Digital asset scams investigator ZachXBT is planning a new website to streamline the process for submitting and managing investigation requests involving digital asset theft and related scams. However, he has announced that victims of scams in seven countries will have limited access to his services.

The countries named are Canada, the UK, India, Nigeria, Morocco, Algeria and Bangladesh.
ZachXBT says the possible restrictions are based on his own experience working on digital asset theft cases and dealing with local authorities.

He believes some investigations become difficult when police do not act on evidence or cooperate with investigators. However, the restrictions are not yet an active ban. ZachXBT has not published the website, its launch date, final rules or an appeals process.

Surprisingly, Canada and the UK appear to be at the top of ZachXBT’s list of problematic jurisdictions.

He has criticized Canadian authorities for allegedly failing to act even when victims provide evidence about theft of digital assets and the people behind it.

“Canada is the type to receive a full report on threat actors from The Com, ransomware, or home invasion robberies with evidence used to prosecute cases in multiple jurisdictions and still not assist victims,” ZachXBT said.

He also described Toronto as a major center for fraud. “Toronto is currently one of the hot spots globally for fraud,” he said.

ZachXBT also mentioned the TradeOgre case. He claimed that authorities seized assets connected to the exchange but could not properly separate legitimate transactions from suspicious ones, affecting innocent users.

Because of these experiences, ZachXBT previously said he was refusing some requests from Canadian victims. India, the UK and Nigeria were also included among the jurisdictions where ZachXBT said he had some of his worst experiences.

He has been particularly critical of Indian authorities. ZachXBT claimed that Indian authorities once arrested founders of a digital asset exchange after confusing a phishing website with a legitimate platform.

The reports provide fewer details about his experiences in the UK and Nigeria.
Morocco, Algeria and Bangladesh were also placed in the lower-ranked group.

ZachXBT's list is based on his own experiences. It should not be understood as an independent ranking of the countries or their entire police systems.

The renowned investigator says his new website will make it easier to manage requests for his services. The platform could offer services such as investigating scams, tracing digital asset transactions, reviewing cases and helping victims understand where their stolen funds went.

But people from these seven countries may not be able to submit cases. ZachXBT said he would “likely automatically reject” future requests from the listed jurisdictions.
He also said his website would “block all low-quality countries from access to my support.”

However, these statements describe a planned policy, not a confirmed ban that is already operating.

It is also unclear how the website would decide where a user is located. ZachXBT has not said whether restrictions would be based on a person's country of residence, internet location or another factor. There is also no information yet about possible exceptions.

For users of Bitcoin and other digital assets, blockchain investigations can provide important evidence after a theft.

An investigator such as ZachXBT can follow transactions between wallets and exchanges. This can help identify where stolen coins moved and sometimes connect different wallets to the same scam. But investigators cannot simply take action or get the stolen bitcoin back.

If the funds reach a centralized exchange, the exchange may be able to freeze them. Police may also need to investigate the case and take legal action.

This means cooperation between blockchain investigators, exchanges and law enforcement can be important when victims are trying to recover stolen funds. Otherwise, all that effort would go to waste.