§ 01The brief
The client saw an ad featuring a deepfaked tech executive. An 'account manager' helped him fund the bot with Bitcoin and USDT over five months. Withdrawals were always 'pending'.
§ 02What I did
- 1.
Traced 19 deposits from his exchange account to the platform and onward.
- 2.
Found $205,000 at one regulated exchange and confirmed the rest had been moved to wallets that cannot be reached.
- 3.
Filed the CCS report and sent the exchange the tracing report through law enforcement.
§ 03The outcome
The exchange froze $205,000. Return is pending through a law-enforcement process.