Romance Scam & Catfishing Investigation
The 3 Stages of Romance Fraud
Rapid declarations of devotion, constant messaging, and subtle encouragement to keep the relationship secret from family and financial advisors.
An unforeseen disaster: medical emergency, customs seizure of an inheritance, frozen offshore bank accounts, or travel visa clearance fees.
Directing transfers to domestic bank accounts ("my trusted agent") or introducing fake crypto investment platforms under the guise of building a future together.
How Our Investigators Pierce the Catfish Veil
While the scammer claims to be an isolated individual overseas, their digital trail intersects with real banking accounts, carrier networks, and image registries.
📸 Biometric Image & Reverse-Face Search
We run forensic reverse searches against billions of indexed social media profiles, stock photo repositories, and modeling portfolios to find the genuine individual whose photos were stolen, proving fraud beyond doubt.
📱 VoIP & Digital Footprint OSINT
We analyze virtual phone numbers (Google Voice, TextNow, Skype), WhatsApp account metadata, email server hops, and IP address ranges to establish the real physical and operational nexus of the syndicate.
🏦 Domestic Money Mule Unmasking
In many romance scams, funds are wired to a domestic bank account belonging to a "money mule." We identify the account holder's legal identity, arming civil attorneys to name them as defendants in unjust enrichment lawsuits.
👮 Sworn Evidentiary Dossier
We compile all forensic findings into a comprehensive dossier designed for state attorney generals, local police detectives, and the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3).