Romance and "pig-butchering" scams are engineered to feel real and to keep the money flowing. Once the truth lands, the priority shifts to two questions: who did this, and where did the money go. A licensed investigation answers both — and turns your answers into evidence the parties who can actually act will accept.
What a romance scam investigation delivers
- Scammer attribution — identifying the real person or network behind the fake persona
- Fund tracing — following bank transfers, wires, and cryptocurrency toward cash-out points
- Evidence preservation — messages, profiles, and transactions held with forensic integrity
- Reporting packages — documentation formatted for banks, exchanges, and investigators
- Law-enforcement coordination — support for referrals to police and federal authorities
Can the money really be recovered?
Be skeptical of any firm that promises recovery — a common second scam targets victims who already lost money. Honest work focuses on what an investigation can control: tracing funds, identifying the scam infrastructure, and producing credible, documented evidence. It is banks, crypto exchanges, and law enforcement that can freeze or claw back funds, and they act on evidence — which is exactly what we build. Every step is performed under California BSIS PI License No. 190161, using lawful methods only. Victims should also file with the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov.
Can you trace cryptocurrency payments?
Frequently. Blockchain transactions are public and permanent, so funds can often be followed across wallets to the exchanges where scammers cash out — the pressure points where authorities can intervene. Our licensed investigator preserves this analysis with chain of custody and can testify to it as a computer-forensics expert, giving you one accountable partner from tracing through court.
