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Tainted cryptocurrency is a concept that suggest that cryptocurrency that is associated with illicit activity is "dirty" and that it remains that way indefinitely.
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Created On: 09/19/2024
in Crypto Recovery while it's generally not great news when mixers or privacy coins are utilized by a malicious actor, it's not necessarily a dead end, as such obfuscation efforts can sometimes be defeated.
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It is common for fraudsters to send their victims counterfeit or fake cryptocurrency tokens that have no real value as part of their fraud schemes. This is done to make the victim think that they have received or recovered their money, whether it be from a fraudulent investment platform, or from a trader or even from a recovery scammer.
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About 99% of the time when people ask us the question, the answer is no, the crypto exchange platform is not legit; on the contrary, it's fraudulent
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If you have been trying to withdraw your funds, and the platform has not allowed you to perform a withdrawal, and has instead come up with various excuses (e.g. you have to pay a 'tax' first, or some bogus fee), it is undoubtedly a scam.
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A pig butchering scam or Sha Zhu Pan involves a scammer reaching out to a victim (using a fake name/profile), and working to slowly build up rapport with the victim over weeks or even months
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Created On: 09/18/2024
in Scam Prevention Advice
Situation: You have a family member or friend that is continuing to send money to scammers or send money to fraudulent investment platforms. But they don't believe you and/or you think they are going to continue sending (and losing) money anyway. ...
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Learn how to store a cryptocurrency seed phrase safely, protect wallet backups from theft and damage, and avoid common recovery-phrase mistakes.