Lithuania is a fintech country. Licenses are issued and the market is supervised by Lietuvos bankas, which publishes regular warnings about fraudulent platforms. Our readers here know what a license is and will check our credentials. We state them openly: EthGuardians is registered in Hong Kong SAR as AI Data Intelligence, and our legal partnership is with SarahLegal.io, a member of the Swiss Bar Association.
In Vilnius, Kaunas, and Klaipėda the most common pattern is the fake investment platform. These are advertised on social networks with fabricated endorsements from well-known public figures: the victim sees a familiar face in an ad, registers, transfers a first sum, and watches a profit grow on screen. When they try to withdraw, they hear about taxes and additional deposits. It is a classic scheme with a precise name, and it can be investigated.
Report to the Policija on the emergency number 112 or online at policija.lt, and keep the report reference. If the incident is cyber-related, the National Cyber Security Centre (NKSC) matters as well. Check the platform name on the Lietuvos bankas warning list: if it appears there, that is meaningful evidence. A police report gives you official victim status, but following funds across chains and offshore exchanges takes specialised tooling.
That is our work. We document every transaction from wallet to wallet, build an evidence file, and with our Swiss legal partners pursue freezes on the accounts of identifiable recipients. Delete nothing: transaction hashes, wallet addresses, the platform URL, chat logs, and payment receipts are the base of the case. Shame is understandable, but it serves the scammer. The public ledger forgets nothing.