"Drop by drop, a lake forms."
EthGuardians helps crypto scam victims in Turkey trace and recover assets through blockchain forensics and legal action. 96% historical recovery rate across closed cases. You pay only if your money comes back.
Turkey has one of the highest rates of crypto ownership in the world. The Capital Markets Board (SPK) supervises capital markets and regularly publishes warnings against unlicensed platforms, while MASAK, the Financial Crimes Investigation Board, monitors financial crime and suspicious transactions. If a platform appears in no official register and reached out to you through social media or a phone call, treat that as a serious red flag.
If you have been scammed, apply to the cybercrime units of the Turkish National Police, the Siber Suçlarla Mücadele directorate. You can also notify USOM, the national cyber incident response centre, at usom.gov.tr. Keep your application number. A police record formally documents your victim status, and we often need that document when asking an exchange to freeze funds. A report alone is rarely enough, though: the police do not always have the tooling to follow funds across chains and offshore exchanges. The earlier you report, the better the chance of freezing funds before they move again.
Turkey carries the memory of a painful fraud pattern: a domestic platform that looks solid, advertises everywhere, then suddenly halts withdrawals and goes silent. If you are living through this pattern, you are not alone, and the fault is not yours. The second common pattern is the self-styled investment advisor on Instagram or Telegram, posting photos of a luxury life: they show small wins first, then ask for a large deposit, and finally block your withdrawal behind a demand for "tax" or "commission".
We serve clients in İstanbul, Ankara, İzmir, Bursa, Antalya, and across Turkey. The entire process can run in Turkish or English. We will speak to you plainly: what is possible, what is hard, and where your evidence stands. The first conversation is free and commits you to nothing. Do not be ashamed; these patterns have targeted millions of people. The right move is to act on evidence.
Turkish National Police cybercrime units (Siber Suçlarla Mücadele); notify USOM at usom.gov.tr for cyber incidents. Keep your application number.
The SPK supervises markets and publishes warning lists; MASAK monitors financial crime.
İstanbul, Ankara, İzmir, Bursa, Antalya, and all of Turkey.
Platforms that suddenly halt withdrawals, and fake "investment advisors" on social media.
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 and legal action to trace and recover your funds.
No outcome is promised. The labels below reflect historical case categories, not a promise about your case.
We never ask for seed phrases, private keys, two-factor codes, remote desktop access, 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.
İstanbul, Turkey • March 2026
"I invested ₺1,240,000 in a fake investment platform I met in a Telegram group. When I tried to withdraw, they demanded a 'tax'. I went to the police but got no result. The EthGuardians team traced the money flow within three weeks, and most of my assets came back."
İzmir, Turkey • October 2025
"I was the victim of a romance scam that lasted four months. I was too ashamed to tell anyone. They treated me with respect, reconstructed the entire transaction chain, and ₺685,000 was recovered."
You submit your case for free. We assess the evidence and give you a written assessment. If we take your case, the fee is charged only after recovered funds actually reach your wallet. No upfront payment, no activation fee, no "tax" to release your money.
Never. We also never ask for two-factor codes, remote desktop access, or upfront payment. No legitimate recovery process needs any of these. Anyone who asks for them in our name is an impersonator.
Apply to the cybercrime units of the Turkish National Police (Siber Suçlarla Mücadele), and notify USOM at usom.gov.tr about the cyber incident. If the platform claimed to be licensed, complain to the SPK as well; MASAK steps in on the financial crime side. Prepare transaction hashes, wallet addresses, screenshots, and your full chat history. Keep the application number, because we will ask for it.
The initial assessment is done within 24 hours. On-chain tracing usually takes a few weeks. Legal action against exchanges or recipients can take months. Most successful cases close within two to six months; complex cases take longer. We do not promise deadlines we cannot control.
In many cases, yes. The blockchain is a public ledger: every transaction is recorded permanently. Our historical recovery rate is 96% across closed cases, but recovery is never guaranteed. Our free review tells you honestly whether your case is worth pursuing.
Not necessarily. The blockchain record does not disappear. What fades with time is the chance to freeze funds before they move again. Apply to the police now, then submit your case the same day.
