West Midlands
Cryptocurrency fraud investigation in Birmingham
We work remotely with clients across Birmingham and the West Midlands, reconstructing where lost cryptocurrency moved from the public transfer record and producing a written report that can be checked, hop by hop, by anyone you give it to.
What we see in West Midlands
Reports from a Birmingham address go to Action Fraud, are assessed by the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau, and any referral is passed to West Midlands Police. Most reports are retained as intelligence rather than allocated to an officer, which is not a reflection on your case.
Birmingham has one of the largest concentrations of small and medium businesses outside London, and business-directed fraud — invoice redirection settled in stablecoins, and fake supplier or investment platforms — is a recurring pattern in enquiries from the region. Those cases usually have better records than consumer cases, which makes them more traceable.
Civil recovery work arising from West Midlands cases is often handled through the Business and Property Courts in Birmingham. That is a matter for a solicitor; our part is producing the factual basis a legal adviser needs before deciding whether a claim is proportionate.
First steps if you have just lost funds
Step 1
Report to Action Fraud
Use actionfraud.police.uk or 0300 123 2040. Any referral from a Birmingham report goes to West Midlands Police. Keep the crime reference number.
Step 2
Tell the receiving exchange the same day
Send transaction hashes, dates and amounts through the exchange's official support or law-enforcement channel.
Step 3
Notify your bank or, for a business, your finance team and bank
Report the payment in writing immediately, and check whether any further scheduled payments can be stopped.
Step 4
Preserve the record
Export hashes, addresses, invoices, emails with full headers, and any platform screenshots showing dates and URLs.
There is a fuller walkthrough in our guide on reporting cryptocurrency fraud in the UK, and on preserving evidence before it disappears.
Questions from Birmingham clients
- Do you work with businesses as well as individuals?
- Yes. Business cases such as invoice redirection settled in cryptocurrency are traced in the same way, and the documentation tends to be stronger because payment records exist on both sides.
- Which force covers cryptocurrency fraud in Birmingham?
- West Midlands Police, where the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau refers your Action Fraud report to them. Reporting begins with Action Fraud.
- Is there a minimum case size?
- No minimum, but we will tell you honestly when the likely cost of a trace is out of proportion to the loss, and the first assessment costs nothing.