What each service actually involves, what it costs you, and what it cannot do. Recovery of funds is never guaranteed, and for many cases the honest answer is that no paid service will help.
Public blockchains are transparent, so funds can usually be followed from your wallet to wherever they ended up. We do that analysis and give you a written report you can hand to police or an exchange's compliance team.
Unregulated offshore brokers and fake trading platforms are a large and growing category of fraud in Canada. We document the dealings and help you file with the appropriate regulator. Note that a regulator can sanction or blacklist a firm, but generally cannot order your money returned.
You can file with CIRO and the OSC yourself at no cost, and we will point you to the right form if that is all you need.
These are among the most emotionally devastating frauds, and among the hardest to reverse. They are typically run by organised criminal groups operating from jurisdictions that do not cooperate with Canadian authorities, and the money is moved through mule accounts within hours.
If you are still in contact with the person, stop sending money before you do anything else, and keep the messages rather than deleting them.
Exchanges sometimes freeze an account when funds linked to fraud pass through it, including when the account holder is the one who was defrauded. We help assemble the source-of-funds and identity documentation the exchange asks for.
We are an investigation firm and do not practise law. Where our findings identify a solvent, reachable defendant and the sums justify the cost, we hand the file to an Ontario lawyer licensed by the Law Society. You retain and pay them directly, and we accept no referral fee for the introduction.
Civil litigation is expensive and slow, and a judgment against an anonymous overseas defendant is usually uncollectable. In most cases we will advise against it.
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The first assessment is free and carries no obligation. If we don't think we can help, we'll tell you that instead of quoting you.