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Romance Scam Recovery
A relationship built over weeks or months, then an investment opportunity that was the point all along.
What this looks like
These cases are different in kind, not just in detail. The financial loss sits on top of a personal one, and the two are hard to separate. We handle them with that in mind — no lectures about what should have been spotted.
The investigative work is the same as any other trace: the deposits are on-chain, they went somewhere, and that route can be followed. What changes is the evidence base, because months of conversation is often the most detailed record of the operation that exists.
If it is still happening, stop paying now. Additional fees do not release a balance that was never there. Preserve the evidence instead — transaction IDs, wallet addresses, the platform URL, screenshots and the full chat history.
Signs that fit this pattern
- A connection that moved quickly to a private messaging app
- Consistent reasons why meeting in person or on video was impossible
- An investment introduced as something shared, or as a favour
- A platform or 'family contact' they recommended personally
- Emotional pressure when you hesitated or asked to withdraw
How we work the case
Sensitive intake
Your case is handled by one reviewer and nothing is shared beyond that without your agreement.
Transaction trace
All transfers are mapped on-chain, including any sent on the other person's instructions.
Profile evidence
Photos, accounts and phone numbers are checked for reuse across known operations, which often links your case to others.
Documented report
The chronology, communications and trace are combined into a report you can use with police, your bank or a lawyer.
What we will not tell you
That your funds are already located, that recovery is certain, or that a payment now will speed it up. If the trace shows a dead end, you will hear that — it is more useful than a hopeful answer, and it protects you from the follow-up scams that target people in exactly this position.
Anyone who guarantees recovery before examining your transactions is selling something other than an investigation.
Common Questions
Sometimes. It depends on where the funds went, how quickly they were moved, and whether they reached anywhere identifiable such as a centralised exchange or a regulated payment service. Tracing is what tells you which of those apply. Anyone answering this with a flat yes before looking at your transactions is not being straight with you.
Stop sending money, including anything described as a fee, tax or verification charge. Then preserve evidence: transaction hashes, wallet addresses, the platform URL, screenshots of your account and balance, and the full chat history. Export rather than screenshot where you can, because accounts and groups are usually deleted once the scheme moves on.
We start from your transactions and follow them across the relevant chains, mapping each hop and noting every service the funds pass through that could respond to a request or a legal process. That is then combined with the platform details and your correspondence into a single structured report.
Most public-chain activity can be followed, because the ledger is open. It becomes harder when funds pass through mixers, privacy coins or long chains of bridges and swaps, but the trail up to that point is usually still informative -- and that is often exactly where the identifiable services sit.
Transaction IDs and wallet addresses first, then payment confirmations from your bank or exchange, screenshots of the platform and your balance, withdrawal requests and any refusals, and the messages exchanged with whoever approached you. More complete records make for a more useful review.
It varies with the number of transactions and how far the funds travelled. A straightforward trace can be turned around quickly, while cases involving dozens of hops, several chains or multiple platforms take considerably longer. We tell you early which sort of case yours looks like.
No, and you should treat any guarantee as a warning sign. What we commit to is an honest assessment of what the evidence shows and a clear explanation of the options it opens up.
Be sceptical of anyone who contacts you unprompted, claims to have already located your funds, guarantees recovery, or wants a large payment before reviewing anything. Victim lists get traded, so a follow-up approach is common. Legitimate firms explain their process, examine the evidence first, and set expectations you may not want to hear.
Yes. A report creates an official record, and records are what allow exchanges, investigators and regulators to connect separate complaints to the same operation. It also matters if any part of the trail is still moving somewhere traceable.
Start Your Free Case Review
Share a few details about your situation. We will look at what you have, tell you what is traceable, and set out the options that genuinely apply.