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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GAEA — on the Cryptoblackbird Watchlist
GAEA pitches itself as a forward-looking trading destination. The corroborating evidence does not survive contact with normal due-diligence checks.
Read the full case fileMarket Signals View: case file from our team
Cryptoblackbird tracks brokers and platforms that surface on regulator warning lists and in victim reports. Market Signals View is one of them. Below is our review of the operator and guidance for recovering money already paid in.Reported activityMarket…
Read the full case fileramseylomaxltd.co.uk (Clone of FCA authorised firm) — on the Cryptoblackbird Watchlist
ramseylomaxltd.co.uk (Clone of FCA authorised firm) 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…
Read the full case fileCase file: Expertminingcryptocurrency
Expertminingcryptocurrency 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 · Global One Markets
Global One Markets markets aggressively, regulates ambiguously, and answers concrete questions in vague metaphors. That is the pattern.
Read the full case fileCase file: Aiko
Aiko 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 · Crypto Desk Market
Cryptoblackbird tracks brokers and platforms that surface on regulator warning lists and in victim reports. Crypto Desk Market is one of them. Below is our review of the operator and guidance for recovering money already paid in. What…
Read the full case fileWatchlist entry · prénom.nom@gestion-apc.com
Cryptoblackbird tracks brokers and platforms that surface on regulator warning lists and in victim reports. prénom.nom@gestion-apc.com 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 fileDargs Holding: case file from our team
Cryptoblackbird tracks brokers and platforms that surface on regulator warning lists and in victim reports. Dargs Holding is one of them. Below is our review of the operator and guidance for recovering money already paid in. Reported activity…
Read the full case fileWatchlist entry · Phemex-OTC
Our team opened a case file on Phemex-OTC 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. What the record…
Read the full case fileAmeriTradings: case file from our team
AmeriTradings 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 fileWatchlist entry · Shake Coins
Cryptoblackbird tracks brokers and platforms that surface on regulator warning lists and in victim reports. Shake Coins is one of them. Below is our review of the operator and guidance for recovering money already paid in. The concern…
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