Consumer complaint received 2025-07-24 00:00:00
Product: Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service — Mobile or digital wallet
Issue: Fraud or scam — 
Company: Zap Solutions, Inc.
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX was the victim of a sophisticated online employment scam conducted through a website operating under the domain empireonline.cc. The platform presented itself as a legitimate service offering payment in exchange for reviewing and rating movies. At the outset, the opportunity appeared credible. Tasks were assigned, and compensation was issued promptly after completion, which helped establish an initial sense of trust and legitimacy ( refer to evidence # XXXX ). 

This entity breached of Duty of Care, Violation of Consumer Protection Regulations, and failure to Adhere to the Best Industry Practices. 

As XXXX XXXX continued participating, the platforms requirements changed. She was informed that in order to continue earning and to fully access her earnings, she needed to deposit cryptocurrency into what was described as her account on the platform. Trusting the process due to the earlier successful transactions, she proceeded to send XXXX ETH using her XXXX wallet and XXXX wallet, believing it was a necessary step to unlock or verify her earnings ( refer to evidence # XXXX ). 
However, following the deposit, she lost access to all funds, both the amount she had deposited and the payments she had previously received. Attempts to withdraw her balance were unsuccessful, and communication from the platform ceased entirely. The process revealed itself as a fraudulent scheme, using initial small payouts to build confidence before introducing a financial trap involving irreversible cryptocurrency transfers. 



The platform empireonline.cc and fundschargeback.com has since shown signs consistent with a scam operation, including the abrupt disappearance of support and the misuse of cryptocurrency to avoid traceability. XXXX XXXX 's experience illustrates how such scams can exploit legitimate-seeming roles, drawing victims in through credible interfaces and early successes before culminating in significant financial loss. 
This summary provides an overview of the critical findings, and a preliminary understanding of the infrastructure and methods used by XXXX XXXX, to defraud the Client and other potential victims. This scheme follows a common pattern as seen in Employment scams. The findings below lay the blueprint for understanding the detailed Analysis that follows : XXXX. XXXX ( XXXX ) Cryptocurrency wallets were identified in the evidence and were employed to launder significant sums of Cryptoassets stolen from the Client, and potentially other victims. 

XXXX. As a result of the XXXX XXXX XXXX : a. XXXX XXXX named XXXX. 

a XXXX. 

-based XXXX XXXX XXXX. 

XXXX XXXX XXXX. 


XXXX ETH ( including, in part or in full, the Clients assets ) were traced to a b. XXXX ETH ( including, in part or in full, the Clients assets ) were traced to XXXX ETH ( including, in part or in full, the Clients assets ) were traced to a XXXX XXXX named XXXX. 

d. XXXX ETH ( including, in part or in full, the Clients assets ) were traced to -based XXXX XXXX XXXX. 

e. Additionally, XXXX USDT ( including, in part or in full, the Clients assets ) were traced to a XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX 



XXXX Fraudulent Financial Webs The Entity Under Investigation provided the Client with various payment channels, purportedly to fund investments and/or cover fees. The examination of said channels corroborates the Company 's initial supposition, that these channels were nothing but Expendable Crypto Wallets. These channels served as initial conduits to launder the Clients assets through a complex network of similar accounts. 

The XXXX XXXX XXXX orchestrated a complex and sophisticated fraud scheme. This deceptive operation was carefully designed with the sole purpose of misappropriating the Client 's assets. The Entity Under Investigation deliberately engaged in Fraud, offering no legitimate services or value in return for the Clients payments.

Accordingly, this analysis seeks to identify the junctures that The Entity Under Investigation utilized to launder the stolen funds. 


XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX  : XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation