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Intaforensics Impersonation: Crypto Fund Recovery Scam Warning

Savun Law & Consultancy · Updated 2 November 2026

Intaforensics Impersonation: Crypto Fund Recovery Scam Warning

Teams that approach people who earlier lost money on a crypto or investment platform with the line "we found your loss" are now using the name of the British digital forensics firm IntaForensics. New Zealand's financial markets authority, the FMA, published a warning in October 2026 about this operation, which impersonates Intaforensics.

In short: The team promising recovery under the Intaforensics name is not authorised in Türkiye by the Capital Markets Board (SPK) and has no connection with the real company. New payments are requested in the form of tax and transaction fees to release the "found" money. Legal routes are open both for the original investment loss and for the later payments.
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🚩 What Is Asked for Once Lost Money Is "Found"?

According to the FMA's description, the caller says the victim's earlier loss has been traced and recovered; to appear credible, crypto wallets said to be holding the money are shown. These wallets are controlled by the scammers. Before any payout, the following items are put forward:

  • A fee under the name of "tax"
  • A transaction and transfer fee
  • A payment to prove wallet ownership

Each payment is followed by a new demand, and the promised refund never happens. This sequence is the typical pattern of the recovery scheme that targets investment victims a second timeTR.

⚖️ The Real IntaForensics and the Imitation Compared

The real IntaForensics Ltd is a UK-based digital forensics company that uses the domain intaforensics.com; it has no legal entity in Türkiye. The FMA has not published a domain or phone number used by the imitators; the name may be used by email, messaging apps or different websites. The operation that takes payments under a recovery promise is not authorised by the SPK (see the list of SPK-authorised brokerage firms); acts of this kind, committed through information systems and banking tools, are treated as qualified fraud under Article 158/1-f of the Turkish Penal Code.

🔗 Other Schemes Using the Same Method

We have also added to our archive other schemes that ask for a second payment under a recovery promise.

🧭 The Legal Process for Victims

  1. The criminal complaint process is structured to cover the first loss and the recovery payments together.
  2. For amounts sent to crypto wallets, the trail of money moved to a crypto exchangeTR is followed.
  3. Through an asset investigationTR, the accounts that received the money are identified.

For detailed information and legal support, you can contact Savun Law & Consultancy.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Could a call in the name of Intaforensics be a service of the real company?

The FMA warning shows that people who promise loss recovery and ask for payment under this name are impersonating the company; the real IntaForensics has no connection with these contacts.

If my money is in the wallet shown, why is a fee requested?

The wallets shown are controlled by the scammers. The fee is requested not because there is money to be released, but to collect a new payment.

Can my earlier investment loss and the recovery payment be handled together?

The recovery payment is often a continuation of the first loss; the two chains of payments can be assessed together in the legal process.

Is this the same team as in the E-Yatırım fund recovery article?

The name, country and contact channel are different; no trace linking the two operations has been found. The only common point is the recovery promise.

I was deceived under the Intaforensics name. What should I do?

For detailed information and legal support, you can contact Savun Law & Consultancy.

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