URL

blockchain-recovery-services.io

First reported 2026-02-04
Last reported
Victims 18
Est. losses $112,000
90
Risk score / 100
High risk — Recovery scam

Why we flagged this

Matched across multiple trusted sources and community reports.

⚠ FBI IC3 — active 18 community reports Category: Recovery Scams →

Community reports (18)

Real stories from verified victims. Most recent first.

Anonymous · Pittsburgh, PA · lost $8,000

After losing money to a crypto scam, this 'recovery service' contacted me and said they could trace and recover my funds. They asked for an upfront fee. They took the fee and disappeared. Lost again.

Re-victimized

How this scam type works

From our Recovery / Refund Scams guide.

  1. The contact. You get a call or email from a 'recovery agent', 'asset recovery firm', or 'blockchain forensics company'.
  2. They know details about your loss. Because scammers sell victim lists to each other. It sounds legitimate.
  3. The retainer fee. Payment required upfront — for 'court fees', 'legal filings', or 'blockchain tracing'.
  4. The escalation. More fees appear: taxes on the 'recovered' amount, transfer charges, compliance deposits.
  5. Nothing is recovered. No money comes back. The 'agent' ghosts. You've lost twice.

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