Spot the scam
Ten messages a crypto user might receive. Some are scams. Some are perfectly normal. Decide which is which, and see what gives each one away.
No account is needed and nothing you click is sent anywhere. Each answer comes with the reason and the lesson that covers it.
Why some of them are not scams
Treating everything as a scam is not a skill. Real exchanges do ask for identity documents, real wallets do ask for a recovery phrase when you restore, and real withdrawals are sometimes held for a day. The skill is knowing what a genuine request looks like, so the false one stands out.
The signs most scams share
- Contact you did not ask for.
- Promised or guaranteed returns.
- Pressure to act fast, or to keep it secret.
- A request to pay in crypto, share your screen or install software.
- Any request for your seed phrase or a login code.
Read the full lessons: Lesson 18: The most common crypto scams and Lesson 37: Phishing, fake apps, and malicious approvals. If something has already gone wrong, Lesson 40 has a plan for the first hour.
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