Category: Scam Brokers

Forensic briefs on suspected scam crypto brokers and fraudulent platforms.

  • Thestreetp. Wallet Pathway – Trail Audit by Cryptocule

    Thestreetp. Wallet Pathway – Trail Audit by Cryptocule

    // FORENSIC BRIEF

    If you funded Thestreetp. at www.thestreetp.com, the on-chain trail does not vanish when the website does. Cryptocule's brief on Thestreetp. maps that trail wallet by wallet so a recovery filing can be built on documented evidence, not allegation.

    Platform: Thestreetp.  ·  Domain on record: www.thestreetp.com  ·  Cryptocule read: recovery is pursued through wallet-trace + filing, not negotiation with the operator.

    Wallet Trace

    Claimants who pay Thestreetp. in cryptocurrency are usually offered BTC, ETH, USDT-TRC20, or all three. The operational reality is a forwarding wallet per chain collecting inbound flow into a single off-ramp – in most cases a centralised exchange registered in a jurisdiction that does not auto-honour freeze requests from US, UK, or EU agencies. The Cryptocule trail audit turns those deposit hashes into a documented graph that a federal intake desk, a state attorney general's office, or an exchange compliance team can move on.

    Operational tells (Set C)

    • absent from every public registry checked – Thestreetp. fails lookup against the FCA register, SEC IAPD, FINRA BrokerCheck, and the NASAA-member state lists under the corporate name www.thestreetp.com carries.
    • conflicting jurisdiction disclosures – Privacy page, ToS, and footer at www.thestreetp.com disagree on governing jurisdiction – the textbook signature of a paper-shell operator.
    • ignored audit-trail requests – When asked in writing for proof of segregated accounts, an auditor letter, or an AML registration number, Thestreetp. doesn't reply – a regulated firm answers in a week.

    Filing pathway – civil discovery overlay

    Where the dollar value justifies it, the on-chain trail Cryptocule produces against Thestreetp. can be lifted into a civil discovery filing – subpoena directed at the receiving exchange for KYC on the off-ramp wallet. That is how a chain trail converts to an identified counterparty.

    What Cryptocule tracks

    Cryptocule traces across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tron (USDT-TRC20), BNB Smart Chain, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, Avalanche, and the bridges that link them. Off-ramps tracked include Binance, Bybit, OKX, Kraken, Coinbase, Crypto.com, KuCoin, Gate.io, Huobi, Bitfinex, MEXC, and the smaller venues those rotate through under stress.

    Lines we don’t cross

    Cryptocule will not request seed phrases, will not ask for remote-access logins to your wallet, will not take an upfront cash retainer before scoping a case, and will not promise a guaranteed recovery. A real analyst will scope the matter free and tell you in writing whether the trail justifies a filing.

    Regulator and warning-list notes

    Thestreetp. has been flagged as a fake broker/platform by IOSCO I-SCAN (The Netherlands – The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets). reported 2025-07-15. Jurisdiction: The Netherlands. It appears on an official regulator or fraud-warning list, which is a strong indicator of a scam operation. Treat any contact from this entity with caution. Reference: https://www.iosco.org/i-scan/

    Begin a recovery audit. Free, no retainer, real analyst on the other end.

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    Internal: Wallet Check · How We Recover · FAQ

  • Forensic Brief: Kaplan Asset Management – Cryptocule Casefile

    Forensic Brief: Kaplan Asset Management – Cryptocule Casefile

    // FORENSIC BRIEF

    Funds sent to Kaplan Asset Management at kaplanassetmanagement.com leave a trail that no website takedown can erase. The Cryptocule trail audit converts that on-chain history into evidence that survives the platform disappearing.

    Platform: Kaplan Asset Management  ·  Domain on record: kaplanassetmanagement.com  ·  Cryptocule read: recovery is pursued through wallet-trace + filing, not negotiation with the operator.

