Step-by-step investigations into active scams, deceptive platforms, and consumer traps. Every case file documents the evidence, traces the money, and shows you how to recognize the red flags before they reach your wallet.
A six-month investigation into VaultYield, a yield-farming platform that presented itself as a regulated DeFi protocol. We reconstructed the smart-contract flow, traced 4,217 connected wallets, and followed $38.2M through three mixing services before the trail went cold. What we found was less a hack and more a meticulously staged theatrical performance — one that lasted just long enough to pass every "due diligence" check on the surface.
Five newly opened case files this month — covering impersonation scams, fake investment platforms, predatory lending apps, and a coordinated review-farming network that affected 11,000 small businesses.
AI voice clones are now reading scripts tailored to your filing history. We obtained and analyzed 14 hours of recorded calls to map the new social-engineering playbook.
Featuring fabricated license numbers, AI-generated CEO headshots, and a trading dashboard that ran on random number generation. Losses exceeded $9.6M across 38 countries.
Disguised as a cash-advance service, the app hid triple-digit rates behind "tip" mechanics and subscription fees. Court filings show 87% of users rolled loans into perpetuity.
An international operation that sold verified-looking reviews on every major platform. Our researchers reverse-engineered their API to identify 11,000 compromised business profiles.
A fake health-insurance broker that collected premiums from 2,300 families without ever issuing a single policy. The full timeline, from first complaint to federal indictment.
Each case file is tagged across one of six investigative categories. Pick a thread and follow the evidence trail from the earliest warning signs to the final resolution.
Exit scams, rug pulls, fake tokens, and wallet drainers.
Counterfeit storefronts, non-delivery schemes, and chargeback fraud.
Unregulated brokers, Ponzi schemes, and fake wealth managers.
AI voice clones, deepfake executives, and stolen identities.
Hidden-fee apps, illegal loan structures, and debt traps.
Long-con relationships, pig-butchering, and emotional extortion.
Every case file on Du Deceptions goes through the same rigorous methodology — from initial tip intake to the published dossier. Nothing is published until evidence is verified, sources are corroborated, and the accused party has been given an opportunity to respond.
Reader tips are logged, deduplicated, and triaged. We confirm the entity exists, capture initial artifacts, and assess public-harm severity within 72 hours.
Domain records, blockchain traces, corporate filings, server metadata, and on-chain analytics are gathered. Every artifact gets a hash and a chain-of-custody log.
Identified parties receive a written summary of allegations with 10 business days to respond. Their response (or non-response) is published alongside the case file.
The full case is published with downloadable evidence packs, victim resources, and — when applicable — referral to the FTC, IC3, or relevant international authority.
Every published case file started as a single tip. If a platform, person, or scheme feels off — submit what you have. Our team reviews every submission, and 1 in 7 become fully published investigations.