[Warning] CryptoRetrievalTools.com (multiple red flags)!!!

[SFR10]

What happened:
Before I went to sleep last night, a thread with the word "retrieval" at the end of it caught my attention, but I was too tired to check it, so I just archived it... Today, I did some digging and it appears that it's one of those fake recovery services!

- At first glance, it appears as a legitimate one since it doesn't require an upfront fee, but they claim to "recover BTC from inaccessible wallets, scams, or accidental transactions" while also saying they have the ability to retrieve "ETH lost due to hacking, phishing"!

• _{There was also a mention of their own "software" and also "working in close collaboration with law enforcement"!}

- In addition to the above things, they're using stock photos for their team members:
e.g.

• Pavlo Fedor ^{[Founder & CEO]} = Neon portrait young attractive man studio stock photo
• Serhii Anatolii ^{[Marketing Manger]} = Jerom Bell ^{[scroll down (screenshot)]} from another website that might also be fake.

Scammers Profile Link:
Anthony125

Reference Link:
BEST WAYS TO STORE CRYPTO ^[archived]

• Archived version of CryptoRetrievalTools.com

Additional Notes:

cryptoretrievaltools@gmail.com
2301 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139, USA

Domain name: cryptoretrievaltools.com
Creation Date: 2025-02-21T05:18:58.00Z

Tagged and "created a flag".

[Trêvoid]

Using stock images for team profiles is a major red flag. Reputable companies have real staff with verifiable backgrounds. The examples you gave—such as "Pavlo Fedor" and "Serhii Anatolii"—being linked to stock photos or appearing on other dubious sites, strongly suggest the operation is fake.

your suspicions are well-founded. The details you noticed—fake team profiles, grandiose claims, and unverifiable law enforcement ties—are all strong indicators of a scam. You did the right thing by avoiding engagement with them and archiving the thread

[hugeblack]

I believe their goal is to get you to download their software by making false promises like "no upfront fees" or guaranteed results.
In general, anything related to "recover BTC" is a scam unless proven otherwise.
flag supported.

[JeromeTash]

Nice catch. I remember seeing the thread but didn't pay attention to how he sneaked in the fake crypto recovery service link
The site seems to have partly been copied from (coindox.org) or at least they are related, but I am not able to view any other part of the site except the login part.

I have reported the post as it has nothing to do with Bitcoin discussion. I hope the mods do what is necessary. Flag supported.

[SFR10]

your suspicions are well-founded. The details you noticed—fake team profiles, grandiose claims, and unverifiable law enforcement ties—are all strong indicators of a scam.

Thank you... I hoped the ties with law enforcement agencies were true, but nothing came up ^{[unfortunately]}.

I believe their goal is to get you to download their software by making false promises like "no upfront fees" or guaranteed results.

Great point. I'm also suspecting that to recover lost bitcoin from users who were hacked, they'll ask for private keys to fish for remaining forked coins ^{[apart from its other benefits (e.g., signing a message in certain types of platforms)]}.

I have reported the post as it has nothing to do with Bitcoin discussion. I hope the mods do what is necessary.

Thank you for reporting it ^{[it no longer exists]}. Does anyone know how we can report it to their host?
^{- They appear to be using parking.com's servers, but I couldn't find a way to report them.}

BTW, thanks to everyone who contributed to the thread and also supported the flag

[JeromeTash]

Thank you for reporting it ^{[it no longer exists]}. Does anyone know how we can report it to their host?
^{- They appear to be using parking.com's servers, but I couldn't find a way to report them.}

I don't know much about parling.com, but can't the domain just be reported to namecheap.com, their registrar?
Namecheap.com will just faster if investigations show that the site is committing fraud

They suggest abuse reports get sent via this email address
1. abuse@namecheap.com

More details: https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/9196/5/how-and-where-can-i-file-abuse-complaints/

[The Cryptovator]

They seem totally fake. Left a red tag and support the flags from my ends. Additionally, it seems the scammer's profile has been nucked (probably) since his post history is zero. Good to see you exposed them. Otherwise, someone would fall into their trap.

I don't believe anyone could recover funds from a hacked wallet except legal authority. Otherwise, big companies like Binance and Bybit would recover funds from hackers wallets. Thanks for exposing them. Keep it up to help the community.

[albon]

I don't believe anyone could recover funds from a hacked wallet except legal authority. Otherwise, big companies like Binance and Bybit would recover funds from hackers wallets.

This is absolutely true. However, since there are newcomers in this field, the first thing they search for after being scammed is how to recover their stolen funds... As a result, these fraudulent websites appear in their search results, or they post an issue on a social media site and receive numerous messages from unknown people telling them they can recover their funds through a site like the one mentioned by the OP. They end up following the advice of these hackers and scammers, falling into the trap a second time.

Beginners must understand that there are no companies or tools that can recover stolen funds. Therefore, they should avoid such services altogether and never install any of these so-called tools on their computers, as they may contain trojans.

[SFR10]

but can't the domain just be reported to namecheap.com, their registrar?
Namecheap.com will just faster if investigations show that the site is committing fraud

We can report it to its registrar, but considering that most of their staff are incompetent, they tend to ignore most of the reports ^{[I've rarely seen positive actions from their staff, even for cases that such platforms use their hosting plans]}.
^{- Our best bet would be a court order, which would force them to seize such domains. The next best thing is directly reporting it to their hosting provider (if two different platforms were in the mix).}