    Wallet Trace

    The repeating arc reported about Kaplan Asset Management runs roughly the same way: a contact opens through a private channel; a modest first deposit is accepted with a polished confirmation; the in-platform number rises while the claimant is still measuring trust; then a top-up is demanded before any withdrawal will move. By the moment the off-ramp request is filed seriously, kaplanassetmanagement.com either disappears or invents a fresh fee. Sites can be taken down. The on-chain history cannot. Every deposit address Kaplan Asset Management ever issued is still on the public ledger – that record is the substrate a Cryptocule casefile gets assembled on top of.

    Operational tells (Set B)

    • private-channel onboarding – Cryptocule sees Kaplan Asset Management introduce itself through Telegram threads, WhatsApp groups, Instagram DMs, or dating-app handoffs – not the channels a chartered firm would use.
    • monotonic equity curve – The in-platform balance plotted by Kaplan Asset Management climbs without natural pullbacks; that is a script generating a chart, not a market generating a price.
    • release-fee gate at withdrawal – Once a withdrawal request is filed, Kaplan Asset Management demands a fresh deposit dressed as 'clearance', 'unlock', or 'liquidity bond' – no regulated venue holds payouts behind a fresh wire.

    Filing pathway – civil discovery overlay

    Where the dollar value justifies it, the on-chain trail Cryptocule produces against Kaplan Asset Management can be lifted into a civil discovery filing – subpoena directed at the receiving exchange for KYC on the off-ramp wallet. That is how a chain trail converts to an identified counterparty.

    What Cryptocule tracks

    Cryptocule traces across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tron (USDT-TRC20), BNB Smart Chain, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, Avalanche, and the bridges that link them. Off-ramps tracked include Binance, Bybit, OKX, Kraken, Coinbase, Crypto.com, KuCoin, Gate.io, Huobi, Bitfinex, MEXC, and the smaller venues those rotate through under stress.

    Lines we don’t cross

    Cryptocule will not request seed phrases, will not ask for remote-access logins to your wallet, will not take an upfront cash retainer before scoping a case, and will not promise a guaranteed recovery. A real analyst will scope the matter free and tell you in writing whether the trail justifies a filing.

    Regulator and warning-list notes

    Kaplan Asset Management has been flagged as a fake broker/platform by IOSCO I-SCAN (Hong Kong – Securities and Futures Commission). reported 2016-11-11. Jurisdiction: Hong Kong. It appears on an official regulator or fraud-warning list, which is a strong indicator of a scam operation. Treat any contact from this entity with caution. Reference: https://www.iosco.org/i-scan/

    If you funded Kaplan Asset Management, the trail can still be mapped. Open a free case evaluation now.

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    Internal: Wallet Check · How We Recover · FAQ

  • Recovery Dossier on AEC Investments/ AEC Investments Group – Where the Funds Routed

    Recovery Dossier on AEC Investments/ AEC Investments Group – Where the Funds Routed

    // FORENSIC BRIEF

    If you funded AEC Investments/ AEC Investments Group at aecinvestmentsaecinvestmentsgroup.com, the on-chain trail does not vanish when the website does. Cryptocule's brief on AEC Investments/ AEC Investments Group maps that trail wallet by wallet so a recovery filing can be built on documented evidence, not allegation.

    Platform: AEC Investments/ AEC Investments Group  ·  Domain on record: aecinvestmentsaecinvestmentsgroup.com  ·  Cryptocule read: recovery is pursued through wallet-trace + filing, not negotiation with the operator.

    Wallet Trace

    Claimants who pay AEC Investments/ AEC Investments Group in cryptocurrency are usually offered BTC, ETH, USDT-TRC20, or all three. The operational reality is a forwarding wallet per chain collecting inbound flow into a single off-ramp – in most cases a centralised exchange registered in a jurisdiction that does not auto-honour freeze requests from US, UK, or EU agencies. The Cryptocule trail audit turns those deposit hashes into a documented graph that a federal intake desk, a state attorney general's office, or an exchange compliance team can move on.

