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Payments

Crypto Invoice Fraud: One Swapped Address

An attacker swaps one line on an invoice and the money is gone for good. How crypto invoice fraud works — and how to check before you pay.

5 min read
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Security

The P2P Crypto Trade That Freezes Your Bank Account

Sell crypto peer-to-peer and the money can arrive stolen. Here's how the freeze happens, and what to check before you release coins.

5 min read
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Security

Fake AML Checkers Are Draining Wallets

Fake AML checker sites ask you to connect your wallet, then drain it. A real address check only ever needs the public address.

5 min read
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Security

Wallet Drainers: The Theft You Sign Yourself

Hardware wallet bugs make headlines. Far more crypto leaves wallets because the owner signed an approval. How to spot one.

5 min read
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Security

How Stolen Crypto Ends Up in Your Wallet

Hackers took $1.31bn in six months. Here's how those coins reach ordinary wallets, and how to check an address before you accept a payment.

4 min read
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Security

Address Poisoning: The $50M Copy-Paste Scam

How address-poisoning scammers slip lookalike wallet addresses into your history — and the 10-second habit that stops you sending crypto to the wrong one.

4 min read
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Guides

Is This Crypto Address Safe? How to Check

A practical guide to spotting sanctioned, mixer-linked, and scam crypto wallets before you send or accept a payment, using free tools and real 2024-2026 cases.

5 min read