Online and crypto scams: you are not alone.
Online crypto scams take many forms: fake exchanges, unlicensed brokers, Ponzi schemes, Telegram and social media scams. We analyse your case, trace the money and support you, together with Studio Legale Gioviale & Partners, in trying to recover your funds.
Online crypto scams: what we do.
Today's online scams are run like companies: credible trading platforms, fake advisers who call every day, profits shown on screen that do not exist. When you try to withdraw, the requests begin: "taxes", "release fees" or "verifications", each more expensive than the last.
We start from the facts: we collect and organise the evidence, analyse the websites, domains, accounts and wallets involved, trace on-chain cryptocurrency movements and prepare a clear technical report. With Studio Legale Gioviale & Partners we assess the possible actions against platforms, exchanges, intermediaries and authorities.
How to defend yourself from online crypto scams.
Online crypto scams are not isolated incidents. Behind them there are organisations that use call centres, cloned websites and adverts with famous faces. So a victim should not feel naive. Instead, they should act with method, because every lost day reduces the traces available.
First of all, stop every new payment and keep chats, receipts and wallet addresses. Then follow our first-24-hours checklist. If the platform shows a balance but will not let you withdraw, read how fake exchanges work. If an “account manager” follows you instead, read the page on unlicensed brokers.
In any case, report it to the police and check the list of firms flagged by the Italian financial regulator. We handle the technical side of online crypto scams, while our partner law firm assesses the possible legal action.
Online scams: every scheme leaves traces.
Choose the case closest to yours: you will find how the scam works, what we analyse and what to do right away.
Crypto scams and fake exchanges
Platforms that show profits and block withdrawals: on-chain fund tracing.
Learn more 02Fake brokers and online trading
Unlicensed trading platforms, account managers and blocked accounts.
Learn more 03Telegram and social media scams
Signal groups, paid tasks, fake experts and romance scams.
Learn more 04Ponzi schemes and fake investments
Guaranteed returns, recruitment and blocked payments.
Learn more 05What to do if you have been scammed
The first-24-hours checklist: evidence, bank, police report, devices.
Learn moreThe online and crypto scams we investigate
Fake crypto exchanges
Platforms that imitate real exchanges, show fictitious balances and block withdrawals.
Fake brokers and online trading
Unlicensed brokers, pushy "account managers", impossible profits and accounts that drop to zero.
Ponzi schemes and fake investments
Guaranteed returns paid with new members' money, until the scheme collapses.
Telegram and social media scams
"Signal" groups, fake experts and paid tasks that demand ever-higher deposits.
Romance and investment scams
Relationships built online over weeks that end with an investment proposal.
Phishing and wallet theft
Cloned websites, fake support desks and malicious apps that empty accounts and crypto wallets.
How we work on your case
Case assessment
First, you tell us what happened and send us the material; then we assess the situation and tell you clearly what can be done.
Fund tracing
Next, we analyse transfers, cards, wallets and on-chain transactions to reconstruct where the money went.
Technical report
Then we prepare an organised report with evidence, flows and parties involved, ready for lawyers and authorities.
Legal action
Finally, Studio Legale Gioviale & Partners handles formal notices, reports to exchanges and intermediaries, criminal complaints and recovery actions.
- Via Principe Amedeo 42A, 46100 Mantova
- +39 0376 321622
- avvocato@gioviale.com
- PEC avvocato@pec.gioviale.com
A complete path: technical, legal and tax.
For the legal side – formal notices, criminal complaints, civil and criminal actions to recover funds – we work with Studio Legale Gioviale & Partners. We handle the technical analysis and the reconstruction of the flows; the law firm takes the actions before the competent authorities.
For tax matters we work with Dott. Fabio De Angelis, chartered accountant, employment consultant and statutory auditor, an expert in tax litigation: he assesses the tax treatment of money lost or recovered and assists in any disputes with the tax authorities.
- Corso A. Gramsci 20, 00045 Genzano di Roma
- 06 9362808 · 06 9364119 FAX 06 93956751
- fdaced@tin.it
Online crypto scams: questions.
Stop sending money, even if they ask you for "taxes" or "fees" to release your withdrawal. Save chats, emails, receipts, wallet addresses and transaction IDs, file a police report and contact us for a case assessment.
It depends on the case: time elapsed, amounts, platforms and exchanges involved, traces available. Blockchain transactions are public and make it possible to reconstruct the flows; when funds pass through regulated exchanges, reports and requests can be made through lawyers and authorities. However, nobody can guarantee recovery: be wary of anyone who promises it.
The first contact is used to understand the situation and whether there is room to act. Any costs for the technical analysis and legal assistance are communicated transparently, in writing, before we start.
Be very careful: "recovery scams" target people who have already been scammed. Be wary of anyone who contacts you first, guarantees results or asks for cryptocurrency payments to release your funds. We never contact victims unsolicited.
Yes. We operate between Italy and the United Arab Emirates (Rome, Milan, Dubai, Abu Dhabi) and also handle cases remotely, via WhatsApp and video call.
Tell us what happened.
Fill in the form or message us on WhatsApp: we assess the case and get back to you with clear guidance on the possible steps.