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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...
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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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Last Updated: 10/24/2024
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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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If you are seeking assistance from a private cryptocurrency forensics firm, there are certain pieces of information that will be essential to gather and provide, the most important which are: 1. The blockchain transaction data associated with the...
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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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In order to communicate on-chain with an attacker, you will need a non-compromised cryptocurrency wallet and will need to use a wallet application that supports adding a data string to a transaction; not all wallet applications support this. Wall...
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It is safer to store cryptocurrency on a cold wallet (usually a hardware wallet device), whereby the private keys are not stored on any internet-connected device, as opposed to storing cryptocurrency on a hot wallet, whereby the private keys are s...
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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
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Last Updated: 05/10/2025
in Scam Prevention AdviceThe 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
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Crypto wallet is frozen