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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Colonus Hedging: case file from our team
Our team opened a case file on Colonus Hedging 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.Reported activityColonus Hedging…
Read the full case fileJEK TRADE: case file from our team
JEK TRADE pitches itself as a forward-looking trading destination. The corroborating evidence does not survive contact with normal due-diligence checks.
Read the full case fileGUZMAN CARRERAS Y CIA: case file from our team
Cryptoblackbird tracks brokers and platforms that surface on regulator warning lists and in victim reports. GUZMAN CARRERAS Y CIA is one of them. Below is our review of the operator and guidance for recovering money already paid in.Why…
Read the full case fileCase file: Up4Profit
Up4Profit markets aggressively, regulates ambiguously, and answers concrete questions in vague metaphors. That is the pattern.
Read the full case fileBinacefx: case file from our team
Our analysts have logged Binacefx as a high-risk operator. The pattern fits a script our case files have seen before.
Read the full case fileCase file: 24OptionForex Investment Group
24OptionForex Investment Group 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: TRISCA INVESTMENTS
TRISCA INVESTMENTS 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.What the record…
Read the full case fileWatchlist entry · BTL
BTL 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 fileCase file: Exploreearn
Exploreearn markets aggressively, regulates ambiguously, and answers concrete questions in vague metaphors. That is the pattern.
Read the full case fileCOINSFLUX LIMITED: case file from our team
COINSFLUX LIMITED markets aggressively, regulates ambiguously, and answers concrete questions in vague metaphors. That is the pattern.
Read the full case fileWatchlist entry · Alessiocavalieri
The Cryptoblackbird investigations desk logs operators that behave like investment fraud rather than legitimate brokerages. Alessiocavalieri fits that pattern. What follows is our case summary and the recovery path we recommend.The concern in briefAlessiocavalieri has been flagged as…
Read the full case fileOCTAFXELITETRADE — on the Cryptoblackbird Watchlist
Our analysts have logged OCTAFXELITETRADE as a high-risk operator. The pattern fits a script our case files have seen before.
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