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cftrace will never ask you to pay upfront via messaging apps or crypto. • We only contact you from verified @cftrace.com and @cf-trace.com email addresses. • We never demand a payment. Only a fully refundable recovery deposit may be required. • Your recovered assets stay under your name until released to your wallet. • Scammers impersonate recovery firms so book calls only through this website. • Need proof? Read our case results and verified client testimonials. • All meetings are recorded and case files are encrypted end-to-end.cftrace will never ask you to pay upfront via messaging apps or crypto. • We only contact you from verified @cftrace.com and @cf-trace.com email addresses. • We never demand a payment. Only a fully refundable recovery deposit may be required. • Your recovered assets stay under your name until released to your wallet. • Scammers impersonate recovery firms so book calls only through this website. • Need proof? Read our case results and verified client testimonials. • All meetings are recorded and case files are encrypted end-to-end.
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US pathway

Recovering stolen crypto in the United States.

The US route combines federal reporting, information sharing between financial institutions, and civil actions that can be filed against the assets themselves rather than an unidentified defendant.

Written and reviewed by the cftrace Legal Coordination deskTRACE AI INVESTIGATIONS LTD · company no. 16828440Last reviewed 17 August 2026
First, report it

Who to contact, in this order

1
FBI IC3

The Internet Crime Complaint Center. Its Recovery Asset Team can act quickly on domestic wires.

2
Your bank or exchange

Same-day recall requests are far more effective than anything filed later.

3
State attorney general

Useful for consumer-facing platforms operating in your state.

Do this whether or not you engage us. It costs nothing, and it creates the record every later step relies on.

Legal tools available
  • Temporary restraining orders and asset freezes
  • John Doe subpoenas to identify unknown account holders
  • Civil actions naming the assets themselves where the holder is unknown
  • FinCEN 314(b) information sharing between institutions
What these terms mean
Realistic timeframe

Wire recalls are decided in days. Civil freezes typically take two to six weeks depending on the district.

Worth knowing
  • Where a business payment was diverted, act before conducting an internal investigation — the recall window closes first.

What we do not claim

We are an investigations firm, not a law firm and not a regulator. We do not provide legal advice, we do not guarantee recovery, and no timeframe on this page is a promise. Where court steps are needed, they are taken by instructing solicitors in the relevant jurisdiction, and every disbursement is quoted to you in writing beforehand.