Finland. Swiss counsel. Bern register 2018
The coins were taken by people who return. Unless they are locked.
Ei ole hoppu hyväksi, eikä kiire kunniaksi.Haste does no good, hurry no honour. The one who rushes you is not a court.
In Helsinki, Tampere, Turku and Oulu, fake platforms have reached people who work and save. Being deceived is not a disgrace. The disgrace would be paying the same people twice.
How the loss usually happens
In Finland these networks most often arrive through Telegram, Facebook or dating apps: a platform promising weekly returns, an "investment adviser" speaking clear Finnish, or an acquaintance abroad. The first withdrawal succeeds to build trust. Then the platform vanishes, or demands a "tax" before you can withdraw.
File a police report online and keep the case number. Check the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority warning list for the platform. The report documents the crime. It does not freeze coins held at a platform abroad.
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 ticket 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 you 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 on 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 Finnish, whichever is more natural. 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 hear it early and directly, not after invoices.
Report a case
Name, email and phone are required. Do not send seed phrases or private keys.