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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Case file: CryptoPoolExtraction Ltd.
If you searched for CryptoPoolExtraction Ltd. you likely want a straight answer about whether it is safe. Based on the evidence our analysts have gathered, CryptoPoolExtraction Ltd. is a platform to avoid — and if you have already…
Read the full case fileWatchlist entry · mtfxpro
Cryptoblackbird tracks brokers and platforms that surface on regulator warning lists and in victim reports. mtfxpro 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 fileHortiphoniexcapital: case file from our team
The Cryptoblackbird investigations desk logs operators that behave like investment fraud rather than legitimate brokerages. Hortiphoniexcapital fits that pattern. What follows is our case summary and the recovery path we recommend. Reported activity Hortiphoniexcapital has been flagged as…
Read the full case fileCRYPTO FX FINANCE — on the Cryptoblackbird Watchlist
CRYPTO FX FINANCE 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…
Read the full case fileCase file: Bufbtc
Bufbtc 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 · Money Wave
Money Wave markets aggressively, regulates ambiguously, and answers concrete questions in vague metaphors. That is the pattern.
Read the full case fileWatchlist entry · Mortgage Audits
Our team opened a case file on Mortgage Audits 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…
Read the full case fileWatchlist entry · KucoinRX
KucoinRX caught the desk's attention for a simple reason: the public footprint does not line up with how a regulated broker normally operates.
Read the full case fileNovax Mining: case file from our team
Cryptoblackbird tracks brokers and platforms that surface on regulator warning lists and in victim reports. Novax Mining is one of them. Below is our review of the operator and guidance for recovering money already paid in. Why Novax…
Read the full case fileHanmenghui — on the Cryptoblackbird Watchlist
Our analysts have logged Hanmenghui as a high-risk operator. The pattern fits a script our case files have seen before.
Read the full case fileWatchlist entry · DingHui International Limited
Cryptoblackbird tracks brokers and platforms that surface on regulator warning lists and in victim reports. DingHui International Limited is one of them. Below is our review of the operator and guidance for recovering money already paid in. The…
Read the full case fileWatchlist entry · Bitcoin Loophole
Bitcoin Loophole surfaces on the watchlist as another in a long line of opaque crypto operators investors should approach with hard skepticism.
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