The moment the realization hits—the vanishing balance, the locked account, the transaction hash that confirms your assets are gone—a crushing sense of helplessness usually follows. In the "anonymous" world of decentralized finance, victims often feel they are chasing ghosts across a digital void. But as a fraud investigator, I can tell you that while the blockchain records the movement of value, your email inbox often holds the forensic audit trail of the human deception that