Cryptocurrency Case Studies
For Global Money Week 2025 we'd like to highlight some of the scams and attempts to defraud that factor in some of the complaints we receive:
- Joe lost €2,250 after trying to invest €250 in Bitcoin via a bogus investment firm
- Thomasina lost €16,300 after taking advice from a crypto currency advisor
- Phillipa was pressured to take out loan to cover investments
- Cathal lost €20,000 through investment with a fraudulent cryptocurrency company
- Pavel lost money after disregarding advice from his bank
The FSPO publishes case studies on a regular basis which can help to inform consumers and financial service providers and pension providers of the kind of complaints that come to us and their outcomes.
These case studies are available in the following publications: