Investment & crypto fraud
£1.85M recovered
A fake crypto trading platform drained the client's account after months of fabricated returns.
- Client
- Austrian tech executive
- Location
- Vienna, Austria
- Case duration
- 11 weeks
- Lead agent
- Elena Marchetti
Full client summary
The client was onboarded through a cloned brokerage site and shown a dashboard with fabricated profits. Deposits were routed through three exchanges and two mixing services. Our analysts reconstructed the full deposit history, matched wallet clusters to a known fraud network, and secured cooperation from two compliance teams before the balance was cashed out.
Case timeline
- 1
Intake & evidence
Full transaction history, chat logs and platform screenshots collected within 48 hours.
- 2
Tracing
On-chain tracing across three exchanges identified two custodial deposit addresses.
- 3
Freeze & claim
Freeze requests filed with both exchanges and the Austrian reporting authority.
- 4
Recovery
Funds released to the client after compliance review and a negotiated settlement.
Outcome
£1.85M recovered
Amount involved: £1.85M · Closed in 11 weeks · 2024
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