Each guide explains one risk in plain language, lists the warning signs, and links to official sources and a printable checklist.
How the most common schemes are built, step by step.
The four stages almost every crypto scam follows, what fraudsters are really after, and the simple habits that break the script. Plain-English overview.
5 min read · Checklist: Is this message a scam?
How fake crypto platforms and investment-style fraud work: the hook, the convincing dashboard, the withdrawal "fees", clone firms, and how to check a firm in official registers.
5 min read · Checklist: Spotting a fake website
How relationship scams move from a friendly message to a fake crypto platform, why they work on careful people, the questions to ask yourself, and what to do next.
5 min read · Checklist: Is this message a scam?
How fraudsters pose as customer support, bank fraud teams, police and regulators, why caller ID and sender names can lie, and the safe way to check who is really calling.
5 min read · Checklist: Is this message a scam?
How crypto phishing works through look-alike web addresses, paid search adverts, fake apps, browser extensions and QR codes, and the habits that keep you on the real site.
5 min read · Checklist: Spotting a fake website
Why "send one, get two back" crypto giveaways are always fake, how hijacked accounts and fake livestreams make them look real, and the token "gift" trick that drains wallets.
5 min read · Checklist: Is this message a scam?
Why people who lost money to a scam are targeted again by fake recovery agents, lawyers and officials, the warning signs of a recovery scam, and the legitimate routes to take.
5 min read · Checklist: What to do in the first hour after a scam
What the secret words are, and how to keep them safe and recoverable.
What a recovery phrase (seed phrase) is, how the BIP-39 word list works, why whoever holds the words controls the funds, and the situations in which people are tricked into revealing it.
5 min read · Checklist: Protecting a recovery phrase
How to protect a recovery phrase backup from fire, water, theft and forgetting, why splitting the words is risky, and how to leave instructions for family without exposing the secret.
5 min read · Checklist: Protecting a recovery phrase
Everyday settings that close the doors attackers use most.
Keep phones and computers safe for crypto: why updates matter, how information-stealing and clipboard-hijacking malware work, address poisoning, extensions, and safer habits.
5 min read · Checklist: Securing your phone
Protect e-mail and online accounts: long unique passwords, how password managers work, which kinds of two-factor authentication resist phishing, and how SIM-swap fraud happens.
5 min read · Checklist: Securing your e-mail and accounts
Pressure tactics, family conversations and official places to report.
The psychological levers fraudsters pull — authority, urgency, scarcity, fake proof, friendliness, fear and secrecy — with examples of each and simple ways to resist them.
5 min read · Checklist: Before you click a link
How to talk to parents and older relatives about crypto scams without lecturing: starting the conversation, agreeing simple family rules, noticing warning signs and responding without blame.
5 min read · Checklist: Helping a family member
Why reporting crypto fraud matters even when money cannot be recovered, what evidence to collect, which official bodies handle reports in the EU, UK and US, and what to expect.
5 min read · Checklist: What to do in the first hour after a scam
All guides are general safety education, reviewed 20 October 2026. They are not financial advice and do not recommend any provider or product.
