Why should you trust WasCryptoScammed?
You are right to ask. This page puts everything important in one place: who runs this site, where our information comes from, how reports are checked before they publish, what our tool does and does not do, and how to reach a real person when something is wrong.
Who owns the site, and where it is run
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.
It is run by a small number of real people, not a marketing company. A real person reads every message sent to Support@wascryptoscammed.com.
We don't take payment to change ratings
- We don't accept payment from companies to change, remove, or improve their risk rating.
- We don't recover cryptocurrency, and we never charge recovery fees.
- Everything that is free on this site stays free. The optional Family plan pays for running the site — it does not buy anyone a better score.
- A risk score is an informational signal, not a legal finding. Unresolved matters are described as allegations, and every regulator warning we publish links back to the original public record so you can check it yourself.
The full scoring rules — including exactly how many points each signal adds — are published on our Methodology page. You don't have to take the number on faith.
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.
- 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 reports are moderated
- Every report and story is reviewed by a moderator before it appears publicly. Nothing publishes automatically.
- Moderation is about safety and quality — checking for spam, abuse, personal information, and obvious falsehood. It is not fact-checking or proof. Reports are personal accounts and allegations, and the site says so wherever they appear.
- The Crypto Fraud casebook is different: it only summarises public records such as criminal charges, convictions, and regulatory actions, with sources.
- You can ask us to change or remove your own report or story at any time, no explanation needed.
What the checker does
- The free instant check scans the text you paste in your own browser, against rules for common scam scripts: guaranteed returns, pay-a-fee-to-withdraw, urgency and secrecy, moving you to WhatsApp or Telegram, and more.
- The deep check sends your text securely to an AI service to explain what looks wrong. We do not save it as a report, do not add it to the public database, and do not use it to train any AI model.
- Search looks for matches against regulator warning lists, documented public cases, community reports, and lookalike names of real, well-known companies.
What the checker does NOT do
Being honest about the gaps is part of being trustworthy. A low score means we found nothing — it is not a guarantee that something is safe.
- We do not check domain registration age, company registries, or licences, beyond what a regulator has already published.
- We do not trace blockchain transactions, balances, or fund flows. Wallet data comes only from what people reported.
- We do not independently verify community reports or confirm every claim.
- We are not a law firm, financial advisor, regulator, or law enforcement agency.
What you should never send us — or anyone
- Seed phrases, private keys, or wallet recovery words — ever, to anyone.
- Passwords, one-time codes, or full identity documents.
- Payment of any kind to "unlock," "release," or "recover" funds. That request is itself a scam.
Nobody from this site will ever ask for those. You never need them to use anything here.
How businesses can request corrections
If you represent a business that appears on this site and believe the information is wrong or out of date, email Support@wascryptoscammed.com with the name, the page link, and what is inaccurate, plus any supporting documents. We review every request and correct genuine errors promptly.
Where a score comes from a regulator list or a court record, we link to the primary source and cannot remove that agency's published warning — you would need to take that up with the agency itself.
How to report someone impersonating us
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 WasCryptoScammed and asking for those things is impersonating us.
If that happens, forward the message to Support@wascryptoscammed.com so we can warn other people about it.
Reach a real person
Questions, corrections, or worries about anything on this site? Email Support@wascryptoscammed.com — one address, a real person on the other end. More detail is on our Contact page, our About page, and in our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.