Check a recovery service before you pay
After a scam, many victims are contacted by people who promise to get the money back for a fee. Check them here first.
Paste the company's name, website, Telegram account or phone number in the box above.
Before you pay anyone
- Who contacted whom? Honest firms rarely message victims first.
- Can you check them? A real firm has a registered company and licensed lawyers you can find on an official register.
- What are they promising? Nobody can "hack back" or reverse a blockchain payment. A freeze is decided by the exchange or issuer holding the funds.
- How do they want to be paid? A request for crypto, gift cards or a "release fee" is a warning sign.
Read more about how fake recovery services work. ChainFreeze tracing is free for victims, and we will never ask you for a fee to release funds.
Warning signs of a recovery scam
If any of these is true, stop and do not pay:
- They contacted you first, or found you through a comment or a group.
- They promise or guarantee to get your money back.
- They ask for a fee, a 'tax' or a 'release fee' before anything happens, especially in crypto.
- They say they can 'hack' the scammer or 'reverse' a blockchain payment.
- They claim to work with the police, the FBI, Interpol or an exchange, but you can't check it.
- They have no real office, licence or registered company you can look up.
Only exchanges, stablecoin issuers, police and courts can freeze or return crypto. Real lawyers and police never ask for crypto to “release” your funds.
Common questions
Are all crypto recovery services scams?
Not all, but most that contact you first or ask for an upfront fee are. Real help comes from police, licensed lawyers, exchanges and stablecoin issuers, and none of them can promise your money back.
How do I check a law firm is real?
Look the firm and the lawyer up on the official lawyers' register for their country, and contact the firm through the phone number or email on that register, not the one the person gave you.