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Crypto Wallet Scam Checker

Before you send Bitcoin, Ethereum, or TRON — check whether the wallet appears in our published pig-butchering and crypto scam alerts.

Learn more: pig butchering red flags · Get Help if you already sent crypto.

Quick answer

Before you send Bitcoin, Ethereum, or TRON, paste the destination wallet into Crypto Wallet Scam Checker. We look for matches in published pig-butchering and crypto-related scam alerts. A miss is not a clean bill of health — wallets rotate constantly.

How wallet checks help

Investment romance ("pig butchering") and fake recovery ops commonly share deposit addresses across victims until those addresses appear in public reports. Checking the string is a 10-second friction step before an irreversible transfer.

  1. Copy the address carefully (watch look-alike characters).
  2. Run the check on this page.
  3. If indexed, do not send funds — document and report.
  4. If not indexed, still verify the person offline; never send crypto to someone you only met online.

Read: pig butchering scam signs · recovery room warning signs · Payment Scam Checker for non-crypto rails · all tools.

If you already sent crypto, file with IC3.gov the same day and follow Get Help. This tool does not track balances or recover funds. Privacy: address checks are for matching only — not sold for ads.

Frequently asked questions

Which blockchains are supported?

Bitcoin (bc1/1/3), Ethereum (0x…), and TRON (T…) addresses.

A wallet is not listed — is it safe?

Not necessarily. Pig-butchering wallets rotate constantly. Never send crypto to strangers online.

Do you track balances?

No. We match addresses in published alerts and link to public explorers only.

I already sent crypto — what now?

Use Get Help immediately and file an IC3 report. Recovery is difficult.