    Operational tells (Set B)

    • private-channel onboarding – Cryptocule sees AEC Investments/ AEC Investments Group introduce itself through Telegram threads, WhatsApp groups, Instagram DMs, or dating-app handoffs – not the channels a chartered firm would use.
    • monotonic equity curve – The in-platform balance plotted by AEC Investments/ AEC Investments Group climbs without natural pullbacks; that is a script generating a chart, not a market generating a price.
    • release-fee gate at withdrawal – Once a withdrawal request is filed, AEC Investments/ AEC Investments Group demands a fresh deposit dressed as 'clearance', 'unlock', or 'liquidity bond' – no regulated venue holds payouts behind a fresh wire.

    Filing pathway – off-ramp leverage

    Where AEC Investments/ AEC Investments Group routes claimant funds to a regulated centralised exchange, the recovery move is the same: a documented IC3 filing for US claimants, a state-AG complaint where the loss meets state thresholds, and a chain-analytics-backed evidence packet sent to the exchange's compliance desk. The exchange has a regulated obligation to respond – that is the leverage the trail audit produces.

    What Cryptocule tracks

    Cryptocule traces across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tron (USDT-TRC20), BNB Smart Chain, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, Avalanche, and the bridges that link them. Off-ramps tracked include Binance, Bybit, OKX, Kraken, Coinbase, Crypto.com, KuCoin, Gate.io, Huobi, Bitfinex, MEXC, and the smaller venues those rotate through under stress.

    Lines we don’t cross

    Cryptocule will not request seed phrases, will not ask for remote-access logins to your wallet, will not take an upfront cash retainer before scoping a case, and will not promise a guaranteed recovery. A real analyst will scope the matter free and tell you in writing whether the trail justifies a filing.

    Regulator and warning-list notes

    AEC Investments/ AEC Investments Group has been flagged as a fake broker/platform by IOSCO I-SCAN (United Kingdom – Financial Conduct Authority). reported 2019-12-05. Jurisdiction: United Kingdom. It appears on an official regulator or fraud-warning list, which is a strong indicator of a scam operation. Treat any contact from this entity with caution. Reference: https://www.iosco.org/i-scan/

    Submit your wallet for a forensic trace at /submit-a-case/ – no upfront fees, no automated chatbot.

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    Internal: Wallet Check · How We Recover · FAQ

  • Forensic Brief: EPICS Investment – Cryptocule Casefile

    Forensic Brief: EPICS Investment – Cryptocule Casefile

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    Funds sent to EPICS Investment at epicsinvestment.com leave a trail that no website takedown can erase. The Cryptocule trail audit converts that on-chain history into evidence that survives the platform disappearing.

    Platform: EPICS Investment  ·  Domain on record: epicsinvestment.com  ·  Cryptocule read: recovery is pursued through wallet-trace + filing, not negotiation with the operator.

    Wallet Trace

    The repeating arc reported about EPICS Investment runs roughly the same way: a contact opens through a private channel; a modest first deposit is accepted with a polished confirmation; the in-platform number rises while the claimant is still measuring trust; then a top-up is demanded before any withdrawal will move. By the moment the off-ramp request is filed seriously, epicsinvestment.com either disappears or invents a fresh fee. Sites can be taken down. The on-chain history cannot. Every deposit address EPICS Investment ever issued is still on the public ledger – that record is the substrate a Cryptocule casefile gets assembled on top of.

    Operational tells (Set B)

    • private-channel onboarding – Cryptocule sees EPICS Investment introduce itself through Telegram threads, WhatsApp groups, Instagram DMs, or dating-app handoffs – not the channels a chartered firm would use.
    • monotonic equity curve – The in-platform balance plotted by EPICS Investment climbs without natural pullbacks; that is a script generating a chart, not a market generating a price.
    • release-fee gate at withdrawal – Once a withdrawal request is filed, EPICS Investment demands a fresh deposit dressed as 'clearance', 'unlock', or 'liquidity bond' – no regulated venue holds payouts behind a fresh wire.

