Crypto Scams
Cryptocurrency scams rarely start by asking for crypto directly. They start with a conversation, a trading signal, an airdrop claim, or — after a loss — an offer to get your money back. Each of these leads to the same outcome: funds sent to a wallet you don't control, with no way to reverse the transaction once it's confirmed.
These guides explain how each variant actually works, the specific tactics used to build trust or manufacture urgency, and how to check a platform, signal group, or wallet request before you connect, deposit, or approve anything.
Crypto Scams Guides
Pig Butchering Scam: How Fake Romance Leads to Crypto Fraud
A stranger starts a conversation. Weeks of genuine-seeming friendship follow. Then comes the investment tip. Here's how the pig butchering scam works — and why it's so effective at extracting large sums.
Read guide →Crypto Signal Scam: How Fake Trading Groups Use You as Exit Liquidity
Joined a Telegram group with a claimed 90% win rate? Here's how crypto signal scams manufacture credibility, how early wins are designed, and why the VIP upgrade is the actual product.
Read guide →Crypto Wallet Drainer Scam: What You're Actually Approving When You "Verify"
Connected your crypto wallet to a website and lost everything minutes later? Wallet drainers steal funds through approvals and signatures that look harmless. Here's how to tell what you're signing before you confirm it.
Read guide →Crypto Recovery Scam: Why "Recovery Services" Are Almost Always a Second Fraud
Lost money to a crypto scam and found a service promising to recover it? These recovery offers target people who've already been defrauded. Here's how the second scam works and what to do instead.
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