Aurelius & Cole is a European bureau of financial auditors, on-chain analysts and partner advocates. We act on behalf of investors who have lost funds to unregulated brokerage platforms, binary-option schemes and crypto investment frauds. Our work is governed by a single rule: no recovery, no fee.
Aurelius & Cole employs nine in-house auditors across three jurisdictions, two on-chain analysts and a network of sixteen partner advocates (advocaat · Rechtsanwalt · advokat). We do not resell contacts, we do not run cold-call rooms and we do not buy radio airtime.
Since 2014, we have closed 2 318 dossiers against unlicensed brokers, binary-option platforms and crypto investment schemes. Roughly seven in ten ended in a recovery to the client. The remainder cost the client nothing beyond what was already lost.
Our remuneration is exclusively a percentage of funds actually returned to your account. There are no subscriptions, no “processing fees”, no advance payments of any kind.
Before any engagement is signed you receive an unambiguous written prognosis — for every channel, with probability and timeline stated explicitly.
Your file is opened, run and closed by a single named auditor. There is no transfer between departments and no loss of context at the seams.
Documents are exchanged exclusively through an encrypted client portal. We do not handle sensitive material over instant messengers under any circumstances.
An effective strategy is rarely a single channel. It is two or three pursued at once: a prepared bank claim strengthens a regulator filing; a structured dossier accelerates a chargeback. We choose channels for each case individually.
Disputing a transaction at the issuing bank under payment-system rules. Effective in the first 540 days following the debit. Most cases produce an outcome within 3–4 months.
A structured complaint to the financial regulator in the broker's jurisdiction. Effective for both licensed and offshore platforms — particularly where systemic violations are documented.
A claim against the European bank from which funds departed, on the basis of unauthorised transfer or KYC breach. Particularly effective against “money mule” chains.
Filed via partner advocates in the Netherlands, Germany or Denmark depending on jurisdiction. Suitable for substantial sums where the respondent is identified.
On-chain analysis of the transaction chain to the point of receipt at a centralised exchange. Coordination with Binance, Bybit and OKX compliance teams.
In four out of five files we run two or three channels simultaneously. This raises the probability and shortens the overall timeline by pressuring the respondent on multiple fronts.
A short form: name, e-mail, range of losses. No documentation is requested at this stage — only a channel of communication.
An auditor reviews the platform: licensing, domain, complaint history, payment providers. The output is a written verdict on realistic prospects.
You receive a written document — which channel will work, with what probability, on what timeline. Without pressure and before any contract is signed.
On agreement we sign a contract with a fixed percentage of the recovery. No recovery — no fee. All third-party costs are disclosed in advance.
We open two or three channels simultaneously. Every step is recorded in the secure portal with status notes and dates.
Recovered funds arrive directly in your bank account. Our remuneration is invoiced only after the funds have reached you.
Names anonymised in compliance with GDPR. Sums, durations and channels reproduced verbatim. Full closure documents are available to clients on request via the secure portal.
Client, 49, Leiden. Broker offshore-registered in Saint Vincent. Closed 22 Jan 2025.
Client, 36, Utrecht. Sender-bank transfer recognised as fraudulent following our claim.
Client, 41, Munich. USDT chain across four intermediate addresses; CEX exit wallet identified.
Client, 58, Aalborg. No licence on record; suit filed after issuer-bank chargeback denial.
If you recognise at least two of the following in your situation, your case is highly likely to fall within our remit. The free assessment will confirm this in writing — without obligation.
Registration in Saint Vincent, the Marshall Islands or Vanuatu is the registration of a legal entity, not a brokerage licence. Such companies do not appear in the AFM, BaFin or DFSA registers.
Remote access to your computer enables an unknown party to “trade” from your terminal directly and to read SMS one-time codes from your bank.
An offer of credit to “amplify” a margin position is a textbook scheme for doubling the loss. No regulated broker offers anything of the kind.
When you attempt to withdraw, a “verification fee”, a “tax” or an “insurance deposit” suddenly appears. Real taxes are paid to your tax authority — never to a broker.
Funds depart to a BTC or USDT address rather than to the brokerage entity's account at a European bank. One of the most reliable markers of a scam operation.
The site was registered three to six months ago, sits behind Cloudflare and has its whois redacted. A regulated broker does not run on this kind of infrastructure.
A search for the company in the regulator's register returns nothing. Conversely, the name appears on the regulator's public warning list.
Your enquiry is routed directly to the duty auditor. Your data is not shared with partners and is not added to any automated outreach. There are no cold calls — only the channel of communication you have indicated.