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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Watchlist entry · Global Invest Luxembourg S.A.
The Cryptoblackbird investigations desk logs operators that behave like investment fraud rather than legitimate brokerages. Global Invest Luxembourg S.A. fits that pattern. What follows is our case summary and the recovery path we recommend.The concern in briefGlobal Invest…
Read the full case fileMaddox Capital Partners (clone of Appointed Representative) — on the Cryptoblackbird Watchlist
If you searched for Maddox Capital Partners (clone of Appointed Representative) you likely want a straight answer about whether it is safe. Based on the evidence our analysts have gathered, Maddox Capital Partners (clone of Appointed Representative) is…
Read the full case fileGuru4Invest: case file from our team
Watchlist entry Guru4Invest looks polished from the front. Step behind the marketing copy and the substance thins out fast.
Read the full case fileCase file: NewApexWay
NewApexWay 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…
Read the full case fileWatchlist entry · BITPRIMAL
BITPRIMAL pitches itself as a forward-looking trading destination. The corroborating evidence does not survive contact with normal due-diligence checks.
Read the full case fileCryptodigital currency: case file from our team
Cryptodigital currency markets aggressively, regulates ambiguously, and answers concrete questions in vague metaphors. That is the pattern.
Read the full case fileWatchlist entry · Mastertradeplusfx
Mastertradeplusfx markets aggressively, regulates ambiguously, and answers concrete questions in vague metaphors. That is the pattern.
Read the full case fileWatchlist entry · Status Market
Cryptoblackbird tracks brokers and platforms that surface on regulator warning lists and in victim reports. Status Market is one of them. Below is our review of the operator and guidance for recovering money already paid in. The concern…
Read the full case fileCase file: INFINITY BITWAVE
INFINITY BITWAVE 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…
Read the full case fileWatchlist entry · Cfd Trades
Cfd Trades 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 fileJamie Trades FX — on the Cryptoblackbird Watchlist
Jamie Trades FX 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 filePrime Olympic: case file from our team
Our analysts have logged Prime Olympic as a high-risk operator. The pattern fits a script our case files have seen before.
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