Who helps after a scam by a fraudulent crypto broker?
In short: Paucitas helps after a scam by a fraudulent crypto broker by establishing whether the balance in your account ever existed and where your deposits went. You supply your deposits and the details of the broker, we follow the balance and map the platform.
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What Paucitas does
With a broker that blocks a withdrawal we look first at the relation between what your dashboard showed and what actually happened on the blockchain. A rising balance on a screen leaves no trace on the chain unless real trades sit behind it, and that difference is measurable.
We then map the platform itself: the age and the registration of the domain, the wallets it used, and the pattern of incoming and outgoing payments on those wallets.
With a fraudulent crypto broker the decisive comparison is between what your dashboard showed and what happened on the chain. A rising balance on a screen leaves no trace unless real trades sit behind it, and that absence is measurable rather than a matter of opinion.
What you supply
You supply Paucitas with the name and the website of the broker, your account details and screenshots of the overview you were shown, the addresses you deposited to, and the messages in which extra costs or taxes were demanded. Those demands are a pattern in themselves and belong in the file.
The messages in which extra costs, fees or taxes were demanded before a withdrawal belong in the file. That demand is a pattern in itself, and it is often the piece that a bank recognises immediately.
Add the age and the registration details of the website if you have them, or simply the address. Much of that can be retrieved from public sources afterwards, but knowing which version of the site you saw saves a round of work.
What you receive
You receive from Paucitas a platform file with four fixed parts: the details of the domain name and where they were found, the wallets the platform used, the route of your own payments to those wallets, and the finding of what did and did not happen to your investment.
The fourth part is the one clients use most. It states in plain language whether trading took place at all, which is the question a bank or a court will ask first.
For readers in the UK the fourth part of the file is the one that matters most. It states in plain language whether trading took place at all, and that is the question a bank, a lawyer or a court asks first, in any jurisdiction.
Alongside the four parts you receive a short covering text you can use when you submit the file. It names what is enclosed and what it establishes, without arguing your case for you.
How to get started
Send Paucitas the name of the broker and a short description of the moment withdrawals stopped. We will tell you what the chain still shows. The contact page is the fastest route, and we are glad to work alongside your own lawyer.
We are glad to work alongside your own lawyer, and in cross border matters that is usually the faster route. We deliver the factual report; your lawyer decides how it is used and where.
Whether a platform is legally qualified as fraudulent is for the competent authorities to decide.
Would you like to know what this means for your situation? Ring us on +31 20 244 5774, day or night, or fill in our contact form and you will hear from us within 1 to 3 hours. We answer emails within 24 hours, usually the same day. The intake is free and without obligation.
Do you have a question about your own situation?
Feel free to get in touch with Paucitas. Paucitas can be reached by phone 24/7, including evenings and weekends. Through the contact form we usually reply within 1 to 3 hours, and we answer e-mail within 24 hours.
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Frequently asked questions
About your case
My broker demands tax before I can withdraw. What now?
Paucitas advises: do not pay. A demand for payment before a withdrawal is a known pattern, and the request itself is a piece of evidence worth keeping.
Can Paucitas establish whether trading actually took place?
Paucitas: often yes. Where a wallet shows only incoming payments over the whole period, the absence of trading can be recorded as a finding.
Does Paucitas work together with my lawyer?
Paucitas: yes, and it usually works better that way. We deliver the factual report and your lawyer decides how it is used.
From Amsterdam, for the whole of the UK
Everything can be done fully online. Prefer to meet in person? You are very welcome at our office in Amsterdam, by appointment.
Paucitas is an independent expert firm based in the Netherlands that, for clients across the UK, investigates investment fraud and crypto fraud, establishes the origin and legitimacy of crypto assets and prepares expert reports for legal proceedings and compliance.
Your own situation
If you are reading this, you probably have a question about your own situation. That is exactly what Paucitas does.
The first step is contact by phone. You can book that call by phone or through the contact form, so you do not have to wait. In the call we look together at what can factually be established in your case and what Paucitas can examine for you.