    Filing pathway – civil discovery overlay

    Where the dollar value justifies it, the on-chain trail Cryptocule produces against EPICS Investment can be lifted into a civil discovery filing – subpoena directed at the receiving exchange for KYC on the off-ramp wallet. That is how a chain trail converts to an identified counterparty.

    What Cryptocule tracks

    Cryptocule traces across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tron (USDT-TRC20), BNB Smart Chain, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, Avalanche, and the bridges that link them. Off-ramps tracked include Binance, Bybit, OKX, Kraken, Coinbase, Crypto.com, KuCoin, Gate.io, Huobi, Bitfinex, MEXC, and the smaller venues those rotate through under stress.

    Lines we don’t cross

    Cryptocule will not request seed phrases, will not ask for remote-access logins to your wallet, will not take an upfront cash retainer before scoping a case, and will not promise a guaranteed recovery. A real analyst will scope the matter free and tell you in writing whether the trail justifies a filing.

    Regulator and warning-list notes

    EPICS Investment has been flagged as a fake broker/platform by IOSCO I-SCAN (Switzerland – Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority). reported 2020-09-07. Jurisdiction: Switzerland. It appears on an official regulator or fraud-warning list, which is a strong indicator of a scam operation. Treat any contact from this entity with caution. Reference: https://www.iosco.org/i-scan/

    If you funded EPICS Investment, the trail can still be mapped. Open a free case evaluation now.

    Open a Free Case Evaluation   Submit Wallet for Trace

    Internal: Wallet Check · How We Recover · FAQ

  • Casefile Plexytrade: Deposit Hash to Filing Pathway

    Casefile Plexytrade: Deposit Hash to Filing Pathway

    // FORENSIC BRIEF

    Cryptocule has open casefiles against Plexytrade. Every deposit hash, forwarding wallet, and off-ramp transaction is preserved on-chain – and that's the material a regulator-ready packet draws from.

    Platform: Plexytrade  ·  Domain on record: plexytrade.com  ·  Cryptocule read: recovery is pursued through wallet-trace + filing, not negotiation with the operator.

    Wallet Trace

    What separates a Cryptocule trail audit from a generic 'recovery service' pitch is what arrives at the end. The audit ends with a packet: deposit hashes, forwarding wallets, the timestamped off-ramp transaction, screenshots preserved with chain-of-custody hashes, the matching plexytrade.com ToS pages, and a recommended filing pathway – not a vague promise. That packet is what a regulator or a chain-analytics counterparty actually needs.

    Operational tells (Set C)

    • absent from every public registry checked – Plexytrade fails lookup against the FCA register, SEC IAPD, FINRA BrokerCheck, and the NASAA-member state lists under the corporate name plexytrade.com carries.
    • conflicting jurisdiction disclosures – Privacy page, ToS, and footer at plexytrade.com disagree on governing jurisdiction – the textbook signature of a paper-shell operator.
    • ignored audit-trail requests – When asked in writing for proof of segregated accounts, an auditor letter, or an AML registration number, Plexytrade doesn't reply – a regulated firm answers in a week.

    Filing pathway – regulator-grade evidence

    Cryptocule's deliverable on Plexytrade is built to a regulator's evidence standard from the first hour: preserved screenshots with chain-of-custody hashes, deposit addresses cross-checked on Etherscan, off-ramp transactions correlated with exchange compliance feeds. That posture is what makes the difference between a complaint and a docketed case.

    What Cryptocule tracks

    Cryptocule traces across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tron (USDT-TRC20), BNB Smart Chain, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, Avalanche, and the bridges that link them. Off-ramps tracked include Binance, Bybit, OKX, Kraken, Coinbase, Crypto.com, KuCoin, Gate.io, Huobi, Bitfinex, MEXC, and the smaller venues those rotate through under stress.

