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.
Recovery briefings from the operations desk
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…
BRIEFINGA 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…
BRIEFINGThe “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…
BRIEFINGThe “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…
BRIEFINGThe 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…
BRIEFINGHe 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…
BRIEFINGA 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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RimauSwap — on the Cryptoblackbird Watchlist
RimauSwap markets aggressively, regulates ambiguously, and answers concrete questions in vague metaphors. That is the pattern.
Read the full case fileWatchlist entry · Option King
Cryptoblackbird tracks brokers and platforms that surface on regulator warning lists and in victim reports. Option King is one of them. Below is our review of the operator and guidance for recovering money already paid in.The concern in…
Read the full case fileCase file: ProSoft
ProSoft is now logged on the Cryptoblackbird Watchlist. The domain mechanics, regulator silence, and reach-out behavior all map to a known operator profile.
Read the full case fileFirstclassbinary: case file from our team
Cryptoblackbird tracks brokers and platforms that surface on regulator warning lists and in victim reports. Firstclassbinary is one of them. Below is our review of the operator and guidance for recovering money already paid in. Why Firstclassbinary is…
Read the full case filePrivate Investment — on the Cryptoblackbird Watchlist
Private Investment 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…
Read the full case fileIBA Markets: case file from our team
Cryptoblackbird tracks brokers and platforms that surface on regulator warning lists and in victim reports. IBA Markets is one of them. Below is our review of the operator and guidance for recovering money already paid in. Why IBA…
Read the full case fileCase file: FXLATAM
FXLATAM 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…
Read the full case fileWatchlist entry · Cardiff Markets
Cardiff Markets surfaces on the watchlist as another in a long line of opaque crypto operators investors should approach with hard skepticism.
Read the full case fileFastcoinworld — on the Cryptoblackbird Watchlist
Fastcoinworld surfaces on the watchlist as another in a long line of opaque crypto operators investors should approach with hard skepticism.
Read the full case fileIBIZ CAPITAL — on the Cryptoblackbird Watchlist
IBIZ CAPITAL markets aggressively, regulates ambiguously, and answers concrete questions in vague metaphors. That is the pattern.
Read the full case fileWatchlist entry · Cryptopmarket
Cryptoblackbird tracks brokers and platforms that surface on regulator warning lists and in victim reports. Cryptopmarket is one of them. Below is our review of the operator and guidance for recovering money already paid in. The concern in…
Read the full case fileFINSA Europe: case file from our team
FINSA Europe pitches itself as a forward-looking trading destination. The corroborating evidence does not survive contact with normal due-diligence checks.
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