{"id":31,"date":"2026-10-16T14:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T14:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-curico\/scam-alerts\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T23:51:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T23:51:12","slug":"scam-alerts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-curico\/protection\/scam-alerts\/","title":{"rendered":"Scam alerts"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Scam alerts<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Six tricks we see every month, the tell for each, and what to do next.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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A look-alike in your history<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A tiny payment arrives from an address made to copy one you use. Next time you copy from your history, you may pick the wrong line. The app compares every group, so only groups 1 and 8 match here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Your saved contact (sample)<\/p>

  1. 1<\/span>k2pw<\/span><\/li>
  2. 2<\/span>7xd4<\/span><\/li>
  3. 3<\/span>nn5r<\/span><\/li>
  4. 4<\/span>e9qa<\/span><\/li>
  5. 5<\/span>t3vj<\/span><\/li>
  6. 6<\/span>8hzc<\/span><\/li>
  7. 7<\/span>4mfy<\/span><\/li>
  8. 8<\/span>wq6e<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/div>

    Copied from history<\/p>

    1. k2pw<\/span>group 1 matches<\/span><\/span><\/li>
    2. 3ue8<\/span>group 2 does not match<\/span><\/span><\/li>
    3. rt7k<\/span>group 3 does not match<\/span><\/span><\/li>
    4. a5mn<\/span>group 4 does not match<\/span><\/span><\/li>
    5. x0dc<\/span>group 5 does not match<\/span><\/span><\/li>
    6. j2gh<\/span>group 6 does not match<\/span><\/span><\/li>
    7. f9sl<\/span>group 7 does not match<\/span><\/span><\/li>
    8. wq6e<\/span>group 8 matches<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/div>

      Only groups 1 and 8 match. This address was planted in your history: do not send, and hide it from the list.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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      Sample characters, not a real address. Fourfold Wallet (sample) shows every address this way, so you compare all of it, not only the ends.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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      Six tricks we see every month<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      The story changes; the ask is the same: send now, or share your words.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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      Look-alike in your history<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      A tiny payment arrives from an address that copies the start and end of one you use, so it sits in your history ready to be copied by mistake.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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      The tell:<\/strong> It matches at the ends and nowhere else.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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      Clipboard swap<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      Harmful software on a phone or computer replaces an address you copied with its own between copy and paste.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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      The tell:<\/strong> The pasted groups differ from the ones you copied.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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      Fake support<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      Someone answers your public question within minutes and sends a link that asks for your recovery words.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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      The tell:<\/strong> Support that found you, instead of you finding it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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      Wrong network rescue<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      After a send to the wrong network, a ‘recovery service’ offers to fetch the coins for a fee paid up front.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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      The tell:<\/strong> A fee before any result.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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      Pressure to send now<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      A caller, a new online friend or a message says a deal, a fine or an account closes in minutes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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      The tell:<\/strong> Being rushed is the scam.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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      Swapped payment codes<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      A sticker over a payment code on a poster, an invoice or a screen shared in a video call.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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      The tell:<\/strong> A code you did not get from the person themselves.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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      If you think you have been scammed<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      Act in this order. The first two steps matter most.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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      Stop sending<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      Pay nothing more, whatever you are promised or threatened with.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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      Move what is left<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      If your words may be known, restore to new words and move what remains.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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      3<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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      Keep the evidence<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      Messages, addresses, dates and amounts, as screenshots of the chat, never of your words.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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      4<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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      Report it<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      To the police, your national fraud line, and to us so we can warn others.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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      5<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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      Ignore recovery offers<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      Anyone who offers to get the coins back for a fee is the next scam.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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      6<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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      Talk to someone<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      It happens to careful people. Support will listen and help you with the next steps.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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      Check before you send<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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      Fourfold Wallet (sample) is free on iPhone and Android. It holds your keys on your phone and runs the four checks before every send.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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