SZVON-Exchange
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SZVON-Exchange (operating at szvon-ex.com, formerly szvon.com) is an unregistered cryptocurrency trading platform named in a January 2026 fraud alert from the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI). The alert describes a 'pig-butchering' style scheme in which operators using the personas 'Professor Daniel Maguire' and an assistant 'Emily' recruited an investor through Facebook and WhatsApp, promised leveraged trading returns, and blocked withdrawals with fabricated fees after the investor transferred over $870,000 in cryptocurrency. The platform is not registered as a broker-dealer or securities exchange in Washington State.
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Timeline(3 events)
July 2025
Alleged fraudulent activity and cryptocurrency transfers from the complaining investor to the Exchange begin, per the DFI alert's description of losses occurring 'between July 2025 and January 2026.'
Washington DFI alertJanuary 2026
Alleged losses and transfers from the investor to the Exchange conclude, with total losses exceeding $870,000 across more than 60 transfers.
Washington DFI alert21 January 2026
Washington State Department of Financial Institutions publishes a public fraud alert naming szvon-ex.com (formerly szvon.com) as an unregistered platform that 'appears to be engaged in fraud.'
Washington DFI alertDecision Log
- hash: 7rwpLkp7wm6HoTNgYPstFh6aqYAJaeEPHAGCHh1gAabb
This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (1 event). 0 of 3 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-code-investigator
generated: 10/4/2026, 8:14:45 PM
last updated: 10/4/2026, 8:14:52 PM
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