* This success story is a plaintiff representation success story.
Overview of the incident
While looking for a work-from-home job, the client was introduced to an online purchase agency job. The perpetrators set up a fake shopping mall site and tricked the client into making money through purchase agency, defrauding her out of tens of thousands of dollars.
Notably, the perpetrators were organized and divided into roles to systematically operate fake sites, manage accounts, and deceive victims, and employed sophisticated tactics, such as using income tax refunds to entice additional wire transfers.
Case issues
The key issues in this case were 1) the organization and premeditation of the crime, 2) the magnitude of the losses, and 3) the likelihood of recovering the losses, particularly given that the perpetrators used sophisticated fraudulent schemes to obtain large sums of money in a short period of time and that multiple accomplices were involved.
Assistance from the warm river
From the outset of the case, our lawyers worked with digital forensic experts to secure evidence of the operation of the fake sites and trace the flow of funds through account tracing. In particular, we systematically collected digital evidence such as Telegram chat room contents and bank transfer details to demonstrate the organization and planning of the crime. We also analyzed the connection with other similar cases and submitted it to prosecutors, which provided the basis for a broader investigation. In addition, we quickly suspended the accounts and proceeded with proceeds of crime recovery to recover the victims.
Results
After reviewing the evidence submitted by the entity, the prosecutor determined the extent of the defendants' involvement in the crime and the seriousness of their crimes, and filed a criminal complaint against the masterminds and sought statutory imprisonment. The investigation and prosecution were carried out quickly, especially in recognition of the danger of organized fraud and the urgency of restoring the damage.
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