Scam broker & platform watchlist
This directory lists brokers, platforms, and “recovery” services reported to Seamus Manley Investigations or identified through our work on complex financial and cryptocurrency matters. Entries are for information only, and do not replace your own due diligence.
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View full reportBy 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…
View full reportIn 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…
View full reportBy 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…
View full reportOne 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…
View full reportIn 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…
View full reportFor 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…
View full reportBy 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…
View full reportBy 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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