Case Study · CW-2026-0466 · Romance (pig-butchering) + fake staking A Months-Long Romance Led to a Fake Staking Account at InvestTraders: $138,000 A San Diego widower met someone online who, over months, introduced him to… A Months-Long Romance Led to a Fake Staking Account at InvestTraders: $138,000
Case Study · CW-2026-0459 · Boiler-room binary options A Boiler-Room Binary-Options Floor Ran CA$96,200 Through Five Cards: bnioptiontrade A Calgary nurse was worked by a rotating team of ‘account managers’ at bnioptiontrade, a binary-options operation… A Boiler-Room Binary-Options Floor Ran CA$96,200 Through Five Cards: bnioptiontrade
Case Study · CW-2026-0452 · Fake CFD broker · withdrawal-fee wall The CFD Broker That Built a Fee Wall Around €46,800: Starforex Live Investment A Rotterdam shop owner was cold-called by Starforex Live Investment and… The CFD Broker That Built a Fee Wall Around €46,800: Starforex Live Investment
Case Study · CW-2026-0445 · Seed-phrase wallet-drainer phishing A Fake ‘Wallet Sync’ From GlobalSignalsFX Emptied a Wallet in Minutes: AUD 124,000 A Melbourne business owner was told by ‘support’ at GlobalSignalsFX that he needed to… A Fake ‘Wallet Sync’ From GlobalSignalsFX Emptied a Wallet in Minutes: AUD 124,000
Case Study · CW-2026-0438 · Recovery scam / double fraud Scammed Twice: How CMC Finance Group Targeted a Victim — and Why We Got 88% Back Months after losing money to a fake exchange, a… Scammed Twice: How CMC Finance Group Targeted a Victim — and Why We Got 88% Back
Case Study · CW-2026-0431 · DeFi yield / auto-trading bot The ‘Expert Advisor’ Bot That Drained a Wallet Through One Approval: £71,500 A Leeds software contractor joined a DeFi community and connected his wallet to… The ‘Expert Advisor’ Bot That Drained a Wallet Through One Approval: £71,500
Case Study · CW-2026-0422 · Celebrity-endorsement giveaway A Deepfake ‘Giveaway’ That Funneled Victims Into Global Blockchain Technologies: $14,200 A Texas first-time investor watched a ‘live’ stream of a famous founder doubling crypto, then was steered… A Deepfake ‘Giveaway’ That Funneled Victims Into Global Blockchain Technologies: $14,200
Case Study · CW-2026-0417 · Fake exchange · frozen withdrawals How SPOTXCOIN Froze Every Withdrawal Behind a ‘Tax’ Wall — a $58,400 Recovery A Denver contractor came to us after a platform called SPOTXCOIN showed… How SPOTXCOIN Froze Every Withdrawal Behind a ‘Tax’ Wall — a $58,400 Recovery