    Lines we don’t cross

    Cryptocule will not request seed phrases, will not ask for remote-access logins to your wallet, will not take an upfront cash retainer before scoping a case, and will not promise a guaranteed recovery. A real analyst will scope the matter free and tell you in writing whether the trail justifies a filing.

    File a recovery brief – Cryptocule reviews every claim against Plexytrade at no cost to begin.

    Open a Free Case Evaluation   Submit Wallet for Trace

    Internal: Wallet Check · How We Recover · FAQ

  • Global Is (global-is.uk) – Cryptocule Trail-and-Filing Notes

    Global Is (global-is.uk) – Cryptocule Trail-and-Filing Notes

    // FORENSIC BRIEF

    Funds sent to Global Is at global-is.uk leave a trail that no website takedown can erase. The Cryptocule trail audit converts that on-chain history into evidence that survives the platform disappearing.

    Platform: Global Is  ·  Domain on record: global-is.uk  ·  Cryptocule read: recovery is pursued through wallet-trace + filing, not negotiation with the operator.

    Wallet Trace

    The repeating arc reported about Global Is runs roughly the same way: a contact opens through a private channel; a modest first deposit is accepted with a polished confirmation; the in-platform number rises while the claimant is still measuring trust; then a top-up is demanded before any withdrawal will move. By the moment the off-ramp request is filed seriously, global-is.uk either disappears or invents a fresh fee. Sites can be taken down. The on-chain history cannot. Every deposit address Global Is ever issued is still on the public ledger – that record is the substrate a Cryptocule casefile gets assembled on top of.

    Operational tells (Set A)

    • rapid-consolidation deposit addresses – Deposit addresses tagged to Global Is relay incoming funds to a single consolidation wallet within minutes of confirmation – a relay funnel, not a custodial wallet pattern.
    • cloned brand surface – global-is.uk mirrors the look of an established platform, but the registry footers, support links, and audit references all dead-end.
    • high-risk off-ramp endpoint – Outbound from Global Is converges on a centralised exchange flagged in chain-analytics datasets for laundering throughput – viewable via Etherscan and Chainabuse without paid tooling.

    Filing pathway – regulator-grade evidence

    Cryptocule's deliverable on Global Is is built to a regulator's evidence standard from the first hour: preserved screenshots with chain-of-custody hashes, deposit addresses cross-checked on Etherscan, off-ramp transactions correlated with exchange compliance feeds. That posture is what makes the difference between a complaint and a docketed case.

    What Cryptocule tracks

    Cryptocule traces across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tron (USDT-TRC20), BNB Smart Chain, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, Avalanche, and the bridges that link them. Off-ramps tracked include Binance, Bybit, OKX, Kraken, Coinbase, Crypto.com, KuCoin, Gate.io, Huobi, Bitfinex, MEXC, and the smaller venues those rotate through under stress.

    Lines we don’t cross

    Cryptocule will not request seed phrases, will not ask for remote-access logins to your wallet, will not take an upfront cash retainer before scoping a case, and will not promise a guaranteed recovery. A real analyst will scope the matter free and tell you in writing whether the trail justifies a filing.

    Talk to a real Cryptocule analyst – start at /contact-us/.

    Open a Free Case Evaluation   Submit Wallet for Trace

    Internal: Wallet Check · How We Recover · FAQ

  • Casefile Larosa Group Holdings Ltd.: Deposit Hash to Filing Pathway

    Casefile Larosa Group Holdings Ltd.: Deposit Hash to Filing Pathway

    // FORENSIC BRIEF

    Claimants who funded Larosa Group Holdings Ltd. (larosagroupholdingsltd.com) and were then asked for a 'release fee', a 'tax clearance', or a 'liquidity bond' will recognise the pattern – and so do we. Cryptocule documents it and files against it.

