Crypto scam guides
Plain-English guides for people who lost money in a crypto scam and for the investigators helping them. Nobody here can recover money, and nothing here says an address is a scam or safe.
The first hour
What to do, in order, when you have just sent crypto to a scammer.
ReadRed flags
Signs in the contact, the payment and the wallet, and how these scams unfold.
ReadCan it be frozen?
The six ways money gets frozen, and which tokens can be blocklisted.
ReadHow scam money is moved
The laundering roles, the cash-out points and the regional patterns.
ReadQuestions and glossary
Common questions, answered plainly, and the terms explained.
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