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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 Jun 6, 2025 · 6:10 pm CDT OUR TEAM

Fresh vegetable garden: case file from our team

Cryptoblackbird tracks brokers and platforms that surface on regulator warning lists and in victim reports. Fresh vegetable garden is one of them. Below is our review of the operator and guidance for recovering money already paid in.Reported activityFresh…

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CASE FILE Jun 6, 2025 · 5:11 pm CDT OUR TEAM

Case file: LIVEINVESTS

LIVEINVESTS 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 to anyone…

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CASE FILE Jun 6, 2025 · 4:43 pm CDT OUR TEAM

Watchlist entry · Universecoinminers

Cryptoblackbird tracks brokers and platforms that surface on regulator warning lists and in victim reports. Universecoinminers is one of them. Below is our review of the operator and guidance for recovering money already paid in.The concern in briefUniversecoinminers…

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CASE FILE Jun 6, 2025 · 3:40 pm CDT OUR TEAM

Otcsx — on the Cryptoblackbird Watchlist

Otcsx caught our team's attention for a familiar reason: the operation shows the hallmarks of an unlicensed platform built to take deposits rather than return them. Here is what the Cryptoblackbird desk has on file.Why Otcsx is on…

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CASE FILE Jun 6, 2025 · 2:59 pm CDT OUR TEAM

Case file: Towardssource

Towardssource caught our team's attention for a familiar reason: the operation shows the hallmarks of an unlicensed platform built to take deposits rather than return them. Here is what the Cryptoblackbird desk has on file.The concern in briefTowardssource…

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CASE FILE Jun 6, 2025 · 12:45 pm CDT OUR TEAM

Watchlist entry · Captex Cap-tex

The Cryptoblackbird investigations desk logs operators that behave like investment fraud rather than legitimate brokerages. Captex Cap-tex fits that pattern. What follows is our case summary and the recovery path we recommend.What the record showsCaptex Cap-tex has been…

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CASE FILE Jun 6, 2025 · 12:07 pm CDT OUR TEAM

Capital Equity: case file from our team

Cryptoblackbird tracks brokers and platforms that surface on regulator warning lists and in victim reports. Capital Equity is one of them. Below is our review of the operator and guidance for recovering money already paid in.Reported activityCapital Equity…

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CASE FILE Jun 6, 2025 · 9:57 am CDT OUR TEAM

Case file: “YEM” Cryptocurrency

“YEM” Cryptocurrency 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 to…

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