Private individuals with crypto: investigation, origin and questions after fraud

In brief

You are a private individual holding crypto. Something has gone wrong, or you are being asked something you cannot answer convincingly. Paucitas establishes the facts and puts them in a form others accept.

For private individuals Paucitas does two things: work out what happened after fraud or theft, and substantiate where your crypto holdings came from when your bank, the tax authority or a civil-law notary asks. You receive a report you can read yourself and a third party can recalculate.

Who exactly

You were defrauded through a trading platform, a broker, a chat contact or a romance scam. Or your wallet was emptied and you do not know how. Or nothing went wrong, but your bank is blocking a payment, the tax authority is asking questions, or you want to put crypto into a mortgage or gift it to your children.

In every case the same thing applies: you are expected to be able to demonstrate something, and you have no document for it. That document is what we make.

The questions this group asks

The background sits on the topic pages crypto fraud investigation, proving the origin of crypto assets and stolen crypto tracing.

What Paucitas delivers for you

After fraud: a timeline of what happened, the route your funds took, the points we could establish as fact and an honest assessment of what is still possible.

For origin questions: an overview per address and per token, a chain from your first deposit to the euro in your account, and a transaction hash or export line as the source for each step.

We do not promise recovery of your funds and we do not give tax or legal advice.

How the collaboration works

You get in touch with a short description. In the intake you hear whether an investigation can achieve anything in your situation and what it costs; if it cannot, we say so straight away. You then receive a data list with exactly what is needed. Handover is digital or at the office.

A regular investigation is usually ready within three working days. With many transactions or several wallets that rises to about two weeks.

One thing Paucitas does differently

We write down what we cannot establish. Every report has a section on reservations and limitations and a declaration of independence. It reads as less decisive, but it is exactly the part that lets a bank or a court take the report seriously.

Contact

Paucitas usually replies within a few minutes to an hour, and in nearly all cases the same working day. Paucitas can be reached by phone around the clock on +31 20 244 5774. The office is at Weesperstraat 107 in Amsterdam; material can be handed over digitally or at the office.

Frequently asked questions

Can Paucitas get my money back?

No. We investigate and record what happened and where the funds went. Recovery is something we do not undertake.

Is an investigation worthwhile with little data?

Often yes. An investigation starts from a single lead: a transaction hash, an address, a bank statement or a message thread.

What does an investigation cost for a private individual?

That depends on the size. You get the price in the engagement confirmation, before anything starts.