    Platform: Larosa Group Holdings Ltd.  ·  Domain on record: larosagroupholdingsltd.com  ·  Cryptocule read: recovery is pursued through wallet-trace + filing, not negotiation with the operator.

    Wallet Trace

    The repeating arc reported about Larosa Group Holdings Ltd. runs roughly the same way: a contact opens through a private channel; a modest first deposit is accepted with a polished confirmation; the in-platform number rises while the claimant is still measuring trust; then a top-up is demanded before any withdrawal will move. By the moment the off-ramp request is filed seriously, larosagroupholdingsltd.com either disappears or invents a fresh fee. Sites can be taken down. The on-chain history cannot. Every deposit address Larosa Group Holdings Ltd. ever issued is still on the public ledger – that record is the substrate a Cryptocule casefile gets assembled on top of.

    Operational tells (Set B)

    • private-channel onboarding – Cryptocule sees Larosa Group Holdings Ltd. introduce itself through Telegram threads, WhatsApp groups, Instagram DMs, or dating-app handoffs – not the channels a chartered firm would use.
    • monotonic equity curve – The in-platform balance plotted by Larosa Group Holdings Ltd. climbs without natural pullbacks; that is a script generating a chart, not a market generating a price.
    • release-fee gate at withdrawal – Once a withdrawal request is filed, Larosa Group Holdings Ltd. demands a fresh deposit dressed as 'clearance', 'unlock', or 'liquidity bond' – no regulated venue holds payouts behind a fresh wire.

    Filing pathway – civil discovery overlay

    Where the dollar value justifies it, the on-chain trail Cryptocule produces against Larosa Group Holdings Ltd. can be lifted into a civil discovery filing – subpoena directed at the receiving exchange for KYC on the off-ramp wallet. That is how a chain trail converts to an identified counterparty.

    What Cryptocule tracks

    Cryptocule traces across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tron (USDT-TRC20), BNB Smart Chain, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, Avalanche, and the bridges that link them. Off-ramps tracked include Binance, Bybit, OKX, Kraken, Coinbase, Crypto.com, KuCoin, Gate.io, Huobi, Bitfinex, MEXC, and the smaller venues those rotate through under stress.

    Lines we don’t cross

    Cryptocule will not request seed phrases, will not ask for remote-access logins to your wallet, will not take an upfront cash retainer before scoping a case, and will not promise a guaranteed recovery. A real analyst will scope the matter free and tell you in writing whether the trail justifies a filing.

    Regulator and warning-list notes

    Larosa Group Holdings Ltd. has been flagged as a fake broker/platform by IOSCO I-SCAN (Ontario – Ontario Securities Commission). reported 2015-08-12. Jurisdiction: Ontario. It appears on an official regulator or fraud-warning list, which is a strong indicator of a scam operation. Treat any contact from this entity with caution. Reference: https://www.iosco.org/i-scan/

    Talk to a real Cryptocule analyst – start at /contact-us/.

    Open a Free Case Evaluation   Submit Wallet for Trace

    Internal: Wallet Check · How We Recover · FAQ

  • Recovery Dossier on Sahamberjaya – Where the Funds Routed

    Recovery Dossier on Sahamberjaya – Where the Funds Routed

    // FORENSIC BRIEF

    If you funded Sahamberjaya at sahamberjaya.com, the on-chain trail does not vanish when the website does. Cryptocule's brief on Sahamberjaya maps that trail wallet by wallet so a recovery filing can be built on documented evidence, not allegation.

    Platform: Sahamberjaya  ·  Domain on record: sahamberjaya.com  ·  Cryptocule read: recovery is pursued through wallet-trace + filing, not negotiation with the operator.

