The Second Scam: Uphill Trades and the Recovery-Fee Trap (77%)
Case File · DAD-2026-0434 · Recovery-Fee Fraud The Second Scam: Uphill Trades and the Recovery-Fee Trap (77%) After being scammed once, a Phoenix retiree…
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)
Case File · DAD-2026-0429 · Celebrity-Endorsed “Fund” MATRIXVEST: A Celebrity-Backed “Fund” That Wasn’t (31% Recovered) A polished video of a familiar tech founder “backing”…
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A Pension Funnelled Into Pinnacle Asset — Clawed Back 41%
A Pension Funnelled Into Pinnacle Asset — Clawed Back 41%
Case File · DAD-2026-0408 · Pension / Savings Funnel A Pension Funnelled Into Pinnacle Asset — Clawed Back 41% A cold call offering a…
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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%)
Case File · DAD-2026-0448 · Romance / Mentor Funnel A “Mentor” and Kyelin Rox: Tracing a Romance-Investment Loss (49%) It began as a warm…
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The MLX Trading “Auto-Arbitrage” Drain — An Honest 23%
The MLX Trading “Auto-Arbitrage” Drain — An Honest 23%
Case File · DAD-2026-0421 · Fake Auto-Trading Platform The MLX Trading “Auto-Arbitrage” Drain — An Honest 23% MLX Trading marketed a “1.8% a day”…
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Frozen Withdrawals at BESTONFX: How We Recovered 58%
Frozen Withdrawals at BESTONFX: How We Recovered 58%
Case File · DAD-2026-0417 · Fake FX/CFD Platform Frozen Withdrawals at BESTONFX: How We Recovered 58% A small contractor in Ohio turned a search-ad…
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LiquiBridge “Staking” Lock-Up: A Fast Trace, 88% Back
LiquiBridge “Staking” Lock-Up: A Fast Trace, 88% Back
Case File · DAD-2026-0444 · Fake Staking / Liquidity LiquiBridge “Staking” Lock-Up: A Fast Trace, 88% Back LiquiBridge promised high-yield “liquidity staking” and a…
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Boiler-Room Margin Calls at ZOEBROKER — 64% Returned
Boiler-Room Margin Calls at ZOEBROKER — 64% Returned
Case File · DAD-2026-0440 · Boiler-Room CFD Boiler-Room Margin Calls at ZOEBROKER — 64% Returned A persuasive “senior account manager” called a Dublin client…