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Patterdale Recovery Limited

Service

Wire Transfer Fraud Recovery

Rapid response to business email compromise, invoice fraud and fraudulent international wire transfers, including recall and freezing action.

Rapid

Recall Response

SWIFT

Transfer Tracing

30+

Jurisdictions

FREE

Initial Assessment

Overview

What this involves

Wire fraud moves fast. Whether it is business email compromise, a fake invoice with altered bank details, or a payment pressed under urgency, the money is usually wired offshore and can be withdrawn or dispersed within days.

The critical window is right after payment. We help you raise recall requests with the sending bank, identify the beneficiary bank and account, and - where grounds exist - pursue emergency freezing and disclosure orders to stop the funds moving on.

Our investigation traces the chain of receiving accounts and the individuals behind them, distinguishing money mules from organisers. This evidence underpins bank claims, criminal referrals and civil recovery across borders.

With legal partners in multiple jurisdictions, we act where the money lands, not only where it left from.

Coverage

What we investigate

  • Business email compromise (BEC)
  • False-invoice and mandate fraud
  • Altered bank-detail payment redirects
  • International wire and SWIFT tracing
  • Beneficiary bank and account identification
  • Money-mule and onward-transfer networks
  • Emergency freezing and disclosure orders
  • Cross-border civil recovery

Process

How we work, step by step

  1. 1

    Urgent Triage

    We assess the transfer and immediately support recall requests with your bank.

    Within hours

  2. 2

    Beneficiary Investigation

    We identify the receiving bank, account and jurisdiction.

    1-3 weeks

  3. 3

    Freezing & Disclosure

    Where viable, we pursue emergency orders to stop and reveal the funds' location.

    1-4 weeks

  4. 4

    International Recovery

    We coordinate civil action and law-enforcement referrals where the money landed.

    Varies by case

Typical timeline

  • • Urgent triage and recall support: within hours of contact
  • • Beneficiary investigation: 1-3 weeks
  • • Freezing and disclosure applications: 1-4 weeks
  • • Cross-border recovery: varies by jurisdiction

Fees

Transparent fee structure

Urgent Case Assessment

Immediate review to support time-critical bank recall requests

FREE

Investigation & Legal Coordination

Tracing, freezing/disclosure support and cross-border coordination (varies by complexity)

£1,500 - £5,000

Success Fee

Where a success fee applies it is a percentage of the amount we actually recover, agreed in writing before work begins. Your exact fees depend on your individual case and are confirmed at the free assessment stage.

15-25%

FAQ

Common questions

Can a wire transfer be recalled?

If acted on quickly, recall requests can sometimes stop funds before they are withdrawn. Success depends on the correspondent chain, the beneficiary bank and timing - which is why speed matters so much.

The money went overseas. Is recovery hopeless?

No. We work with beneficiary banks and legal partners in the receiving jurisdiction, and freezing and disclosure orders can be pursued where the funds can be located.

What is business email compromise?

It is when a fraudster infiltrates email - often a supplier or colleague - to redirect a legitimate payment to their own account. The tracing and legal approach is similar to other wire fraud.

What should I do immediately?

Notify your bank without delay, preserve the fraudulent instruction and all emails, and contact us so recall and tracing can start within the critical window.

Do you deal with police?

Yes. We prepare evidence for criminal referrals and coordinate with law enforcement alongside any civil recovery action.

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