Category: Verified report
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CG International Review – Scam Investigation & Recovery Options
Case record for CG International. Recorded online address: cginternational.de. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
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What a Proper Crypto Investigation Report Should Look Like
By 2024, victims were increasingly sending us “investigation reports” created by scam recovery groups—documents designed to look professional but containing fabricated diagrams, fake tracing tools, and terminology that has no meaning in real blockchain analysis. These reports do…
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Case Study: Helping a Small Organization Respond to Internal Crypto Misuse
In 2024, a small community organization contacted us after discovering unauthorized cryptocurrency transfers from accounts overseen by one of their internal staff members. Unlike external scams, these cases require a careful balance of forensic accuracy, discretion, and sensitivity—especially…
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Fake Recovery Companies — The Second Scam Nobody Warns You About
By 2023, one of the fastest-growing forms of fraud was not fake trading platforms—it was fake recovery companies. These operations prey specifically on people who have already been scammed once, targeting them at their most vulnerable moment. Instead…
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Why We Reject Certain Cases — And What That Means for Victims
One of the most misunderstood parts of investigative work is the fact that not every case can be accepted. This is not a sign of unwillingness to help—it's a core professional responsibility. By 2023, we saw a sharp…
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Case Study: Tracing $124,000 in Ethereum Through 14 Wallets
In 2022, we handled one of our most technically challenging Ethereum investigations to date. A client’s MetaMask wallet had been compromised after interacting with a fake support chat—a tactic that became increasingly common as scammers learned how to…
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Moving From Colorado Springs — Why We Needed a New Location
For many years, our Colorado Springs office was the center of everything we did. It supported early financial investigations, hundreds of client consultations, and the foundational crypto cases that shaped our modern workflow. But by 2022, it became…
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Mapping Wallet Clusters — A Major Leap in Our Methodology
By 2021, scam networks were no longer operating from a handful of isolated wallet addresses. Instead, they were using large clusters of wallets, automated movement patterns, and chain-hopping sequences designed to conceal ownership and disrupt straightforward tracing. To…
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Understanding “Verification Fees” — The Most Common Red Flag
By 2020, one red flag became so consistent across fraudulent trading platforms that it often allowed us to identify a scam within minutes: the demand for a fee before releasing a withdrawal. These so-called verification fees appeared under…
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Case Study: Recovering Funds for a Veteran Targeted by a Fake Trading Platform
In early 2020, a U.S. military veteran reached out to us after losing a significant portion of his savings to a fraudulent trading platform. The company had lured him in with professional-looking dashboards, fabricated profit graphs, and “priority support” that seemed legitimate—until he attempted to…