Insights — recent recovery stories
Real cases from the Brooklyn desk: how each scam unfolded, and what we were able to trace back.
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FIELD NOTES
Notes from the desk.
Working notes from the Cryptosenti research desk: trends, methodology essays, anonymized case retros, and the occasional Brooklyn dispatch.
Case file: Aquila Markets
Aquila Markets reads like a regulated venue from the homepage. Step one click deeper and the signal flips.
Read the file →Cryptosenti Watchlist: Sef Global
When we trace the signals around Sef Global, the noise resolves into a familiar pattern of deposit-and-stall fraud. We are documenting it here so people can recognise it before the…
Read the file →Cryptosenti Watchlist: Unitedbtcbank
Unitedbtcbank reached our desk through victim intake and open warning lists. Read the signals together and it reads as a fake trading platform, not a regulated firm. SIGNAL SHEET O…
Read the file →Alpen Advisors: signal report from the Cryptosenti desk
The Brooklyn desk has logged Alpen Advisors as a high-risk operator. The pattern is one our case files have read before.
Read the file →Cryptosenti Watchlist: Sahm
Sahm is on the Cryptosenti watchlist. What we listen for on the chain and hear from victims lines up: this looks like a platform built to separate people from their funds. SIGNAL S…
Read the file →Cryptosenti Watchlist: VMC Global
Intelligence gathered on VMC Global points to a high-risk operation. The name appears alongside classic fraud markers, and the money trail rarely leads anywhere a victim can reach….
Read the file →Cryptosenti Watchlist: Invest Ireland
Our signal desk has flagged Invest Ireland after cross-checking chain activity, marketing patterns and public warnings. The picture that emerges is consistent with a fraudulent tra…
Read the file →Cryptosenti Watchlist: Binoswap
Our signal desk has flagged Binoswap after cross-checking chain activity, marketing patterns and public warnings. The picture that emerges is consistent with a fraudulent trading o…
Read the file →Cryptosenti Watchlist: finaltolive.com (Clone of FCA Authorised Firm)
finaltolive.com (Clone of FCA Authorised Firm) reached our desk through victim intake and open warning lists. Read the signals together and it reads as a fake trading platform, not…
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