerns on record and what recovery options look like for affected clients.The concern in briefprénom.nom@totalenergies-investissement.fr…

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CASE FILE Jul 27, 2025 · 12:17 pm CDT OUR TEAM

Watchlist entry · Department of International Equities

The Cryptoblackbird investigations desk logs operators that behave like investment fraud rather than legitimate brokerages. Department of International Equities fits that pattern. What follows is our case summary and the recovery path we recommend.What the record showsDepartment of…

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CASE FILE Jul 27, 2025 · 12:06 pm CDT OUR TEAM

Case file: Barton Advisors, LLC

Barton Advisors, LLC has been added to the Cryptoblackbird Watchlist after our analysts logged behaviour consistent with a high-risk trading operation. The profile below sets out what we found, why the platform raised flags, and the steps available…

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CASE FILE Jul 27, 2025 · 11:53 am CDT OUR TEAM

Watchlist entry · Pinecone Tokenised Fund

Our team opened a case file on Pinecone Tokenised Fund following reports and warning-list entries that point to a fraudulent brokerage. This page summarises the concerns on record and what recovery options look like for affected clients.What the…

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CASE FILE Jul 27, 2025 · 11:29 am CDT OUR TEAM

Watchlist entry · SCRAMBLE OÜ

Our team opened a case file on SCRAMBLE OÜ following reports and warning-list entries that point to a fraudulent brokerage. This page summarises the concerns on record and what recovery options look like for affected clients.The concern in…

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CASE FILE Jul 27, 2025 · 11:12 am CDT OUR TEAM

Tdmarkets: case file from our team

Our team opened a case file on Tdmarkets following reports and warning-list entries that point to a fraudulent brokerage. This page summarises the concerns on record and what recovery options look like for affected clients.Why Tdmarkets is on…

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