    Wallet Trace

    Claimants who pay Sahamberjaya in cryptocurrency are usually offered BTC, ETH, USDT-TRC20, or all three. The operational reality is a forwarding wallet per chain collecting inbound flow into a single off-ramp – in most cases a centralised exchange registered in a jurisdiction that does not auto-honour freeze requests from US, UK, or EU agencies. The Cryptocule trail audit turns those deposit hashes into a documented graph that a federal intake desk, a state attorney general's office, or an exchange compliance team can move on.

    Operational tells (Set C)

    • absent from every public registry checked – Sahamberjaya fails lookup against the FCA register, SEC IAPD, FINRA BrokerCheck, and the NASAA-member state lists under the corporate name sahamberjaya.com carries.
    • conflicting jurisdiction disclosures – Privacy page, ToS, and footer at sahamberjaya.com disagree on governing jurisdiction – the textbook signature of a paper-shell operator.
    • ignored audit-trail requests – When asked in writing for proof of segregated accounts, an auditor letter, or an AML registration number, Sahamberjaya doesn't reply – a regulated firm answers in a week.

    Filing pathway – regulator-grade evidence

    Cryptocule's deliverable on Sahamberjaya is built to a regulator's evidence standard from the first hour: preserved screenshots with chain-of-custody hashes, deposit addresses cross-checked on Etherscan, off-ramp transactions correlated with exchange compliance feeds. That posture is what makes the difference between a complaint and a docketed case.

    What Cryptocule tracks

    Cryptocule traces across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tron (USDT-TRC20), BNB Smart Chain, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, Avalanche, and the bridges that link them. Off-ramps tracked include Binance, Bybit, OKX, Kraken, Coinbase, Crypto.com, KuCoin, Gate.io, Huobi, Bitfinex, MEXC, and the smaller venues those rotate through under stress.

    Lines we don’t cross

    Cryptocule will not request seed phrases, will not ask for remote-access logins to your wallet, will not take an upfront cash retainer before scoping a case, and will not promise a guaranteed recovery. A real analyst will scope the matter free and tell you in writing whether the trail justifies a filing.

    Talk to a real Cryptocule analyst – start at /contact-us/.

    Open a Free Case Evaluation   Submit Wallet for Trace

    Internal: Wallet Check · How We Recover · FAQ

  • Mhi Shipping Wallet Pathway – Trail Audit by Cryptocule

    Mhi Shipping Wallet Pathway – Trail Audit by Cryptocule

    // FORENSIC BRIEF

    If you funded Mhi Shipping at mhi-shipping.com, the on-chain trail does not vanish when the website does. Cryptocule's brief on Mhi Shipping maps that trail wallet by wallet so a recovery filing can be built on documented evidence, not allegation.

    Platform: Mhi Shipping  ·  Domain on record: mhi-shipping.com  ·  Cryptocule read: recovery is pursued through wallet-trace + filing, not negotiation with the operator.

    Wallet Trace

    Claimants who pay Mhi Shipping in cryptocurrency are usually offered BTC, ETH, USDT-TRC20, or all three. The operational reality is a forwarding wallet per chain collecting inbound flow into a single off-ramp – in most cases a centralised exchange registered in a jurisdiction that does not auto-honour freeze requests from US, UK, or EU agencies. The Cryptocule trail audit turns those deposit hashes into a documented graph that a federal intake desk, a state attorney general's office, or an exchange compliance team can move on.

    Operational tells (Set C)

    • absent from every public registry checked – Mhi Shipping fails lookup against the FCA register, SEC IAPD, FINRA BrokerCheck, and the NASAA-member state lists under the corporate name mhi-shipping.com carries.
    • conflicting jurisdiction disclosures – Privacy page, ToS, and footer at mhi-shipping.com disagree on governing jurisdiction – the textbook signature of a paper-shell operator.
    • ignored audit-trail requests – When asked in writing for proof of segregated accounts, an auditor letter, or an AML registration number, Mhi Shipping doesn't reply – a regulated firm answers in a week.

