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EchoGB: A Celebrity Deepfake-Giveaway Claim Where 24% Was the Result

CLAIM · SAR-2026-0452 · VERIFIED & COORDINATED

An Atlanta retiree saw a deepfake livestream of a tech founder promising to “double any BTC sent” through EchoGB. He sent once. He filed within days, but send-to-receive BTC is brutal — the partner-reported return was 24%.

Reported loss$24,300InstrumentBTCOriginAtlanta, Georgia, USAClaim filedApril 2026Reported operatorEchoGB →Partner-reported outcome24% returned
  1. Intake
  2. Verification
  3. Match
  4. Coordination
  5. Resolution

01 How the claim came in

The claim came in five days after the send. A convincing deepfake livestream, branded EchoGB, promised to return double any BTC sent to a “verification address.” He sent, and nothing came back.

One-way BTC to a giveaway address is among the hardest claims; we were honest about that and verified it anyway.

02 What we verified

Verification confirmed the giveaway mechanism and traced the reachable portion.

  • Confirmed the operator against our EchoGB file and its deepfake-giveaway pattern.
  • Matched the destination address and located any reachable endpoints.
  • Established the “double your BTC” promise as a one-way send scam.
  • Documented the livestream and the on-chain send for the partner.

03 Connecting to a vetted partner

Partner identity stays masked until a claim is filed

We matched the claim to a vetted recovery partner covering US BTC cases. The partner remained masked until he filed and chose to be connected.

04 What SARFUND did

  1. Recorded the send and isolated any still-reachable downstream endpoints.
  2. Matched the claim to a vetted partner experienced with giveaway-scam cases.
  3. Relayed the partner’s requirements and reviewed his proof of send.
  4. Tracked the partner’s engagement with the receiving services and reported plainly.
Partner-reported outcome24%of the reported loss returned, as reported by the partner. A one-way send to a giveaway address leaves very little reachable, even when filed quickly.

05 Red flags, in hindsight

  • A “send crypto, get double back” promise — always a scam.
  • A livestream of a celebrity that may be a deepfake.
  • A “verification address” you must send to first.
  • Urgency framed as a limited-time event.

No one doubles your crypto for sending it first. If you fell for a giveaway, file a claim and we will verify it and connect you to a vetted partner.

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