Guide
How to Spot Crypto Recovery Scams After a Wallet Drain
Red flags for fake recovery services targeting drain victims — and legitimate alternatives that do not ask for your seed phrase.
Common red flags
- Unsolicited DMs right after you post about a hack.
- Guaranteed recovery or frozen funds for an upfront fee.
- Requests for seed phrase, private key, or remote desktop access.
- Pressure to pay in crypto only with no Stripe/card receipt.
Legitimate help looks like this
- Public pricing on a real domain you type yourself.
- Movement intelligence only — no recovery promises.
- No wallet connect; you paste addresses.