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Withdrawal Scam Recovery
The balance is visible but immovable, and every attempt to withdraw produces a new condition.
What this looks like
Withdrawal scams work by keeping the finish line one payment away. Gas fees, network charges, insurance deposits, account upgrades, identity verification that never completes — the specific reason changes, the outcome does not.
Because the balance on screen is only a number in the operator's database, no amount of fee payment will release it. What is real, and what we work with, is the record of the payments you made.
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 withdrawal that is approved 'pending' one more payment
- Fees that scale with the size of the balance you are trying to move
- Live chat support that goes quiet once you stop paying
- A minimum balance rule introduced only after you asked to withdraw
- Requests to pay from a new wallet or a different exchange
How we work the case
Payment timeline
We build a chronology of every deposit and fee, which usually makes the escalation pattern obvious at a glance.
On-chain follow
Funds are traced from your wallet through the receiving addresses to whatever destination they reached.
Exchange touchpoints
Any point where funds entered a service with customer records is flagged, along with what that service typically requires to act.
Next-step guidance
We set out which reports to file, in what order, and what each realistically achieves.
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.