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Securities & forex fraud recovery

Claims arising from unlicensed broker platforms, boiler-room operations, pump-and-dump schemes, discretionary-account fraud, and unauthorised trading.

What this service covers

Civil claims against unlicensed brokers and platform operators; coordinated regulatory complaints (SFC, SEC, FCA, ASIC, etc.); asset tracing through correspondent banks; recovery of client funds held at custodians or clearing agents.

When this service applies

  1. 01You engaged with a platform that is not authorised in your jurisdiction to solicit investments or manage client accounts.
  2. 02You were directed to transfer funds to a bank account or e-money account that does not match the platform's publicly listed entity.
  3. 03Your account was traded without authorisation or in a manner inconsistent with your written instructions.
  4. 04You were told that profits were reached but withdrawals are blocked pending “tax,” “upgrade,” or “verification” payments.

When this service may NOT be appropriate

Civil recovery rarely succeeds when the counterparty is a shell entity in an uncooperative jurisdiction with no enforceable assets. We will say so plainly.

  • · Counterparty is a shell with no identifiable principal and no enforceable assets.
  • · Payment was made in cash or irrecoverable in-kind form with no banking trail.
  • · The losses are substantially attributable to genuine market risk rather than fraud.

Our approach

  1. 01Regulatory mapping to identify whether the platform is licensed anywhere and whether enforcement is available.
  2. 02Bank and payment-provider tracing to locate the operational accounts used.
  3. 03Civil action for unlicensed intermediation, misrepresentation, and breach of trust where applicable.
  4. 04Parallel complaints to consumer-protection regulators and the operator's payment-provider / card network.

Relevant legal frameworks

Securities and intermediation licensing statutes in the relevant jurisdictions; civil-fraud and misrepresentation doctrines; payment-services regulations; and, where applicable, consumer-protection regimes.

Technical limitations

Cross-border enforcement is often the binding constraint. We will provide a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction assessment before any engagement to help you decide whether the expected recovery justifies the legal cost.

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