#fake-recovery
4 questions tagged with #fake-recovery
Is 'Crypto Recovery Alliance' asking for a 'digital asset verification fee' another scam?
Okay, so I got scammed really bad last year, lost a fair bit of my savings to some fake crypto investment platform. I was so embarrassed, didn't tell anyone for ages. Recently, I got an email from a company calling themselves 'Crypto Recovery Alliance'. They claim they've traced some of my lost funds and can get them back for me. They sound pretty convincing, even knew the approximate amount I lost and the platform name. They sent me some official-looking documents. Now they're asking for a 'digital asset verification fee' of about 1.5k euros to 'unlock' my funds, saying it's a standard regulatory thing before they can transfer the recovered crypto to my wallet. They also mentioned they work with regulators to fast-track things. I'm desperate to get my money back, but I'm also terrified of being scammed again. This feels a bit too good to be true. Has anyone dealt with these guys or anything similar? Is this a genuine step or just another way to milk more money out of victims like me? Any advice from Galway or elsewhere would be super helpful, I'm at my wit's end.
A company called 'Chain Trace Recovery' says they can 'hack' my scammer's wallet. Is this legit?
Hey everyone, feeling super stupid for even asking this, but I'm really desperate. I got absolutely rinsed by one of those fake investment scams last year – lost a decent chunk, about 8k, it was awful. Didn't even tell my partner for ages. Anyway, yesterday I got an email, unsolicited, from something called 'Chain Trace Recovery'. They claim they've developed some 'proprietary blockchain forensics tools' and can 'forcibly reverse transactions' by 'hacking' the scammer's wallet. They even sent me a link to a dashboard that supposedly shows my funds 'pending recovery'. They're asking for a 'network synchronization fee' of about 700 euro before they can 'release' my funds. It sounds too good to be true, especially after what I went through, but a small part of me is clinging to hope. Has anyone heard of these guys? Or is this just another layer of the same old BS?
Is 'Mrs Oxxxx Trader Recovery Company & Foundation' legit? They say they can get my money back from a pig butchering scam.
Hey everyone, I'm in a really bad place right now. I lost a significant amount to a crypto pig butchering scam back in January – almost everything I had saved up, thinking it was a legit investment. My partner and I were devastated. I reported it to the FBI IC3 and local police here in Toronto, but honestly, I didn't get much hope back. It's been radio silence mostly. Then, just last week, I got an email. It's from 'Mrs Oxxxx Trader Recovery Company & Foundation'. They somehow knew about my loss, even mentioned some details that felt... specific. They're saying they have a high success rate recovering funds from these exact types of scams, especially pig butchering. They want an 'onboarding and due diligence fee' to start the process. They've sent me a brochure and even a 'testimonial' video. It sounds too good to be true, but also, what if it's my only shot? I'm so desperate to get something back. Has anyone heard of them? Or dealt with a 'recovery foundation' before? Any advice would be huge.
A company called 'Reclaim Funds Now' wants a 'bank reconciliation fee' for my lost crypto. Legit?
Ugh, here i am again. I got absolutely rinsed a few months back with some fake crypto investment platform – lost almost everything i'd saved, about 7k CAD. I reported it to the RCMP and everything, but honestly, i didn't expect much. Then last week, an email pops up from 'Reclaim Funds Now.' They said they'd found my case via some 'international fraud database' and could help. Sounded too good to be true, right? They've been super professional on the phone, sent me a few 'official-looking' documents. Now they're asking for a 'bank reconciliation fee' of about $800 to 'unlock' my funds, claiming it's to align the frozen crypto with my bank account for the transfer. It's not a *huge* amount compared to what I lost, but I'm terrified of being scammed again. Has anyone heard of these guys or this fee? I just don't want to lose more money trying to get my money back.