Government impersonation scam
£930K recovered
Fraudsters posing as a regulator convinced the client to move funds to a 'safe account'.
- Client
- Swiss private client
- Location
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Case duration
- 12 weeks
- Lead agent
- Mei-Lin Zhou
Full client summary
The instruction came from a spoofed regulator number with genuine-looking documentation. We proved the documents were forged, traced the safe-account funds through two hops, and recovered the majority via coordinated freezes.
Case timeline
- 1
Intake & evidence
Spoofed correspondence and call metadata preserved.
- 2
Tracing
Safe-account funds traced through two intermediate accounts.
- 3
Freeze & claim
Coordinated freeze requests in two jurisdictions.
- 4
Recovery
Majority of the transferred funds recovered.
Outcome
£930K recovered
Amount involved: £930K · Closed in 12 weeks · 2025
Verification & compliance
Standards our case work is held to
AML / KYC compliant
Anti-money-laundering procedures on every file
GDPR data handling
EU-standard confidentiality and data protection
ISO 27001 aligned
Information-security controls for case evidence
Certified fraud examiners
Accredited investigators leading each case
Registered in Austria
Vienna-based office, established 2021
Encrypted intake
All submissions transmitted over secure channels