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4 available 4 • View allI got a judgment against a cryptocurrency company that failed pay me and closed. What to do?




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Q: I give an investment to a Pakistani individual for trading opportunities in cryptocurrency. He gave me three cheques as security against my investment.
He used to give me profits every month. After 4 months, he failed to give me a profit by saying all investments were liquidated and lost.
I opened a cheque execution case against him and all three cheques (100k + 12k + 29K AED) got bounced due to insufficient funds.
During this stage, the person managed to leave UAE and flee to his home country ( Pakistan). It is more than 4 months after my execution case yet I didn't receive any money from the court.
How can I recover my money?
I need a detailed answer.
Thanks.





Jan 25, 2024
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I am a victim of a crypto scam. Can I claim my invested money back?


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Q: I believe that I am a victim of a crypto scam. I met a girl on a dating app in December and she onboarded me to a crypto platform helping me invest using step-by-step screenshots.
I was consistently asked to deposit USD 20k money, however, raised USD 5k and she deposited USD 15k in my crypto account.
My withdrawal was declined and customer services asked me to pay 12k USD in tax on profit made in order to access these funds.
I arranged 9k and the lady paid 3k for me. Since 3k was not from my account, customer service asked me to pay it from my account which I duly did.
Then I was asked to deposit USD 15k as security since the initial funds were from someone else.
I did that and my withdrawal got approved but I was informed that the fund release is stuck as I need to pay USD 8.3k as a large channel fee and I would be upgraded to a premium client.
Post this payment, now I am being asked for USD 6.3k as a miner's fee on my whole account balance to get my withdrawal



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Q: I believe that I am a victim of a crypto scam. I met a girl on tinder on 17/06/21 and after talking, we exchanged numbers. She onboarded me to Binance using step-by-step screenshots, helping me to set up an account.
She then asked me to set up an account on another platform which I now believe is a fake platform. Over a period of three months, she consistently encouraged me to deposit more and more money, and I was making huge returns.
In total, I deposited around 250k USD and supposedly had returns of 850k USD. But just recently when I tried to withdraw some of this, my withdrawal was declined and customer services told me I had to pay 150k USD in tax in order to access these funds.
I was very suspicious now and refused to pay. It was at this point that customer service stopped replying to me. I hope I can recoup some of the losses and this person can be brought to justice.


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I lost in online crypto scam. Is there any proper agency that can help me recover the money?
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Q: I lost approx. 22000 USDT in an online crypto scam. I made a complaint to the Umm Al Quwain police station.
However, they said they cannot recover the money.
Is there any proper agency that can help me recover the money?

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Blackwater International, a leading private security and investigative company, has established a reputation for handling complex and high-stakes operations. One of the most challenging areas the company has ventured into is cryptocurrency asset recovery. This case study explores a recent successful recovery operation conducted by Blackwater International, highlighting their methodology, challenges faced, and the impact of their efforts.
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1 available 1 • View allFederal Law No. (11) of 1992 Concerning Issuance of the Civil Procedures Code 42
The law promulgates UAE Civil Procedures Code (Civil Procedure Law) which governs civil procedures in the United Arab Emirates, including the prosecution before the courts, litigation and execution.
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