After an investment loss, offers pour in from “solicitors”, “international counsel” and firms that promise chargebacks against offshore brokers. Some misuse real names and registration numbers. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) regularly warns about exactly this: cloned firms, freemail accounts, WhatsApp photos pasted onto genuine identities, upfront “commission” to free crypto.
A registry hit means a real person exists. It does not mean the stranger in your chat is that person. Impersonators count on you stopping at the first green tick.
Practical checks: look the firm up on the SRA site, then contact it through details you find there — not through the number in the WhatsApp forward. Match the email domain to the firm’s real site. Be suspicious of anyone who refuses a video call from a verified office line, demands crypto fees, or claims a secret regulatory unlock. Legitimate litigation needs a defendant you can actually sue; most crypto drains do not come with one on a plate.
If the pitch is recovery-as-a-service with a price list in USDT, read Fake recovery first.
If this pattern matches something you’ve been offered, start at Get help. If someone is already pitching “recovery”, read Fake recovery before you pay another fee.
This article is for general information only. It is not legal or financial advice. Details change. If you have lost money, contact your bank or card issuer and use the routes on the help pages.