Investment fraud investigations

Fake platforms &
“pig butchering” scams.

These are patient, highly managed investment frauds. A convincing relationship and a professional-looking platform are used to turn trust into repeated crypto transfers. We trace the real transactions behind the fabricated account balance.

What is happening

The dashboard is theatre.
The blockchain is evidence.

Victims may be introduced through social media, messaging apps, professional networks, or an apparently accidental contact. The operator gradually steers the conversation towards investing and supplies a platform showing manufactured profits.

When a withdrawal is requested, new payments are demanded for tax, verification, liquidity, or release. Those charges are part of the fraud. Do not send more money to unlock funds.

Dissecting the scam

The playbook

The details vary, but the pressure usually follows a recognisable sequence.

01Trust is engineeredA friendly or authoritative contact invests time in the relationship, mirrors the victim’s interests, and introduces a supposedly low-risk opportunity.
02Success is simulatedA controlled website or app displays false gains. A small early withdrawal may be allowed to make the platform appear genuine.
03Deposits escalateThe operator creates deadlines, exclusive opportunities, or account problems to encourage larger transfers and borrowing.
04Withdrawal is blockedInvented taxes, fees, margin calls, or compliance checks appear. Contact may stop, or a fake recovery service may make a second approach.
Our response

How we help

Preserve
Build the evidence picture

We organise transaction hashes, wallet addresses, platform records, communications, identities, domains, and payment instructions into a defensible chronology.

Trace
Follow the real funds

Blockchain analysis maps transfers across wallets, assets, and chains, identifying clusters and possible intervention points such as centralised exchanges.

Act
Support intervention

We prepare court-ready reporting, notify relevant exchanges, support lawyers and law enforcement, and monitor identified wallets for movement.

Do not pay another release fee

Let us assess the trail.

Share what happened confidentially. We will give you an honest view of the evidence and recovery options.

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