Cyprus. Swiss counsel. Bern register 2018
Those who took the coins will return. Unless someone locks them.
Όπου ακούς πολλά κεράσια, κράτα μικρό καλάθι.Where you hear of many cherries, carry a small basket. Big promises deserve small trust.
In Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca and Paphos, fake platforms have reached people who work and save. Being deceived is no disgrace. The disgrace would be paying the same people twice.
How the loss usually arrives
In Cyprus these networks mostly arrive through Telegram, Viber or dating apps: a platform promising weekly returns, an "adviser" speaking fluent Greek or English, or an acquaintance abroad. The first withdrawal works normally to build trust. Then the platform vanishes, or demands a "tax" before withdrawals.
File a complaint with the Cybercrime Subdivision of the Cyprus Police and keep the case number. Check CySEC warnings; the regulator supervises many platforms based on the island and knows the difference between licensed and fake. The complaint documents the crime. It does not freeze coins at a foreign platform.
What a Swiss court can do
If the coins still sit at a custodial exchange, a Swiss interim order, backed by a forensic report tying your transaction hashes to a hosted wallet, can ask for a freeze. A support request gives you a number. A court order gives you a freeze. A freeze is a lock, not a payment.
Trace first, then freeze, then repatriate to a bank account under your control. The fee is 12.5 percent, invoiced only after your bank is paid. No recovery, no fee. We never ask for payment in crypto.
Who calls after a loss
Anyone who calls knowing the amount you lost and offering recovery for upfront fees is the second scam. Victim lists are sold. This desk never calls first, never works via Telegram, and never asks for a seed phrase, a private key, AnyDesk, or a crypto payment.
Sascha Christener, MLaw, has been on the attorney register of the Canton of Bern since February 2018. Search the name on Bern's public register before sending documents. It is the strongest verification available.
How to send the file
In English or Greek, whichever suits you. What happened, the platform name, transaction hashes or transfer references, and your case number if you have one. The evaluation is free, confidential, and written. If the file has no endpoint a court can reach, you will learn it early and honestly, not after invoices.
Report a case
Name, email and phone are required. Do not send seed phrases or private keys.