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[DrBeer]

I gathered some general information about the situation and even used AI to help with the search

What law enforcement already has Initial information:  FreeBitco.in itself lists FBC B.V. as the site operator
Moreover, this isn’t just an anonymous site without a legal entity. In the Curaçao registry, FBC B.V. is registered as a company with the number 157945, established in 2021. TripleTrust B.V.
is listed as the local representative. And there have already been official actions by government agencies:
- In 2024, Australia’s ACMA conducted an investigation into FBC B.V.’s activities and officially determined that FreeBitco.in was providing prohibited/unlicensed gambling services to Australian users;
- in December 2024, the Dutch Kansspelautoriteit issued an order to FBC B.V. to cease its illegal gambling operations, with a potential fine of €280,000 per week, up to a maximum of €840,000;
- Furthermore, the Dutch regulator conducted a follow-up inspection and found that, even after the order’s deadline had passed, users were still able to log in and play.
In other words, FBC B.V. is already officially under scrutiny by government authorities. This is a completely different situation compared to a classic anonymous crypto scam.

However, there is an interesting point regarding the evidence of fraud
If the investigation establishes a sequence of events roughly like this: the service continued to accept funds -> management was already aware of their inability or unwillingness to fulfill their obligations -> users were told that their funds were “safe” and would be paid out -> at the same time, assets were withdrawn or transferred -> the service shut down without refunding funds, then this is potentially a completely different story than mere bankruptcy or cessation of operations. And here, the blockchain is more of an asset to the investigation than an advantage for the criminals.
Bitcoin leaves a very clear trail: FreeBitco.in  ->known deposit/hot wallets  ->subsequent transactions  ->exchange/currency converter/custodial service  ->KYC  ->a specific individual.
This is exactly how law enforcement agencies have repeatedly identified the operators of cryptocurrency scams.
Moreover, even if the final coins have passed through several intermediate addresses or mixers, this does not mean the trail has disappeared...

P.S. The ideal scenario would be if information emerged showing that even just 1 satoshi from the platform had been used, for example, to fund drug trafficking, illegal organizations, etc. Then certain agencies would show significantly greater enthusiasm for investigating! Yes, that’s a hint

[hd49728]

I gathered some general information about the situation and even used AI to help with the search

What law enforcement already has Initial information:  FreeBitco.in itself lists FBC B.V. as the site operator
Moreover, this isn’t just an anonymous site without a legal entity. In the Curaçao registry, FBC B.V. is registered as a company with the number 157945, established in 2021. TripleTrust B.V.
is listed as the local representative. And there have already been official actions by government agencies:
- In 2024, Australia’s ACMA conducted an investigation into FBC B.V.’s activities and officially determined that FreeBitco.in was providing prohibited/unlicensed gambling services to Australian users;
- in December 2024, the Dutch Kansspelautoriteit issued an order to FBC B.V. to cease its illegal gambling operations, with a potential fine of €280,000 per week, up to a maximum of €840,000;
- Furthermore, the Dutch regulator conducted a follow-up inspection and found that, even after the order’s deadline had passed, users were still able to log in and play.
In other words, FBC B.V. is already officially under scrutiny by government authorities. This is a completely different situation compared to a classic anonymous crypto scam.

The timeline and legal issues as well as government actions explained a lot about Freebico.in changes in their activities recent years. These things show that there have been things happened behind the scene we don't know, but the business has fallen down by many big reasons.

Like wetsuit's last active day is in very late 2023.
Then TheQuin's last active day is in March 2024.

They did not disappear without reasons and their actions match very well with your findings.

[DrBeer]

I gathered some general information about the situation and even used AI to help with the search

What law enforcement already has Initial information:  FreeBitco.in itself lists FBC B.V. as the site operator
Moreover, this isn’t just an anonymous site without a legal entity. In the Curaçao registry, FBC B.V. is registered as a company with the number 157945, established in 2021. TripleTrust B.V.
is listed as the local representative. And there have already been official actions by government agencies:
- In 2024, Australia’s ACMA conducted an investigation into FBC B.V.’s activities and officially determined that FreeBitco.in was providing prohibited/unlicensed gambling services to Australian users;
- in December 2024, the Dutch Kansspelautoriteit issued an order to FBC B.V. to cease its illegal gambling operations, with a potential fine of €280,000 per week, up to a maximum of €840,000;
- Furthermore, the Dutch regulator conducted a follow-up inspection and found that, even after the order’s deadline had passed, users were still able to log in and play.
In other words, FBC B.V. is already officially under scrutiny by government authorities. This is a completely different situation compared to a classic anonymous crypto scam.

