Scam Type: ICO Investment Scam via Telegram
Year: 2018
Reported Wallet: 3ADCir6brZbaJmrC283W3SmuWaUWiAeRdQ
Context: Legal Dispute – Divorce Proceedings
Tracing Barrier: “Unknown Service” label in ChainAnalysis report

Description:
In 2018, I was the victim of an ICO scam facilitated via a Telegram group and a fraudulent website. I transferred funds to the wallet address listed above, and I hold extensive documentation tracing the funds to a limited number of off-ramp exchanges. Despite this, the forensic expert appointed during my divorce proceedings declined to trace beyond the “unknown service” flag found in ChainAnalysis.

As a result, a court order concluded—on the balance of probabilities—that I still hold 8.24 BTC, along with additional Bitcoin allegedly untraced by the expert. This misattribution was based on incomplete analysis and failure to investigate the off-ramping activity visible in blockchain records.

This case highlights the critical flaws in limited or surface-level crypto tracing within legal contexts, especially when significant assets and reputational outcomes are at stake.