About WasCryptoScammed
WasCryptoScammed was created to help ordinary people understand suspicious crypto messages before they send money. We build tools that translate scam warning signs into language anyone can understand — for a website, message, wallet address, or "investment coach", before any money moves.
Why this site exists
Most crypto fraud victims are not careless — they are simply new to crypto and are given confident, professional-looking answers by someone who has done this hundreds of times before. By the time the story falls apart, the money is gone. Our goal is to put a five-second sanity check in front of that moment: paste the message, search the name, and see whether regulators or other people have already flagged it.
Everything here is written for beginners. No jargon, no "do your own research" — just plain English and the actual documents behind each claim.
Who runs it
WasCryptoScammed is an independently owned and operated consumer-safety project, run from Shasta County, California, United States. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or paid by any cryptocurrency exchange, broker, token project, trading platform, law firm, or "fund recovery" service.
A real person reads every message sent to Support@wascryptoscammed.com. If something on this site is wrong, tell us and we will correct it or remove it — see our corrections and removals process. Every regulator warning we publish links back to the original public record so you can check it yourself.
We will never contact you first, never ask for your seed phrase or private keys, never ask you to send crypto for any reason, and never promise to recover lost funds. Anyone claiming to be us and asking for those things is impersonating us — please report it.
Where our data comes from
Our warning database is built from official government and regulator publications, refreshed automatically each week, plus reports submitted by the public and reviewed by a moderator before they appear.
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Investor alerts and the PAUSE list of unregistered soliciting entities.
- U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Registration Deficient (RED) List of unregistered foreign entities.
- California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI)
Crypto scam tracker complaints filed by California consumers.
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
Investor alert list of companies you should not deal with.
- U.S. Department of Justice and FBI / IC3
Published indictments, press releases, and annual fraud reports used in our guides.
How the risk score works
- Regulator matches. An exact or close match against an official warning list is the strongest signal we have.
- Community reports. Moderated reports from people who dealt with the same website, number, or wallet.
- Language patterns. Wording that appears over and over in documented fraud — guaranteed returns, daily profit percentages, deadline pressure, crypto-only payment, "pay a fee to withdraw".
- Lookalike detection. Domains and names built to imitate a real, licensed company.
Scores run 0–100: 0–30 means nothing was found, 31–70 means be careful, and 71–100 means strong warning signs. A score is an informational signal, not proof of fraud — and a low score is not a guarantee that something is safe.
Corrections and removals
If you represent a business that appears on this site and you believe the information is wrong or out of date, email us with the details and we will review it. We correct genuine errors promptly, and we say clearly when a regulator matter is an allegation rather than a proven case.
See also our Privacy Policy, Terms of Use, and Contact page.