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// From the casefile · Case Studies

Recovery, Worked Case by Case

Eight recovery casefiles — each built around a real operator from our scam-broker directory, with the outcome left in. We publish the partial results next to the strong ones, because honest numbers are the only kind worth reading — and because recognising the pattern early is what changes how a case ends.

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CCP-2026-0112 · Boiler-Room CFD

A Boiler-Room CFD Trap: Online FINTECH Fx

A Manchester director was cold-called into a fake forex/CFD platform and walled off by “release” fees. Chargebacks and an on-chain trace clawed part of it back.

38%Recovered
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CCP-2026-0146 · Withdrawal-Fee Wall

The Withdrawal That Cost More to Make: GADVM

An Ohio nurse could see her GADVM balance but never withdraw it, behind an endless chain of upfront fees. A clean trail reached a cooperative exchange in time.

61%Recovered
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CCP-2026-0173 · Romance + Managed Account

A Relationship, Then a Portfolio: Coastheritage Invest

A Brisbane widow was guided over months into a fake managed-wealth platform. An honest look at why romance-investment cases recover least.

24%Recovered
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CCP-2026-0188 · Fake Crypto “Bank” / Staking

Yield That Wasn’t There: BTCUSDT Investment

A Toronto engineer was sold fixed daily “staking yield” on USDT — a Ponzi paid from later deposits. We caught an off-ramp while the trail was warm.

53%Recovered
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CCP-2026-0204 · Automated Arbitrage Bot

The Bot That Only Took: Alfa Robo

An Austin developer connected funds to an “arbitrage robot” that swept them on arrival — then acted within 72 hours. A live trace recovered most of it.

88%Recovered
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CCP-2026-0091 · Frozen Withdrawals

Locked Out of a Live Balance: CryptoLifeTrade

A Dublin retiree’s balance grew on a convincing fake exchange she could never withdraw from. A short window kept much of the trail within reach.

74%Recovered
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CCP-2026-0067 · Telegram → Token Pump

Early to the Wrong Token: Prime TokenFX

A Seattle graduate was funnelled from a Telegram “alpha” group into a thin token on Prime TokenFX. An honest account of a hard-to-recover pump-and-dump.

31%Recovered
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CCP-2026-0159 · Cloned-Firm Account

A Cloned Licence, a Real Loss: Westhill Pros

A Leeds couple verified a registration number that matched the register — but the firm was cloned. Reporting within hours recovered almost everything.

92%Recovered
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