How SARFUND Works
SARFUND is the hub between crypto-scam victims and the recovery industry. We don’t recover funds ourselves — we verify reported operators, match your claim to a vetted recovery partner (often one already working that exact operator), and coordinate it to resolution. It’s free for you, because the recovery industry — not the victim — is our customer.
The five stages of every claim
Intake
You file through our form with your transaction details. We read the claim and tell you plainly what you’re looking at — including when a “balance” on a platform is bait, not money.
Verification
We check the operator against our registry of 10,168+ reported scam brokers, confirm the fraud pattern, and build a clean, dated transaction trail. SARFUND is a registry first — verification is where that pays off.
Match
We identify a vetted recovery partner whose jurisdiction and instrument coverage fit your case — and check whether one already has an active case open against your operator.
Coordination
We relay the partner’s document requests, check your evidence for gaps before it goes forward, and track every milestone the partner reports back — keeping you informed throughout.
Resolution
We record the partner-reported outcome and log the operator pattern so the next person who searches finds it. You can see real outcomes in our Claim Journeys.
What you do — and what SARFUND does
File and stay in control
Submit your claim, provide your evidence, and decide whether to be connected. You are never charged, and you choose every step.
Verify, match, coordinate
We confirm the operator, build the file, match the right partner, and keep the claim moving. We never take custody of funds.
Does the recovery
The vetted, masked recovery partner does the actual recovery work under their own regulatory footing — revealed to you only after we confirm you have a valid case.
Why the partner stays hidden until you file
Recovery partners are kept anonymous until you file and we confirm your case is valid — so no one’s time is wasted, partners aren’t approached cold, and the choice stays with you. It is the exact opposite of a recovery scam, which contacts you and demands payment before anything is checked. SARFUND works with approximately 36 vetted recovery partners across the United States and key international jurisdictions; every one passes our highest tier of verification — AML/KYC, licensing, and a proven, verified recovery track record. Read more on our Recovery Partner Network page.
What we never do
- Charge you an up-front fee — for anything, ever.
- Take custody of your funds, or take a percentage of what you recover.
- Name a recovery partner before your case is verified.
- Cold-call you offering to recover your money. If someone does that in our name, it isn’t us.
Wondering how we stay free? See exactly how SARFUND is funded — the recovery industry pays us, never you.
Not sure if your platform is a scam?
Search it in our Scam Brokers Database first. And if it isn’t listed yet, that does not mean it’s safe — new scams appear every day. Submit it for a free check before you invest or send a payment.
Lost money to a crypto platform, or want a platform checked before you deposit? Start here.
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