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  1. Can a pending cryptocurrency transaction be cancelled?

    A cryptocurrency transaction that has been confirmed and posted to the blockchain cannot be cancelled or reversed. A cryptocurrency transaction that has not yet been confirmed but has been submitted and is currently 'pending' can usually be cance...
  2. Is it safe to store crypto on an exchange?

    Holding cryptocurrency anywhere entails some degree of risk. But there are some additional risk factors that can make storing crypto on an exchange less safe than storing in a wallet
  3. How to obtain a partial crypto recovery by convincing scammers to process withdrawal requests

    Cryptocurrency fraud victims that have sent money to fraudulent investment platforms are sometimes able to recover a small portion of their losses own their own -- without our help, without the help of any other professional firm,  without the h...
  4. Avoiding a Seed Phrase Compromise

    A seed phrase compromise can be avoided 99.5% of the time by following a few simple rules:
  5. Are Crypto recovery firms legit or just fraudsters too?

    There is no such thing as a legitimate cryptocurrency recovery firm. This is because no private firm has the ability to recover stolen cryptocurrency, at least not by themselves but there are legitimate private crypto investigators and investigative agencies, and sometimes their work can lead to improved recovery prospects
  6. Pursuing crypto fraud recoveries: Better to work with law enforcement or file a lawsuit?

    Reasons to File a Lawsuit Rather Than Working with Law Enforcement Faster – Criminal matters with law enforcement can take years to play out, if it even gets to that stage. Civil legal proceedings aren't faster, but they are usually faster F...
  7. What is Tainted cryptocurrency?

    Tainted cryptocurrency is a concept that suggest that cryptocurrency that is associated with illicit activity is "dirty" and that it remains that way indefinitely.
  8. Types of Cryptocurrency Frauds and Scams and How They Work

    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
  9. Reversing bank and credit card transfers

    When users realize they've been a victim of a cryptocurrency scam, it is common for them to try and determine if any funds can be recovered. Cryptocurrency transactions can't be reversed once they have been sent and confirmed on the blockchain, ho...
  10. Avoiding Crypto Drainers, Approval Phishing and Malicious Smart Contracts

    Cryptocurrency drainers are malicious smart contracts that allow for wallet to be drained of some or all tokens held in a wallet owner by virtue of the cryptocurrency wallet owner 'approving' the ability for the smart contract to access and send t...