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Credit Card Fraud

Unauthorised transactions on your card, whether from a cloned card, a breached merchant, or a compromised account.

Recognition

Warning signs

These are the patterns we see most often in accepted cases. Recognising one is not proof — but it is a reason to stop and check before sending anything further.

  • Small unrecognised charges, often used to test a stolen card before larger ones
  • Transactions in a country you have never visited
  • Notifications for purchases you did not make
  • A card you did not apply for appearing on your credit file
Our approach

How we work a card fraud case

The route depends on where the money is now. This is the sequence we work through.

Step 01

Document the transactions

Build a transaction analysis showing what was charged, where, and when against what you actually authorised.
Step 02

File the dispute

Pursue chargeback and dispute procedures through the issuing bank within the applicable window.
Step 03

Chase the source

Where the breach traces to a specific merchant, pursue that merchant's processor directly.
A bank card held in one hand while the other types on a laptop.
What happens next

The same six stages, whichever category you are in

The forensic work differs by fraud type. The process you experience does not.

  1. Intake & Assessment

    We review your documentation, confirm the fraud typology, and estimate whether the funds are still traceable. You receive a written assessment, not a sales call.

  2. Forensic Trace

    We follow the money. Bank-to-bank transfers, payment processor records, and where applicable on-chain analysis of cryptocurrency movements.

  3. Recovery Strategy

    Based on the trace, we select the route most likely to succeed: institution-led recall, negotiated return, civil claim, or a combination. You approve the strategy before we proceed.

  4. Execution

    Freezing requests, formal demands, engagement of local counsel, and where necessary legal proceedings. You receive progress updates on a fixed schedule throughout.

  5. Recovery & Return

    Recovered funds are returned through secure, documented channels. You receive a full accounting of what was recovered and what was not.

  6. Protection & Follow-up

    We advise on account security, credit monitoring, and the specific controls that would have stopped the original fraud.

Free assessment

Find out whether your case is recoverable

Within one week of receiving your documents, you get a written answer either way, with no obligation to proceed.