The Second Scam: Uphill Trades and the Recovery-Fee Trap (77%)
After one loss, a Phoenix retiree was told Uphill Trades had “found” her funds — for an upfront fee. The second scam is the one we reversed: 77%.
Category: Case Studies
Illustrative recovery case files — how crypto-asset scams unfold and how funds are traced and returned.
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MATRIXVEST: A Celebrity-Backed “Fund” That Wasn’t (31% Recovered)
MATRIXVEST: A Celebrity-Backed “Fund” That Wasn’t (31% Recovered)
A deepfake “endorsement” ad funnelled an Austin investor into MATRIXVEST, a fake fund that locked his deposits. An honest 31% recovery.
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A Pension Funnelled Into Pinnacle Asset — Clawed Back 41%
A Pension Funnelled Into Pinnacle Asset — Clawed Back 41%
A cold-call “pension review” ended with a 57-year-old’s savings on Pinnacle Asset, an offshore platform that stopped answering. We recovered 41% across two tracks.
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A “Mentor” and Kyelin Rox: Tracing a Romance-Investment Loss (49%)
A “Mentor” and Kyelin Rox: Tracing a Romance-Investment Loss (49%)
A months-long online relationship steered a Leeds professional onto Kyelin Rox, a fake investment platform. A mixed but real 49% recovery.
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The MLX Trading “Auto-Arbitrage” Drain — An Honest 23%
The MLX Trading “Auto-Arbitrage” Drain — An Honest 23%
MLX Trading sold a “1.8% a day” auto-arbitrage account and asked for one wallet connection. That access drained a Toronto developer’s wallet on repeat. The honest recovery: 23%.
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Frozen Withdrawals at BESTONFX: How We Recovered 58%
Frozen Withdrawals at BESTONFX: How We Recovered 58%
A contractor built a five-figure balance on BESTONFX he could see but never withdraw. How the release-fee wall worked and how we recovered 58%.
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LiquiBridge “Staking” Lock-Up: A Fast Trace, 88% Back
LiquiBridge “Staking” Lock-Up: A Fast Trace, 88% Back
LiquiBridge offered high-yield “liquidity staking”, locked a Brisbane saver’s USDT, then blocked withdrawals. A same-week trace returned 88%.
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Boiler-Room Margin Calls at ZOEBROKER — 64% Returned
Boiler-Room Margin Calls at ZOEBROKER — 64% Returned
A daily-calling “account manager” at ZOEBROKER pushed a Dublin client into leveraged trades and engineered margin calls. We returned 64%.