Romance scam investigations

Relationship-based
crypto fraud.

A relationship can be fabricated over weeks or months before money is mentioned. We handle these cases discreetly and without judgement, separating the emotional manipulation from the financial evidence.

What is happening

Trust was exploited.
That is not your fault.

The offender may present as a romantic partner, close friend, mentor, or successful investor. Stolen photographs, carefully managed calls, and daily contact make the identity feel real.

Preserve the complete conversation, even personal or uncomfortable material. It can show grooming, representations made, payment instructions, connected identities, and the chronology of loss.

Dissecting the scam

The playbook

01A credible identity appearsThe offender uses a curated profile and a plausible reason for being unable to meet, while moving the conversation to private messaging.
02Intimacy is acceleratedFrequent attention, future plans, shared vulnerabilities, and secrecy create emotional dependence and isolate outside advice.
03Money enters the relationshipAn investment opportunity, emergency, travel issue, or business problem turns affection into crypto transfers or account access.
04Pressure and re-victimisationNew obstacles demand more payments. If the victim stops, threats, silence, or an apparently separate recovery approach may follow.
Our response

How we help

Listen
A discreet first assessment

We establish what was said, what was sent, and what evidence exists without judgement or unnecessary intrusion.

Connect
Link identity and payments

We examine communications, online identities, domains, wallet addresses, and transaction paths to identify connections and inconsistencies.

Act
Prepare the recovery route

We trace funds, identify intervention points, produce evidential reporting, and work with legal advisers, exchanges, and law enforcement where appropriate.

Confidential and without judgement

Tell us what happened.

You do not need to organise everything before contacting us. Preserve the records and start with what you have.

Speak to an investigator