How we write our guides
Our guides answer the questions people ask us after a scam, in plain language.
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Who writes them
The Van Orton Recovery team writes every guide, and Richard Van Orton, who leads our investigations, reviews it before it's published. Meet our leadership.
Where the facts come from
Our own case work, shared only as anonymous patterns, and official sources such as the FBI, IC3, the FTC and the companies whose policies we describe. We link those sources on the page.
What we never do
We never promise an outcome. Every case is different, because it depends on where the money went. We never share anything that could identify a client.
Keeping them current
Each guide shows when it was last reviewed. We update guides when scams, rules or company policies change.
Who we are
We're a recovery firm, and our guides mention our services. Every check we recommend is one you can run on us too. Verify us.
Corrections
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