Handle financial fraud cases from first assessment through recovery efforts and legal escalation.

Broker Defense
Broker Défense has been supporting victims of fraud, scams and commercial disputes since 2014 thanks to its network of lawyers and jurists specializing in financial law. Broker Defense also specializes in tracking cryptocurrencies in the context of fraud.
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Original or exclusive content published in partnership with French Tech Sofia

March 04, 2023
Cyber Scam: tracking down scammers official
Broker Defense on the trail of the misleading sale of camper vans, we accompanied the TF1 Grands Reportages team from the fake classified ad scam to the fraudulent payment.

January 28, 2023
« Traps on the internet » (France 2) official
Broker Defense accompanied the Special Envoy team during the “Internet Traps” investigation. Marc Bouzy, with France 2 journalists, traced the trail of scams and contentious investments that cause French individuals to lose tens of thousands of euros.

January 08, 2023
Online scam (TF1 & LCI) official
It is in the case of “ghost” cows that the journalists from the program Grands Reportages on TF1 and LCI followed the BROKER DEFENSE teams in their activity of supporting victims for several days.
Broker Defense in the press, online media and announcements.

- AI-boosted trading? The latest technique used by internet scammers to lure their victims L'express
- TF1’s “90 Enquêtes” Investigates the Rise of Online Scam Syndicates TF1
- Cryptoast and Broker Defense Reveal the Wildest Crypto Scam Tactics Cryptoast
- Interview with the founder of Broker Defense, the company that fights crypto scams Cryponews.com
- Numerama Reports Surge in Crypto Use in Classic Scams Numerama
About
Broker Defense operates in a part of digital risk that becomes critical when financial loss, legal uncertainty, and technical complexity collide.
The company focuses on tracing stolen crypto, mapping scam structures, and turning blockchain investigation into evidence that can support legal action. Its work sits at the intersection of digital assets, fraud analysis, and case preparation, helping victims move from confusion toward a more structured understanding of what happened.
That role matters because crypto-related scams are difficult to unravel without fast, methodical investigation. Wallet activity, transaction paths, and connected actors can be hard to interpret without technical expertise, especially when victims also need documentation that is usable in legal or law-enforcement contexts. Broker Defense works in that space, helping turn complex blockchain activity into clearer investigative and legal pathways.

What Broker Defense does, services and activities.
Where financial fraud fights back.
Broker Defense assists victims of financial fraud with fund recovery, legal action, and cross-border dispute handling against regulated brokers, illegal entities, banks, and other intermediaries.
Its work is structured in stages: investigation, strategy design, criminal complaint support, amicable action with partner lawyers, and litigation follow-up, with coordination across law firms in different countries depending on the case.
Review the situation upfront so victims can quickly decide whether a case should go further.
Prepare pre-contentious action and send formal demand letters to banks or platforms seeking restitution.
Draft complaint models and compile annexes, OSINT findings, and technical records for authorities.
Trace on-chain fund movements and produce reports for police, courts, or lawyer-led actions.
Turn blockchain history into structured reports for banks, notaries, tax authorities, and advisors.
Industries served
Broker Defense is especially relevant in environments where financial harm, evidentiary rigor, and digital asset movements intersect, including:
- Digital investigations. OSINT and on-chain tracing reports.
- Financial services. Fraud recovery for banks and victims.
- Blockchain and digital assets. Crypto tracing and fund analysis.
- Legal and compliance. Case prep, claims, and legal action.
→ Across these sectors, the common thread is the need to turn complex financial events into credible, actionable records for recovery, enforcement, or formal review.
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