The timeline and legal issues as well as government actions explained a lot about Freebico.in changes in their activities recent years. These things show that there have been things happened behind the scene we don't know, but the business has fallen down by many big reasons.

Like wetsuit's last active day is in very late 2023.
Then TheQuin's last active day is in March 2024.

They did not disappear without reasons and their actions match very well with your findings.

And that means that some, and quite significant, processes have already been set in motion! I think that if this topic were investigated more thoroughly, dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of statements from forum participants, providing information that would assist the investigation, would make a significant contribution to this case!
Wallets, transactions, and amounts - these are all operational data that can assist the investigation!

[rtx10]

However, is strange. Apparently site seem up

ping ok
traceroute ok
whois ok

🤔

[Haunebu]

However, is strange. Apparently site seem up

ping ok
traceroute ok
whois ok

🤔

Have no idea what you are going on about here. I checked the site and it still says 'Bad Gateway' which has been the case for a while now implying that it's totally down. This is why there is nothing strange at all. What would be strange is them making a comeback.

These greedy scammers are on the run thanks to which this site will most likely never get resurrected.

[spiker777]

I gathered some general information about the situation and even used AI to help with the search

What law enforcement already has Initial information:  FreeBitco.in itself lists FBC B.V. as the site operator
Moreover, this isn’t just an anonymous site without a legal entity. In the Curaçao registry, FBC B.V. is registered as a company with the number 157945, established in 2021. TripleTrust B.V.
is listed as the local representative. And there have already been official actions by government agencies:
- In 2024, Australia’s ACMA conducted an investigation into FBC B.V.’s activities and officially determined that FreeBitco.in was providing prohibited/unlicensed gambling services to Australian users;
- in December 2024, the Dutch Kansspelautoriteit issued an order to FBC B.V. to cease its illegal gambling operations, with a potential fine of €280,000 per week, up to a maximum of €840,000;
- Furthermore, the Dutch regulator conducted a follow-up inspection and found that, even after the order’s deadline had passed, users were still able to log in and play.
In other words, FBC B.V. is already officially under scrutiny by government authorities. This is a completely different situation compared to a classic anonymous crypto scam.

However, there is an interesting point regarding the evidence of fraud
If the investigation establishes a sequence of events roughly like this: the service continued to accept funds -> management was already aware of their inability or unwillingness to fulfill their obligations -> users were told that their funds were “safe” and would be paid out -> at the same time, assets were withdrawn or transferred -> the service shut down without refunding funds, then this is potentially a completely different story than mere bankruptcy or cessation of operations. And here, the blockchain is more of an asset to the investigation than an advantage for the criminals.
Bitcoin leaves a very clear trail: FreeBitco.in  ->known deposit/hot wallets  ->subsequent transactions  ->exchange/currency converter/custodial service  ->KYC  ->a specific individual.
This is exactly how law enforcement agencies have repeatedly identified the operators of cryptocurrency scams.
Moreover, even if the final coins have passed through several intermediate addresses or mixers, this does not mean the trail has disappeared...

P.S. The ideal scenario would be if information emerged showing that even just 1 satoshi from the platform had been used, for example, to fund drug trafficking, illegal organizations, etc. Then certain agencies would show significantly greater enthusiasm for investigating! Yes, that’s a hint

It is really sad to see such an og website and a well-established business would turn out to be a fraud like this. I still remember freebitco.in was one of the first faucets I used to claim small amount of BTC when i started using this forum and was a beginner to bitcoin, It really saddened me to see this ended like this.
I don't understand why would they exit scam like that when they were probably already making good profit by doing everything right.

However, is strange. Apparently site seem up

ping ok
traceroute ok
whois ok

🤔

What are you talking about? the website is down for me. I shows this text:  

Sorry, this website has been blocked at request of the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA).

[dwyane36]

What are you talking about? the website is down for me. I shows this text: 

Sorry, this website has been blocked at request of the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA).

Yep, the site is still unavailable because it still returns a 502 error when you try to access it. However, the text you see is just a placeholder the hosting provider put up at the regulators' request in your jurisdiction. In other words, even if the Freebitcoin website were up and running right now, you still wouldn’t be able to access it without changing your IP address.

[rtx10]

However, is strange. Apparently site seem up

ping ok
traceroute ok
whois ok

🤔

Have no idea what you are going on about here. I checked the site and it still says 'Bad Gateway' which has been the case for a while now implying that it's totally down. This is why there is nothing strange at all. What would be strange is them making a comeback.

These greedy scammers are on the run thanks to which this site will most likely never get resurrected.