    Filing pathway – civil discovery overlay

    Where the dollar value justifies it, the on-chain trail Cryptocule produces against Mhi Shipping can be lifted into a civil discovery filing – subpoena directed at the receiving exchange for KYC on the off-ramp wallet. That is how a chain trail converts to an identified counterparty.

    What Cryptocule tracks

    Cryptocule traces across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tron (USDT-TRC20), BNB Smart Chain, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, Avalanche, and the bridges that link them. Off-ramps tracked include Binance, Bybit, OKX, Kraken, Coinbase, Crypto.com, KuCoin, Gate.io, Huobi, Bitfinex, MEXC, and the smaller venues those rotate through under stress.

    Lines we don’t cross

    Cryptocule will not request seed phrases, will not ask for remote-access logins to your wallet, will not take an upfront cash retainer before scoping a case, and will not promise a guaranteed recovery. A real analyst will scope the matter free and tell you in writing whether the trail justifies a filing.

    Regulator and warning-list notes

    Mhi Shipping has been flagged as a fake broker/platform by IOSCO I-SCAN (Hong Kong – Securities and Futures Commission). reported 2017-02-14. Jurisdiction: Hong Kong. It appears on an official regulator or fraud-warning list, which is a strong indicator of a scam operation. Treat any contact from this entity with caution. Reference: https://www.iosco.org/i-scan/

    Begin a recovery audit. Free, no retainer, real analyst on the other end.

    Open a Free Case Evaluation   Submit Wallet for Trace

    Internal: Wallet Check · How We Recover · FAQ

  • Capital Red Wallet Pathway – Trail Audit by Cryptocule

    Capital Red Wallet Pathway – Trail Audit by Cryptocule

    // FORENSIC BRIEF

    If you funded Capital Red at capital-red.com, the on-chain trail does not vanish when the website does. Cryptocule's brief on Capital Red maps that trail wallet by wallet so a recovery filing can be built on documented evidence, not allegation.

    Platform: Capital Red  ·  Domain on record: capital-red.com  ·  Cryptocule read: recovery is pursued through wallet-trace + filing, not negotiation with the operator.

    Wallet Trace

    What separates a Cryptocule trail audit from a generic 'recovery service' pitch is what arrives at the end. The audit ends with a packet: deposit hashes, forwarding wallets, the timestamped off-ramp transaction, screenshots preserved with chain-of-custody hashes, the matching capital-red.com ToS pages, and a recommended filing pathway – not a vague promise. That packet is what a regulator or a chain-analytics counterparty actually needs.

    Operational tells (Set A)

    • rapid-consolidation deposit addresses – Deposit addresses tagged to Capital Red relay incoming funds to a single consolidation wallet within minutes of confirmation – a relay funnel, not a custodial wallet pattern.
    • cloned brand surface – capital-red.com mirrors the look of an established platform, but the registry footers, support links, and audit references all dead-end.
    • high-risk off-ramp endpoint – Outbound from Capital Red converges on a centralised exchange flagged in chain-analytics datasets for laundering throughput – viewable via Etherscan and Chainabuse without paid tooling.

    Filing pathway – off-ramp leverage

    Where Capital Red routes claimant funds to a regulated centralised exchange, the recovery move is the same: a documented IC3 filing for US claimants, a state-AG complaint where the loss meets state thresholds, and a chain-analytics-backed evidence packet sent to the exchange's compliance desk. The exchange has a regulated obligation to respond – that is the leverage the trail audit produces.

    What Cryptocule tracks

    Cryptocule traces across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tron (USDT-TRC20), BNB Smart Chain, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, Avalanche, and the bridges that link them. Off-ramps tracked include Binance, Bybit, OKX, Kraken, Coinbase, Crypto.com, KuCoin, Gate.io, Huobi, Bitfinex, MEXC, and the smaller venues those rotate through under stress.

    Lines we don’t cross

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