Reliable crypto recovery company: how to choose one and avoid scams

If you are looking for a reliable crypto recovery company, the first thing to know is that the space is full of fake services. Many of the so-called "recovery companies" you see in ads and forums are actually a second scam: they ask for an upfront payment, promise to recover impossible funds, or ask for your seed phrase to drain your wallet. This guide explains how to tell a trustworthy company from a fraud, and why at Satoshi Spain we only charge if we recover your access.

How to tell if a crypto recovery company is legit

Check these signals before trusting anyone. The red flags rule out almost every fraud.

Red flags (walk away):

• Asks for an upfront payment or a "fee" to get started.
• Guarantees 100% success. No serious firm can guarantee it.
• Asks for your seed phrase, private keys or full password. A real company never needs them to assess your case.
• Is not a registered company, gives no address, and only contacts you through anonymous Telegram or WhatsApp.
• Promises to recover money from a scam or funds sent to a third party. That is a police and legal matter, not a technical one.

Trust signals (good sign):

• Charges only on success: you pay nothing upfront and the fee comes out of what is recovered.
• Is a registered company, with a name, an address and a real face.
• Works with a contract and a non-disclosure agreement (NDA).
• Never asks for your keys or full seed phrase.
• Is honest about what can and cannot be recovered, even when that means saying no.
• Has verifiable real cases.

What a reliable company can recover (and what it cannot)

Honesty here is the clearest sign of reliability:

• Can be recovered: access to wallets you still own, such as a wallet.dat password, an incomplete seed phrase, or an old file or drive with the wallet. It is a technical problem with a solution.
• Cannot be recovered: money from a scam, funds sent to a wrong address or another person, or the balance of an exchange you do not control. In those cases the funds are no longer in a wallet of yours; the right step is the police or a lawyer.

Any company that promises the second is not reliable.

Why Satoshi Spain is a reliable recovery company

• A Spain-based company headquartered in Barcelona. A real name, face and address, not an anonymous profile.
• We only charge if we succeed. The assessment is free, there is no upfront payment, and our fee is 35% of what is recovered. If we do not recover access, you pay nothing.
• Contract and NDA. We work only with the legitimate wallet owner, everything in writing.
• We never ask for your keys. We do not need your seed phrase or full password to assess your case.
• Final step in person. If you prefer, the moment of accessing the funds can be done in person in Barcelona.
• Real cases. You can see recoveries we have done.

How we work, step by step

1. You tell us about your case with the form. No commitment and without giving us any key.
2. Free assessment. We tell you clearly whether it is recoverable and a realistic time estimate.
3. Contract and NDA. If you decide to go ahead, we put everything in writing before we start.
4. Recovery. We do the technical work. You keep control of your funds at all times.
5. Only then do we charge, out of what is recovered. No success, no invoice.

Frequently asked questions

Are crypto recovery companies legit?
Some are and many are not. The space attracts scammers posing as recovery services. A reliable company is registered, does not charge upfront, never asks for your keys and is honest about what can be recovered.

How do I tell a reliable company from a scam?
The simplest rule: if it asks for an upfront payment, guarantees 100% success, or asks for your seed phrase or private keys, it is a scam. A serious company charges only on success and never needs your keys.

Do you charge upfront?
No. The assessment is free and there is no upfront payment. We charge a 35% fee only on recovered funds, and only if we recover access.

Will you ask for my seed phrase or private keys?
Never. We do not need your seed phrase or full password to assess or work on your case. Anyone who asks for them is trying to scam you.

Can you recover money from a crypto scam?
No. We recover access to wallets you own, not funds sent to a scammer or a wrong address. For those cases you should contact the police or a specialised lawyer.