Investment & crypto fraud
£2.7M recovered
A spoofed wallet address diverted a large corporate treasury transfer.
- Client
- Asia-Pacific trading firm
- Location
- Singapore
- Case duration
- 7 weeks
- Lead agent
- Mei-Lin Zhou
Full client summary
Malware altered a clipboard address at the moment of transfer. We traced the movement across two chains and a mixer, identified the cash-out exchange, and worked with its compliance team to freeze the balance before withdrawal.
Case timeline
- 1
Intake & evidence
Endpoint forensics confirmed clipboard-hijacking malware.
- 2
Tracing
Cross-chain tracing followed the funds through a mixer to one exchange.
- 3
Freeze & claim
Compliance freeze obtained within 96 hours of the transfer.
- 4
Recovery
Majority of the treasury transfer returned to the firm.
Outcome
£2.7M recovered
Amount involved: £2.7M · Closed in 7 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
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