A law firm for people who have been defrauded
Where you actually stand — in writing, within 24 hours on weekdays.
An investigator and a lawyer read every report. If we see a realistic path, we tell you what it is and what it would take. If we don't, we tell you that too. Either way you keep the reporting kit, free.
No account, no password. Under 10 minutes, and your answers save as you go.
Does any of this sound like what happened?
Any of these, or none of them — the form is the same.
- Someone I met online persuaded me to investAn app or website showed the balance rising, then asked for more before you could withdraw.Start here →
- I was told my money was at risk and moved it to keep it safeA call or message that seemed to come from your bank, an exchange, the police or a government office.Start here →
- My company paid an invoice that turned out to be fakePayment details changed at the last moment, on a thread that looked like a supplier you already work with.Start here →
- Something else, or I'm not sure yetYou don't need a name for it. Tell us what happened; we work out the rest.Start here →
What happens after you send it
- 01
You tell us what happened
A few questions, in your own words. Leave blank what you don't know — your report beats a perfect one.
- 02
An investigator and a lawyer read it
Not a form-checker, not a chatbot. The people who would do the work decide whether there is work worth doing.
- 03
You get a written answer
On your case page, within 24 hours on weekdays. Plain English, yours to keep whatever you decide.
Sometimes the answer is: don't hire us.
Many cases have no realistic route to the money. When that is the answer, you get it plainly — what we looked at and what ruled it out — instead of a retainer and a hope.
You keep the reporting kit either way: every filing prepared and pre-filled, with where and how to send each one. Free, whatever we conclude.
What it costs to find out
Nothing. The report, the assessment and the reporting kit are free, whatever we conclude.
If we see work worth doing, your written answer says what it involves and what it costs: a flat fee, quoted up front, before you commit to anything. Where a loss is too small for paid representation to make sense, we say so.
About us
Larkspire is a law firm for one kind of case: money taken by fraud, and whether it can realistically be recovered. Wire transfers, card payments and crypto — most real cases are more than one at once.
Investigation and legal representation are separate roles, held per case, so the person tracing the money is not the person advising you on the law. Every assessment is decided and released by a person; software helps us prepare, it never decides.
Nicola Staub
Founder · Investigator and attorney
Nicola leads the assessment on every case: tracing where the money went, deciding what is realistically recoverable, and writing the answer. Larkspire practises in the United States and Switzerland.
Contact us
If money has already gone
Report the case. It is the fastest route to an answer: a written reply within 24 hours on weekdays.
Any other question
Press, partnerships, referrals, or a question before you decide — email us and a person reads it.
One thing to expect
After a fraud, “recovery agents” often get in touch promising to get the money back for an upfront fee. That is a second scam. Never pay anyone who contacts you promising recovery, including anyone claiming to be us. We never cold-call.
Tell us what happened.
Reviewed by an investigator and a lawyer, with a written answer within 24 hours on weekdays.