ZachXBT Plans to Decline Crypto Fraud Cases From Seven Countries

Pseudonymous blockchain investigator ZachXBT announced plans to automatically decline future assistance requests from crypto fraud victims located in seven countries, citing repeated frustrations with local law enforcement cooperation. The proposed policy, outlined in a recent Telegram post, would apply to an upcoming support website that is still in development. The jurisdictions named are Canada, the United Kingdom, India, Nigeria, Morocco, Algeria, and Bangladesh.

ZachXBT stated the move is based on personal experiences handling cases from these regions, where he says his evidence has often failed to prompt meaningful official action. He provided specific examples regarding Indian authorities, alleging instances where law enforcement sought his help to unfreeze legitimately seized funds, confusion between phishing sites and legitimate platforms leading to wrongful arrests, and attempts to use official email to intervene in cases involving assets tied to the Lazarus Group hacking collective. For Canada, which he ranked as the worst jurisdiction, he described Toronto as a global fraud hotspot and criticized authorities for seizing assets from innocent users in the TradeOgre...