Guides: crypto scams and theft

Honest guides for victims of crypto scams and hacks. What to do, how funds are traced, and what you can do with the evidence — no false promises.

Can't withdraw and they ask you to pay a fee? Don't pay it — it's part of the scam. What's happening and what to do now.

Step-by-step guide for the first hours after a crypto scam: what to save, what to avoid, and how to trace the funds.

How on-chain tracing of stolen crypto works: the public blockchain, following the funds hop by hop, the real limits, and how it becomes action.

The honest answer to whether you can recover stolen crypto: no guarantees, but real cases where partial recovery is possible — and timing decides.

Most crypto recovery services are a second scam. How to spot the red flags and verify a legitimate one.

What a crypto scam forensic report includes: on-chain trace, wallets, scam-site infrastructure and chain of custody.

A no-blame guide to romance investment (pig butchering) scams: how the pattern works, why it wasn't your fault, and how to trace the funds.

How to recognize a fake investment platform or crypto exchange, what happened to your deposit, and how to trace the funds and the site.

Urgent guide for when a drainer or phishing empties your wallet: what to do in minutes, how the theft works, and how it's traced.

How to trace stolen USDT on TRC-20 and ERC-20, and why Tether can freeze addresses in some cases.

How stolen Bitcoin is traced: public ledger, UTXO model, address clustering, and what the forensic report unlocks.

Where and how to report a crypto scam, what evidence to bring, and why police usually need a report to act.

How to ask an exchange to freeze stolen crypto yourself: what evidence to submit, the real limits, and why timing is critical.