I'm one of the many scammed. On my account there were still about 500 euros. And, fortunately, a few months before it closed, I had managed to recover 3000 eur. Last night I simply tried to write ping freebitco.in and traceroute freebitco.in and got a reply. I just try to have hope to the end, not just for me, but also for all the scammed people

[Haunebu]

I'm one of the many scammed. On my account there were still about 500 euros. And, fortunately, a few months before it closed, I had managed to recover 3000 eur. Last night I simply tried to write ping freebitco.in and traceroute freebitco.in and got a reply. I just try to have hope to the end, not just for me, but also for all the scammed people

Damn! Sorry about that. Glad to hear that you recovered 3000 eur since the total loss could have been far higher. I get why you are holding out hope even though the situation is bleak, but there have been no major developments in recent times.

This whole thing was a coordinated scam effort as @DrBeer pointed out in the above posts which is why there is a good chance that these scammers will never get caught sadly.

[Kavelj22]

What are you talking about? the website is down for me. I shows this text: 

Sorry, this website has been blocked at request of the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA).

Yep, the site is still unavailable because it still returns a 502 error when you try to access it. However, the text you see is just a placeholder the hosting provider put up at the regulators' request in your jurisdiction. In other words, even if the Freebitcoin website were up and running right now, you still wouldn’t be able to access it without changing your IP address.

This is correct. That message is displayed for users trying to access the site from Netherland. The regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) applies the rule that gambling operators must ensure that their customer service departments can be contacted and provide services in the Dutch language. Once the customer service is unreachable, they ask the host to show that message. I found this explanation from a similar case here: https://focusgn.com/dutch-regulator-raps-online-casino-operator-over-inaccessible-customer-service

For other users from other regions, it shows a host error from cloudflare. Lucky are those residing in countries where everything online should be locally regulated.

[hosemary]

For other users from other regions, it shows a host error from cloudflare. Lucky are those residing in countries where everything online should be locally regulated.

Not all other regions. Users from Germany don't see the Cloudflare error either.
If you visit the website with a German IP address, you will see a message saying "Sorry, this website has been blocked at request of the German government authorities."

[Kavelj22]

For other users from other regions, it shows a host error from cloudflare. Lucky are those residing in countries where everything online should be locally regulated.

Not all other regions. Users from Germany don't see the Cloudflare error either.
If you visit the website with a German IP address, you will see a message saying "Sorry, this website has been blocked at request of the German government authorities."

Well, I know Netherland is not the only exception. What I wanted to say is that users from countries where online gambling activities are regulated by some authorities will see a message according to the reaction of their authorities over the site status. And as the website is shut down, users from other countries where nothing is regulated, they will see that host error from cloudflare. Users will see different messages depending on the juridictions in their location. Overall, good to see the website finally shut down.

[LTU_btc]

For other users from other regions, it shows a host error from cloudflare.

Not all other regions. Users from Germany don't see the Cloudflare error either.
If you visit the website with a German IP address, you will see a message saying "Sorry, this website has been blocked at request of the German government authorities."

If AI does't lie, Freebitco.in is blocked in Australia too, while from posts here we know that they're blocked in Netherlands in Germany. Usually I'm against such blocking, but maybe this time it saved at least several people from falling into this scam.

But in general I don't agree with words ''Lucky are those residing in countries where everything online should be locally regulated.'' Nope, they just force me to change DNS, use VPn and use other things to bypass stupid restrictions.

[IamCANADIAN013]

It's sad, pathetic, and telling to see freebitco.in go the route it did. 

I stored coin for a few years and earned decent interest which I cashed out.

I'm just glad I pulled out most before they disabled withdrawals. Had no idea what was happening behind the scene.

I really feel bad for those who lost their coin to these scum.

What started out as good intentions eventually got turned over to a bunch of scammers.

Story of life, I guess.

[Hispo]

It's sad, pathetic, and telling to see freebitco.in go the route it did. 

I stored coin for a few years and earned decent interest which I cashed out.

I'm just glad I pulled out most before they disabled withdrawals. Had no idea what was happening behind the scene.

I really feel bad for those who lost their coin to these scum.

What started out as good intentions eventually got turned over to a bunch of scammers.

Story of life, I guess.

It is a story of life, because it is something which I have seen happening already with other services in the past, besides Freebitcoin, we also have Betnomi and also a service called "paper wallet" all of them started as legitimate business with within the ecosystem of Bitcoin and they ended up being scams.

At least you were able to get your money out, it would have been sadder if you were among the thousands or hundreds of thousands which are at loss because of these scammers.