Case Studies
Eight real recoveries, each anchored to a scam operator documented in our own broker directory — and a clear-eyed account of how much came back. We show the partial outcomes as honestly as the strong ones, because that is what real casework looks like.
AlphaTick: A Sold-Out "AI Trading" Token That Drained Its Own Liquidity
AlphaTick pulled its own liquidity forty minutes after listing. We traced the proceeds across two bridges before a mixer.
Fake-CFD Withdrawal WallInvertox: The "Managed Crypto-CFD" Account That Charged Fees to Withdraw
A daily "manager," a fake dashboard, and endless withdrawal fees. We recovered through the card networks and the crypto rail.
Boiler-Room Binary OptionsBrocastocks: A Daily "Account Manager" Who Talked a Retiree Into Five Top-Ups
A warm daily caller built trust, then blocked every withdrawal. We recovered through chargebacks and the final crypto rail.
Clone of a Regulated FirmAllied Holdings Limited: A "Regulated" Wealth Manager Borrowing a Real Licence Number
A clone firm reused a genuine FCA number to take £127,000. Fast action on the banking and on-chain fronts brought most back.
Cloud-Mining ContractCoin Hull: A Cloud-Mining Contract With a Fee Wall to Withdraw "Profits"
A dashboard "earned" daily while the coins were swept on arrival. An honest, partial cloud-mining outcome.
WhatsApp "Mentor" ClubFusion Capital Investment: A WhatsApp "Wealth Circle" Where Everyone Was an Actor
A chatty group and a free "mentor" funnelled USDT into a staking app, then vanished. An honest, low recovery.
Fake Exchange / Frozen WithdrawalsSix Global Markets (SixFx): The Exchange That Demanded a "Tax" to Release Withdrawals
SixFx froze the account and billed a "capital-gains tax" to withdraw. A fast freeze recovered most of it.
Recovery-Scam Double FraudNAMH Global: A Fake "Fund Recovery Agency" That Targeted an Earlier Victim
A second scam promising to recover the first loss for up-front fees. Traceable rails clawed back almost all of it.