"The truth always comes to light."
The scammer promised profits that never existed. We work with what does exist: the trail on the blockchain. EthGuardians is a blockchain intelligence firm registered in Hong Kong SAR, serving clients across Greece in English and Greek.
Greece knows what it means when institutions fail. The memory of the crisis years runs deep, and it shaped how Greeks treat their savings: trust is earned slowly, and promises of easy returns deserve suspicion. Cryptocurrency attracted many Greek savers precisely because it sat outside the system that had let them down. The scammers understood this before anyone else.
A crypto scam in Greece is reported to the Hellenic Police Cyber Crime Division. You can file a report online at cyberalert.gr or call 11188. File it even if the case feels embarrassing. The protocol number matters later: it shows you acted in good faith, and exchanges and banks ask for it when records are requested.
The Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC) publishes warnings about unauthorized investment platforms, and the Bank of Greece issues guidance on digital asset risks. Before you trust a platform, check its name against the HCMC warning list. If the company has no licence, it is almost always a scam.
The most common pattern we see in Greece is the fake trading platform with Greek-speaking brokers. A social media ad leads to a polished website. A friendly account manager calls, sometimes daily. A small first deposit appears to grow on screen. When you ask for a withdrawal, the account freezes and a so-called tax or release fee appears. That fee is the final act of the scam. Do not pay it.
Most of our cases come from Athens, Thessaloniki, and Patra, but we serve all of Greece, from Heraklion to Ioannina. If you suspect a platform is not genuine, make no new deposits. Save every transaction hash, wallet address, email, and chat log. Delete nothing, not even the messages that embarrass you: they are evidence of the scammer's method. Then file the report and send us your case for assessment. Tracing should start quickly, because funds often reach an exchange within days.
File a report online at cyberalert.gr or call 11188. Keep the protocol number.
Check the platform name against the Hellenic Capital Market Commission warning list. An unlicensed firm is almost always a scam.
Most cases reach us from Athens, Thessaloniki, and Patra, but we serve all of Greece.
We use blockchain forensics and Ethereum smart contracts to trace, freeze, and recover your digital assets from any type of fraud.
Our structured four-step process combines blockchain forensics with legal action.
We never promise outcomes. We tell you in advance what the realistic chances are for each fraud type.
We never ask for your seed phrase, private keys, two-factor codes, remote access to your device, or any upfront payment. Anyone who asks for these in our name is an impersonator.
The following testimonials represent verified client experiences. All names are anonymised to protect client privacy.
Thessaloniki, Greece • March 2025
"I lost €41,000 to a trading platform advertised in Greek. The report to the Cyber Crime Division went nowhere. EthGuardians traced the funds to an exchange within three weeks and returned €38,400 to me."
Athens, Greece • October 2025
"A romance scammer convinced me to send €19,800 in bitcoin. I was too ashamed to tell anyone for months. The EthGuardians team treated me with respect and traced the transfers across several wallets. I recovered €17,250."
The case review is free. You receive a written assessment and a fixed fee proposal before we start. We charge only if recovered funds reach you. Recovery can never be guaranteed, and any firm that promises it is not being honest.
Never. We also never ask for two-factor codes or remote access to your device. If someone asks for these in the name of EthGuardians, it is an impersonator. Report it to us and to the Cyber Crime Division.
File a report with the Hellenic Police Cyber Crime Division online at cyberalert.gr or by calling 11188. Attach transaction hashes, wallet addresses, and chat logs. Keep the protocol number: you will need it when records are requested from exchanges. Also check the HCMC warning list.
Tracing typically takes from a few days to a few weeks. Legal action and exchange cooperation often take months. Simple cases resolve faster, complex chains slower. We give you a realistic timeline in the written assessment.
The assessment itself costs nothing. If we take your case, we agree the fee in writing in advance. The fee is paid only from recovered funds. If nothing is recovered, you pay nothing.
Not necessarily. The blockchain does not forget: every transaction is still on the public ledger. Delay makes freezing harder, so file the report and submit your case to us as soon as you can.
