If it just happened, start here.

Revoke, document, report, freeze, trace: the emergency playbook for the hours right after a drain.

What IC3 is, what to include in your report, and what actually happens after you submit.

How to raise it without blame, stop more money leaving, and who to report it to.

Wrong network, wrong wallet or a poisoned address: when funds can come back, and how exchanges handle recovery.

Who can freeze stolen crypto (exchanges, Tether, Circle), what they need, and how to give a freeze the best chance.

Which states require crypto ATM operators to refund fraud victims, the deadlines, and how to make a claim.

What actually happened, what to preserve, and the realistic path to recovery.

Why rug pulls are more traceable than they look, and the steps that keep your options open.

When scam losses may be deductible, when they aren’t, and what the IRS’s 2025 guidance means for victims.

Authorized vs. unauthorized transfers, debit and credit cards, wires and payment apps, and how to escalate.

What you actually agree to with staking and "earn" programs, where the risk sits, and how to evaluate an offer.

Scammers direct people to feed cash into crypto ATMs (kiosks) and scan a QR code that sends the money straight to the criminal.

Scammers steer people to fake crypto exchanges or apps that show made-up profits, then take every deposit.

Scammers target people who already lost crypto, posing as lawyers, recovery firms, or law enforcement who can get the money back for a fee.

Fake online jobs pay small amounts for simple tasks, then require crypto deposits to unlock earnings that never arrive.

Fake platforms invent fees, taxes, or 'frozen account' penalties to squeeze more money out of people trying to withdraw.

How crypto scams target people 60 and older, and the signs family members and caregivers can watch for.

Callers pretending to be police, federal agents, or your bank's fraud team pressure you to move money into crypto to 'protect' it.

Threatening emails or messages demand crypto to stop the release of intimate images or 'recordings'.

Fake virus pop-ups and 'support' calls lead to remote access, fake bank or government agents, and demands to move savings into crypto.

Scammers plant lookalike addresses in your transaction history, hoping you copy the wrong one and send funds to them.

Criminals hijack or fake business email to redirect payments, increasingly to crypto exchanges or crypto-linked accounts.

Fake celebrity or executive videos and posts promise to double your crypto or endorse an 'investment', using AI to look real.

Fake mining and 'liquidity mining' programs promise daily returns but take deposits or use wallet approvals to drain funds.

Lookalike websites, search ads, and fake 'exchange support' calls trick people into giving up logins, codes, or recovery phrases.

Schemes promise steady high returns but pay earlier investors with new investors' money until they collapse.

An online love interest builds trust, then asks for crypto for an emergency or pushes you to 'invest together'.

Unsolicited 'free' tokens or NFTs carry links to fake claim sites that steal recovery phrases or drain wallets.

Fake trading and wallet apps, lookalike downloads, and malware are used to steal crypto or fake investment balances.

Criminals hijack your phone number or accounts to intercept security codes, reset passwords, and empty exchange accounts.

Malicious sites trick you into signing a wallet approval that lets criminals pull tokens from your wallet.

Promoters hype a token to push the price up, then sell their holdings and leave buyers with big losses.

Robbers use violence or threats in person to force crypto owners to unlock accounts and transfer funds.

Criminals take over real accounts of friends, artists, or brands and use their trust to push crypto 'opportunities' or malicious links.

Fake mints, hijacked community accounts, and chat-group 'support' are used to steal NFTs and crypto.

The FBI’s red flags for fake law firms and recovery agents, and how to verify anyone who offers to get your money back.

Fake support numbers are a top way crypto accounts are emptied. How to reach Coinbase, Kraken, Gemini, Crypto.com, Binance.US and Robinhood safely.

What blockchain tracing can do, what it can't, and how to give it its best chance.

ChainWatch's co-founder on the theft that started it all, and the playbook that came out of it.

Tracing undisclosed or moved cryptocurrency for family-law attorneys and spouses.

Locating and documenting a judgment debtor's cryptocurrency for creditors' counsel.

Identifying and accounting for digital assets for trustees, receivers and executors.

Documented crypto tracing, reports and declarations for civil litigators.