What is a Crypto Recovery Scams?
How It Works — Step by Step
- Scammer monitors fraud victim forums and complaint sites for fresh victims
- Contacts victim claiming to be a blockchain investigator, attorney, or recovery specialist
- Shows fake 'recovered funds' screenshots and testimonials
- Charges upfront 'investigation fee' or 'legal retainer'
- Once paid, demands more fees for different stages of 'recovery'
- Victim never receives any money back
Top Countries (Victims)
Top Platforms Used
⚠️ Warning Signs
- Unsolicited contact after posting about being scammed
- Claims to be able to trace or recover crypto (blockchain is pseudonymous, not easily reversible)
- Requests payment before delivering any results
- Has many 5-star reviews but all look similar or recent
- Contacted you via direct message rather than through official channels
- Guarantees recovery of specific amounts
✅ How to Protect Yourself
- No service can guarantee crypto recovery — blockchain transactions are irreversible
- Contact your country's financial regulator or law enforcement directly instead
- Never pay upfront fees for recovery services
- Check any law firm against state bar association records
- Be especially skeptical of anyone who contacts you after you post about being scammed
Real Cases from Our Database
US Scam recovery company I was scammed by a recovery company out of Florida Miami. Bradhack techies Defrauded me promising crypto recovery with no upfront payment Bradhacktechies Do not trust h...
[IN] Is this Telegram "Investigation" account a known scam? (@v2fa_tools / 2FA TOOL) Demanding upfront crypto. hey guys sooo some random dude on reddit dmed me telling me to hit up this telegram accou...
(us) Pretty sure I just got scammed for almost $5k on a fake job and I have no clue what to do Hate that im writing this but here goes. Was let go from my last company in November (was there 9 years, ...
[Crypto] I just got scammed and lost two years of my savings I have a MSc and am working a good job so I guess this would never happen to me, but I recognize I am impulsive. I was looking for ways to ...
3 Instagram Recovery Scams You Must Know Before Paying Anyone Way 1 — The Small Fee First Trap First they say No upfront payment. Then suddenly — “You just need to pay a small fee for software or serv...
KDP Forum Security: Scammers impersonating Freida McFadden to extort $2,000 via Binance/Fiverr **The Scam:** I posted a legitimate help request on the official Amazon KDP Community. Within minutes, I ...
Scammed by fake job (Money Mule) and now being extorted for 24k to "stay out of jail" I need help and advice. I was caught up in a fake job scam involving picking up money and sending out fake checks....
Account Recovery Scams on Twitter
[US] Apple Account Recovery Scam? I got a legitimate, verified (had a checkmark) apple account recovery email, the location they tried to access my account was from Boise, Idaho. (I do not live anywhe...
[DE] i think my scammer has my Id and i dont know what to do now. So yesterday i became a victim of a Internet Scam known as a recovery scam. Long story short ,i had to show my id in a money transfer...
[US] Recovery Scammer Contacting Partner After Cut Off So, This morning my wife got a text from a scammer we'd already cut all communication from after about couple of months, and now she's worried, s...
[EU] My grandparents got scammed out of everything I just learned that two months ago, my grandmother got scammed out of her entire life's savings, and somehow they got her. They havent given me all t...
📋 Where to Report Crypto Recovery Scams
- FBI IC3 (ic3.gov)
- FTC (reportfraud.ftc.gov)
- Report the recovery scammer to the same places you reported the original scam