Terra isn't the death of crypto. But it has hurt so many, and it's important we call it out for what it is -- a scam on a level we must never allow to repeat.
Crypto scammers sometimes pose as or claim endorsements from celebrities, businesspeople, or influencers to capture the attention of potential targets. Sometimes, this involves selling phantom cryptocurrencies that don't exist to novice investors. These scams can be sophisticated, involving glossy websi...
Crypto scammers target users using fake crypto exchanges, fake websites and sometimes fake crypto wallet apps. This is a type of phishing that relies on a legitimate-looking website or download button to con users into parting with their crypto For example, a common crypto scam is to set up...
Whether you're buying, selling, trading, or transferring cryptocurrency assets, setting up a crypto wallet is the first step. The Crypto Coach gets you started with one of the more popular wallets: MetaMask.
The scammers (or pretenders) who claim to be able help victims recover money in a crypto fraud cases are lying. They’re giving false hope to the desperate victims while taking their money along the way. Here’s what you need to know about recovery services, and the process of attempting...
Cryptocurrencyis a common target of Cash App scams since it’slargely anonymous and nearly impossible to recover. Scammers message you claiming huge returns if you invest a small amount of cryptocurrency, but you’ll never see any returns. Crypto scammers also use hacked social media accounts to...
A fake wallet scam tricks users into believing they’re using alegitimate digital walletto store their assets. The fake wallet asks users to enter their private keys—information that shouldneverbe shared, by the way—and then scammers use those private keys to steal users’ crypto holdings. ...
1. The Bitcoin Scam Test Use this simple 12-question test to evaluate any unknown Bitcoin service or website. Some questions require specific tools that are located at the bottom of this page. If you don’t know the answer to a specific question, you can choose to skip it (however, the...
Examining the trade history is one technique to recognize a honeypot crypto fraud. A cryptocurrency should generally allow you to buy and sell it whenever you desire. There will be a lot of buys for the coin in a honeypot scam, but people will have a hard time selling it. This indicates...
crypto scammers will do anything to take your crypto. To protect your crypto assets, it helps to know when and how you’re being targeted and what you can do if you suspect that a cryptocurrency or any communications