Falconglob: Stopping a Second-Scam Recovery Fee Trap, 88% Clawed Back in Phoenix

Some victims are targeted a second time — by operators promising to undo the first loss. Falconglob was that second fraud. Because our client reached us within days, we recovered 88% of the upfront “fees,” and this case doubles as a warning about how real recovery works.

ABackground

Our client had already lost money to a trading scam. Soon after, Falconglob contacted him claiming it could recover the funds — for an upfront “court bond” paid partly in gift cards and partly in USDT.

Falconglob used official-sounding language, fake case numbers, and a sense of momentum (“your funds are ready for release”) to justify each new payment.

BWhere it turned

After the first $13,600, the demands continued: a “tax clearance,” then an “escrow release fee.” No funds were ever returned. This is the recovery-scam playbook — a second fraud aimed at people made vulnerable by the first.

Because our client contacted us quickly, the money was still close to its origin and recoverable.

I was so desperate to fix the first mistake that Falconglob almost cost me a bigger one.— Robert T., Phoenix, AZ

COur engagement

1. 01
   Rapid intake

   We engaged within days, prioritising speed because gift-card and exchange windows close fast.

2. 02
   Gift-card issuer action

   We pursued freezes and chargebacks on the gift-card loads before the codes were fully redeemed.

3. 03
   On-chain tracing

   The USDT “fee” was traced to a single exchange deposit address with minimal layering.

4. 04
   Freeze and fraud report

   We filed a freeze request and an IC3 report referencing Falconglob.

5. 05
   Strong recovery

   Speed paid off: most of the gift-card value and the exchange deposit were recovered.

DRisk indicators

• Someone contacts you after a loss, offering guaranteed recovery.
• Upfront fees demanded before any work is done.
• Payment requested in gift cards, crypto, or wire “bonds.”
• Impersonation of a court, agency, or “reclaim bureau.”
• Pressure and “your funds are ready” urgency.