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Crypto scam recovery in China: a confidential review
China has an old saying: bitten by a snake once, one fears the well rope for ten years (一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳). If you have just lost cryptocurrency to a fraud, that wariness is the correct instinct. In the days after a loss, the people most likely to contact you first are second scammers posing as recovery agents.
RVK Recovery is a legal practice for cryptocurrency recovery. It serves fraud victims in China, including international residents, and families dealing with virtual currency in an estate. The practice works remotely and in writing, with no office, no phone line, and no staff on the ground in China.
Three commitments, stated up front:
- The practice never asks for seed phrases, private keys, wallet passwords, two-factor codes, or remote access to your computer or phone.
- The fee is 12.5%, due only after recovered funds are deposited into your own bank account. No retainer, no hourly rate, nothing paid up front.
- The review is confidential, in writing, and without obligation. Whether to proceed is your decision.
First steps after discovering the loss
- Call 110, or go to the nearest police station (派出所), and ask for a case acceptance receipt (受案回执): it is the foundation for freezing, investigation, and later recovery. Reports are filed in Chinese; bring a Chinese-speaking person you trust if needed.
- Call 96110, the national anti-fraud line, and submit evidence through the official National Anti-Fraud Center app (国家反诈中心). If 96110 calls you, answer: police believe you are being targeted.
- Contact your bank or payment platform at once and request an emergency payment stop (止付).
- Preserve everything: transaction hashes (TXIDs), wallet addresses, chat records, transfer receipts, platform URLs, screenshots. Delete nothing.
- Send no more money. Anyone who contacts you first offering recovery, or who asks for an upfront fee, a deposit, a seed phrase "for verification", or remote access, is running a second scam.
What the practice reviews
- Pig butchering (杀猪盘): a romance or friendship built over weeks or months, then a fake investment platform. The model originates from this region; the groups behind it are organized and professional, and being deceived by them is not a personal failing.
- Fake trading platforms and investment apps that show fabricated profits until you try to withdraw.
- Impersonation and phishing: fake exchange customer service, fake police or officials demanding transfers to a "safe account", fake wallets, SIM swap, ransomware, fake recovery services.
- Estate matters: a relative dies, and the family finds a seed phrase, a hardware wallet, or an exchange account with incomplete records.
- Lost access: a forgotten password, a lost device, failed two-factor authentication, a locked account.
One factual note: cryptocurrency trading is restricted on the mainland. This page gives no trading or investment advice; it serves victims of fraud and families with an inheritance question.
How these cases usually look in China
Victims live in Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and across the country, while platforms, organizers, and funds are usually abroad. The evidence is in Chinese; the path, where one exists, usually runs through another jurisdiction. Several platforms that look unrelated can belong to one group already before a court; a later victim's file can then sit inside that action rather than starting from nothing. Checking is free and needs no wallet credentials.
Fees, security, and jurisdiction
Fees: no win, no fee. The client pays 12.5% only after recovered funds are deposited into the client's own bank account. No retainer, no hourly rate, no cryptocurrency payment to open a file, no processing charge for a review. No recovery through the practice's efforts means nothing is owed.
Security: the practice never asks for seed phrases, private keys, wallet passwords, two-factor codes, or remote desktop access (AnyDesk, TeamViewer, UltraViewer, Chrome Remote Desktop, or any screen sharing), and never asks you to transfer remaining coins anywhere as verification. Anyone who does so in the practice's name is an impersonator. Verify by opening rvkrecovery.com independently.
No guarantee: recovery is not guaranteed and the practice publishes no success rates. Some matters have no practical path, and the practice says so in writing.
Compliance: if a file proceeds, the practice must confirm the correspondent is the victim of that specific loss, or holds lawful authority (an executor, or a company that is party to the contract). Proof is records, never a transfer of coins.
Jurisdiction: the practice does not accept clients who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States, Germany, Italy, or France. Every other country can be considered. Each file is judged on the applicable law, where the counterparty is, the evidence, any existing court action, and whether enforcement is practical.
Frequently asked questions
Will you ask for my seed phrase, or remote access to my computer?
Never. The practice reviews documents and chain records, not your wallet. Seed phrases, keys, passwords, codes, and remote access are not part of the method.
Is recovery guaranteed?
There is no guarantee. A path depends on whether funds can be traced to an exchange or identifiable entity, the evidence, the jurisdiction, and timing. The practice publishes no success rates; every file is different.
What does it cost?
12.5% of recovered funds, payable only after those funds reach your bank account. Before that, no legal fee is due. If there is no recovery, nothing is owed.
A relative died holding cryptocurrency. Can the family recover it?
Sometimes. Do not use a seed phrase you find. Record where and when it was found, tell the estate lawyer, and keep others from it. Never send a seed phrase through a website.
Request a confidential review
The review starts with six answers: full name, email, country and telephone number, amount lost in US dollars, type of case, and a short account of what happened (up to 5,000 characters). No identity documents are needed for this first check. A specialist replies in writing, within business days, and an unsuitable file is declined in writing, with the reason.
You do not have to tell the story out loud. Write it down, send it, and let the practice review the record.