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  1. Reporting malicious wallet addresses

    Users that want to report cryptocurrency fraud or want to report stolen cryptocurrency  sometimes want to report the addresses associated with the fraud. Reporting the addresses can be helpful to notify exchanges about questionable or illicit sour...
  2. How to Help Prevent Friends and Family from Being Scammed

    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. ...
  3. How to Gather Blockchain Transaction Data and Evidence for an Investigation

    For any type of cryptocurrency theft, fraud, scam, or exploit, it is essential to gather and provide the relevant blockchain transaction data associated with the incident if you're hoping to pursue it or have the matter investigated. It's the firs...
  4. 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...
  5. Seed phrase storage tips

    To ensure the cryptocurrency you store in any self-custodial wallet remains safe and secure, it is of utmost importance that you store your seed phrase securely
  6. How to help ensure you don't lose crypto to another fraud or hack again

    The best way is by educating yourself about the various types of scams and frauds out there, and how they work, and then taking corrective measures and improving your security & OPSEC
  7. 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...
  8. How to get your money out of a crypto platform or exchange that isn't processing withdrawal requests

    Cryptocurrency withdrawal requests performed from legitimate cryptocurrency exchanges are typically processed in less then 15 minutes. If it's been over an hour, it's highly unusual and users may understandably want to know the reason for the dela...
  9. Do you know any good crypto attorneys that you can recommend?

    Yes, we do. Sometimes it can indeed be helpful to have an attorney that has some basic knowledge of cryptocurrency. We've worked with many attorneys we can recommend. If you are looking for a recommendation or referral to an attorney shoot us an ...
  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...