Operator on file: Dailygolden Asset — see the full IntelliCtech scam-broker dossier.
A freelance designer in Canada contacted us the same week her “exchange” froze her account. Dailygolden Asset looked like the real thing — order books, an app, a referral programme — right up until she tried to take money out.
How it unfolded
She funded the account with stablecoins and a card top-up, and an “account manager” suggested trades while the balance climbed. A small early withdrawal worked. When she requested a meaningful one, the account was frozen and a “capital-gains tax” was demanded up front before anything would be released — the signature of a fake exchange, where the only way out is always another deposit.
What we did
Because she reported quickly, a large share of her funds still sat in the platform’s deposit wallets and one receiving exchange, not yet through a mixer. We mapped the deposits, submitted the tagged addresses to the receiving exchange’s compliance team with her police report, and disputed the card top-up in parallel.
The outcome
A fast freeze on the un-swept balance plus a successful card dispute returned roughly 71% of the loss. Speed was the deciding factor.
“They told me I had to pay tax on my own money before I could withdraw it. That sentence is the whole scam. I am just relieved I called someone before paying it.”
— Verified client, freelance designer, Canada
Client details are anonymised at the client’s request; the broker is documented in our public directory.
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