Case Studies
Every recovery begins with a trail. These dossiers walk through how Cryptocule reconstructs the movement of stolen crypto — from first contact to the off-ramp — across the fraud patterns we see most. Each is built around a real operator documented in our own broker directory, and the outcomes are mixed on purpose: some funds come back, some don’t, and we’re honest about which is which.
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CloudMiningCity sold a “managed” Bitcoin-mining contract with a daily-yield dashboard — and a withdrawal wall of endless fees. We traced the cash-out to an exchange.
WhatsApp Investment ClubThe Mentor in the Group Chat
A WhatsApp “wealth circle” moved €68,500 onto ApexPrime Investment. Reporting in days kept the USDT on-platform — and made the recovery possible.
Telegram Signal GroupPumped and Dumped
A free Telegram signals channel funneled deposits onto GlobeTrend Invest in a pump-and-dump. The honest, partial result once funds reached a mixer.
Fake-CFD Withdrawal FeeThe Withdrawal Fee That Never Ended
A cold call opened a high-leverage “CFD” account at CapitalGates. We combined a card chargeback with an on-chain trace to claw back the reachable funds.
Clone of a Regulated FirmA Borrowed Registration
RichPoint Capital cloned a real FCA-regulated firm’s registration. Bank reimbursement plus a Bitcoin trace, run in parallel, returned most of it.
Fake ExchangeFrozen on Purpose
BetaCapitalX looked like a real exchange, with a live order book and a staking counter. The withdrawal froze behind a tax wall after the deposits were swept.
Romance · Fake StakingA Months-Long Setup
A months-long online relationship led to “family” ETH staking on Xip Capitals Group — a classic pig-butchering setup, traced branch by branch.
Recovery ScamScammed Twice
After an earlier scam, RevolutionInvest promised to “recover” the losses for an upfront fee. Acting within days returned most of the second payment.