Crypto Recovery Scams: The Second Fraud That Targets Victims

The first scam took your cryptocurrency. The second one may try to sell you hope.

A victim loses money on what appeared to be a legitimate crypto investment platform. Weeks later, an apparent investigator gets in touch:

“We found your funds. One final payment is required to release them.”

A reassuring message. A polished website. Perhaps even a blockchain diagram showing the supposed location of the money.

But a convincing story is not evidence.

At SarX, that distinction is where an investigation begins.

A SARX QUESTION: WHAT CAN ACTUALLY BE PROVEN?

A screenshot of a blockchain explorer is not proof that an agency controls stolen funds. A wallet balance does not identify the person behind the wallet. A document with an official logo is not necessarily authentic.

Before accepting a claim, investigators ask:

• Does the transaction hash correspond to an actual transfer?

• Can the movement of assets be independently verified?

• Does the supposed recovery company have verifiable credentials?

• Are its website, personnel and representations consistent?

• Is there reliable evidence that the claimed assets actually exist?

  
  

The answers can be uncomfortable. They are still more useful than false reassurance.

SarX Private Investigations — We deliver evidence, not guarantees.