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Anonymised files
A ledger of recoveries
Every file below is real. Names and identifying details have been changed; the numbers, jurisdictions, and timelines have not.
01
United Kingdom
Investment scam · APP fraud
A retired engineer, a cloned FCA broker, and £186,000 back in eleven weeks
- Loss
- £212,000
- Recovered
- £186,000
- Timeline
- 11 weeks
02
Sweden
Cryptocurrency · Investment scam
A Swedish family, USDT to a fake exchange, 62% recovered from the destination platform
- Loss
- €94,000
- Recovered
- €58,000
- Timeline
- 5 months
03
Norway
Romance fraud · APP
A Norwegian professional, an eleven-month romance scam, and full bank reimbursement
- Loss
- NOK 780,000
- Recovered
- NOK 780,000
- Timeline
- 14 weeks
04
United Kingdom
Card fraud · Chargeback
A cloned booking site, £14,400 charged in four days, refunded in one week
- Loss
- £14,400
- Recovered
- £14,400
- Timeline
- 1 week
05
Denmark
Impersonation · APP fraud
A bank-impersonation call in Aarhus and DKK 96,000 returned in ten days
- Loss
- DKK 96,000
- Recovered
- DKK 96,000
- Timeline
- 10 days
06
Sweden
Invoice redirection · Business fraud
A redirected supplier invoice, SEK 410,000, recalled in two weeks
- Loss
- SEK 410,000
- Recovered
- SEK 388,000
- Timeline
- 2 weeks
07
Finland
Marketplace fraud · APP
A fake escrow service on a Finnish marketplace and €22,500 recovered in three weeks
- Loss
- €22,500
- Recovered
- €19,800
- Timeline
- 3 weeks
08
United Kingdom
Cryptocurrency · Investment scam
£47,000 in Bitcoin traced to a regulated exchange and frozen in four weeks
- Loss
- £47,000
- Recovered
- £31,000
- Timeline
- 4 weeks
09
Norway
Impersonation · APP fraud
A fraudulent BankID signing session in Bergen, NOK 240,000 back in five weeks
- Loss
- NOK 240,000
- Recovered
- NOK 240,000
- Timeline
- 5 weeks
10
Denmark
Recovery-scam · Card fraud
A second scam disguised as a refund service, DKK 61,000 returned in six weeks
- Loss
- DKK 61,000
- Recovered
- DKK 54,000
- Timeline
- 6 weeks
11
United Kingdom
Pension fraud · Investment scam
A cloned pension adviser, £88,000 in transfers, reversed in seven weeks
- Loss
- £88,000
- Recovered
- £71,000
- Timeline
- 7 weeks
12
Sweden
Romance fraud · APP
A romance approach reported after six weeks and SEK 175,000 recovered in seven weeks
- Loss
- SEK 175,000
- Recovered
- SEK 160,000
- Timeline
- 7 weeks
13
Finland
Business email compromise
A compromised finance mailbox in Tampere, €120,000, resolved in two months
- Loss
- €120,000
- Recovered
- €96,000
- Timeline
- 2 months