CASE FILE · CFH-CS-08
Vector: signal-group pumpInstrument: ETH, USDTLoss: $148,000Location: SingaporeTimeline: 7 weeksRecovered: 72%
Reported operator: PipVertex ↗
How it began
A Telegram group with thousands of members shared “guaranteed” signals and a partner broker to trade them on.
The trap
The signals existed to move everyone onto one platform. When the group went quiet, the platform froze withdrawals.
The whole group seemed real because thousands of people were in it.
What we did
- We mapped the deposits from the partner platform to its settlement wallets.
- We traced the funds to two exchanges and an OTC desk.
- We engaged the exchanges with a documented file.
- We pushed for and secured a partial freeze.
72%
recovered after rapid tracing across the partner platform.
Red flags we saw
- A signal group funneling everyone to one broker
- Guaranteed-win trade calls
- Sudden silence before withdrawals freeze
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