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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Noble Brothers Sp. z o.o.: case file from our team
Cryptoblackbird tracks brokers and platforms that surface on regulator warning lists and in victim reports. Noble Brothers Sp. z o.o. is one of them. Below is our review of the operator and guidance for recovering money already paid…
Read the full case fileFinancial Trading Services S. A.: case file from our team
Cryptoblackbird tracks brokers and platforms that surface on regulator warning lists and in victim reports. Financial Trading Services S. A. is one of them. Below is our review of the operator and guidance for recovering money already paid…
Read the full case fileWatchlist entry · Cap10 Wallet
Cap10 Wallet 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 fileProud Market: case file from our team
Cryptoblackbird tracks brokers and platforms that surface on regulator warning lists and in victim reports. Proud Market is one of them. Below is our review of the operator and guidance for recovering money already paid in.Why Proud Market…
Read the full case fileWatchlist entry · STANLEY HUDSON
The Cryptoblackbird investigations desk logs operators that behave like investment fraud rather than legitimate brokerages. STANLEY HUDSON fits that pattern. What follows is our case summary and the recovery path we recommend.What the record showsSTANLEY HUDSON has been…
Read the full case fileCase file: BF Traders
BF Traders 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 file3G Equity Partners: case file from our team
Cryptoblackbird tracks brokers and platforms that surface on regulator warning lists and in victim reports. 3G Equity Partners is one of them. Below is our review of the operator and guidance for recovering money already paid in.Why 3G…
Read the full case fileWatchlist entry · VP Markets
Our analysts have logged VP Markets as a high-risk operator. The pattern fits a script our case files have seen before.
Read the full case filePhase Markets — on the Cryptoblackbird Watchlist
Phase Markets 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 fileCase file: St. James’s Place (Clone)
St. James’s Place (Clone) 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…
Read the full case fileWatchlist entry · MaximaOptions
Watchlist entry MaximaOptions looks polished from the front. Step behind the marketing copy and the substance thins out fast.
Read the full case fileArbitragepartner: case file from our team
Arbitragepartner pitches itself as a forward-looking trading destination. The corroborating evidence does not survive contact with normal due-diligence checks.
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