{"success":true,"data":{"id":"fake-crypto-recovery-service-scam","label":"Fake crypto recovery service scam — recover lost/stolen Bitcoin/crypto wallet/funds + pay upfront fee/retainer/percentage to begin blockchain investigation","description":"Fake cryptocurrency recovery service — targeting people who have already lost money to crypto scams, wallet hacks, or exchange failures. Scammers pose as \"blockchain forensics specialists,\" \"crypto investigators,\" or \"digital asset recovery firms\" claiming they can trace and recover stolen funds for an upfront \"engagement fee,\" \"case filing fee,\" \"retainer,\" or a percentage (10–20%) of recovered funds. These are advance-fee fraud operations: no recovery occurs, the fee is the entirety of the scam, and victims lose money twice. FTC and FBI both warn that unsolicited recovery services contacting scam victims are themselves scams. FBI IC3 2024: fraud targeting prior fraud victims (double-dip scams) reported $67M in losses, with crypto recovery scams the fastest-growing subcategory.","tier":"danger","category":"scam","isThin":false}}