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6 articlesThe first real hurdle is not the market. It is working out whether the person, page or platform in front of you is genuine. Everything here is a repeatable action rather than a matter of eyesight.
- The eight playbooks beginners run intoFake support, fake apps, the long con, approval phishing, high-yield schemes, recovery services, account borrowing and job scams — each taken apart.Long read · start here
- Fake support, fake apps, fake sites: three checksThree repeatable actions instead of eyesight: enter through something you saved, read the domain right to left, check who spoke first.Practical
- The long con, act by actSix acts: what each achieves, why the middle withdrawals genuinely arrive, and where each one is easiest to interrupt.Case study
- Seed phrases and private keys: why nobody gets your twelve wordsIt is the key itself, with no second line of defence. Five ways they are taken, what each backup method costs, and what to do if it leaks.Fundamentals
- Why receiving a payment for someone can freeze your accountHow illicit funds reach an ordinary account, the risk in legitimate P2P trading, and what source-of-funds evidence means.Risk
- Scammed once, then offered help getting it back: how to spot a recovery scamLawyers, police, tracing teams or exchange compliance who reach out promising to recover your loss for a fee — four disguises, one hard rule, the real reporting route, and what to do if you already paid.After a scam