{"id":28,"date":"2026-10-16T13:36:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T13:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-lico\/scams\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T23:49:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T23:49:27","slug":"scams","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-lico\/explainers\/scams\/","title":{"rendered":"Scams and safety"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"28\" class=\"elementor elementor-28\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-006bfdb e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-pagehead e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"006bfdb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-102b687 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"102b687\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39ccd5b lt-pagehead__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39ccd5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scams and safety<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7a0f31 lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7a0f31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The scams readers send us most, how to spot them and what to do if one worked.<\/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<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d5c62a e-con-boxed lt-sec e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d5c62a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"all-scams\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-861a110 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"861a110\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9db3d65 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9db3d65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b93dd4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b93dd4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Six scams and their tells<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f70d74 lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f70d74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The names change every month. The pattern does not.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a32574 lt-risk lt-note elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a32574\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Crypto can lose most or all of its value quickly, and payments cannot be reversed. Nothing on this site is financial advice: we report what happened and explain how it works, never what to buy or sell.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f7060e e-con-full lt-rows lt-scams e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f7060e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19f681f e-grid e-con-full lt-scam e-con e-child\" data-id=\"19f681f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dee9cbf lt-scam__name elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dee9cbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Giveaways<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86bc4cf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"86bc4cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c572bce lt-scam__text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c572bce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A famous name \u201cdoubles\u201d anything you send. The video, account and site are fake.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bb20b3 lt-scam__tell elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bb20b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The tell:<\/strong> Anything that asks you to send first.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8c7e1a e-grid e-con-full lt-scam e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d8c7e1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4fcb46 lt-scam__name elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4fcb46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fake support<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd90a64 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd90a64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8df0d8 lt-scam__text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8df0d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A helper answers your public question and sends a page that asks for your recovery phrase.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d494664 lt-scam__tell elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d494664\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The tell:<\/strong> Support that found you.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-616e8ca e-grid e-con-full lt-scam e-con e-child\" data-id=\"616e8ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3dc30f lt-scam__name elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3dc30f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Romance and friendship<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4af4bbe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4af4bbe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c49dce lt-scam__text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c49dce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A new online friend shows you an app with growing profits you can never withdraw.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-921c892 lt-scam__tell elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"921c892\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The tell:<\/strong> A stranger who wants to teach you to invest.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3dec13 e-grid e-con-full lt-scam e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c3dec13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caa8e30 lt-scam__name elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"caa8e30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pay-in-crypto demands<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbb0646 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cbb0646\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efba571 lt-scam__text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efba571\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A fine, tax or parcel fee \u201conly payable\u201d at a crypto machine.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1bbbd0 lt-scam__tell elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1bbbd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The tell:<\/strong> Any official bill paid in crypto.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbfacef e-grid e-con-full lt-scam e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cbfacef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36b9168 lt-scam__name elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36b9168\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recovery services<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc7ea66 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc7ea66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e59ed18 lt-scam__text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e59ed18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After a loss, a firm offers to get the coins back for a fee up front.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e103e47 lt-scam__tell elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e103e47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d22730 e-grid e-con-full lt-scam e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d22730\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70a1d46 lt-scam__name elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70a1d46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fake apps and sites<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d59f7c9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d59f7c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09df0a3 lt-scam__text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09df0a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A copy of a real wallet or exchange, bought to the top of search results.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ee0171 lt-scam__tell elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ee0171\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The tell:<\/strong> A link from an ad or a message.<\/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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed89161 e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-tint e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ed89161\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"after\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d32b87 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d32b87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da22ce5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da22ce5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">If it happened to you, in this order<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e12ce20 lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e12ce20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most people feel ashamed. Do not: these scams are run by professionals. Then do these five things.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d282d7 e-grid e-con-full lt-steps e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d282d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca2cdfe e-grid e-con-full lt-step e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca2cdfe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6675f9e lt-step__n elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6675f9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e5e046 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e5e046\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54720dd lt-step__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54720dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stop sending<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bde4083 lt-step__text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bde4083\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Do not send more money to \u201cunlock\u201d or \u201crecover\u201d anything. That is the second half of the 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86f51df e-grid e-con-full lt-step e-con e-child\" data-id=\"86f51df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5e571a lt-step__n elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5e571a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8e9f56 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c8e9f56\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8bb73c lt-step__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8bb73c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Move what is left<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-313d477 lt-step__text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"313d477\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If anyone has your recovery phrase, make a new wallet with new words and move any remaining coins to it.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78d3170 e-grid e-con-full lt-step e-con e-child\" data-id=\"78d3170\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aaa70e lt-step__n elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0aaa70e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-723aeb6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"723aeb6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47c9db8 lt-step__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47c9db8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Write it all down<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-842ff1e lt-step__text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"842ff1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Addresses, amounts, dates, usernames and screenshots of every message, before they disappear.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6684d46 e-grid e-con-full lt-step e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6684d46\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c97c16 lt-step__n elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c97c16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98465e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98465e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1756fb8 lt-step__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1756fb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Report it<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-493ac70 lt-step__text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"493ac70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To the police, your bank if you paid by card or transfer, and the platform where you met the scammer.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad27dd8 e-grid e-con-full lt-step e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad27dd8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8418e22 lt-step__n elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8418e22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d25a41a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d25a41a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e729d2 lt-step__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e729d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ignore recovery offers<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-688af22 lt-step__text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"688af22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Anyone who offers to get the coins back for a fee is running a second 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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00f90c6 e-con-boxed lt-sec e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"00f90c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"checking\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99e15ed e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"99e15ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cd8dad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cd8dad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Claims we are checking<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c744f1 lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c744f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Readers send us claims every day. These have fewer than four checks, so we have not reported them. If you see one, treat it as unconfirmed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-177e993 e-con-full lt-rows lt-claims e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"177e993\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aff9c8b e-grid e-con-full lt-claim e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aff9c8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5603f42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5603f42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6c1254 lt-claim__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d6c1254\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A wallet app \u201cstops working on 1 November unless you upgrade\u201d<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a25f74a lt-note elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a25f74a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Emails and texts forwarded by readers<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afbcb35 lt-claim__count elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afbcb35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"lt-strip\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"2 of 6 checks done\"><span class=\"lt-b is-on\"><\/span><span class=\"lt-b is-on\"><\/span><span class=\"lt-b\"><\/span><span class=\"lt-b\"><\/span><span class=\"lt-b\"><\/span><span class=\"lt-b\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"lt-claim__s\">2 of 6, checking, not reported<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6111f2e lt-claim__known elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6111f2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We have the message and a second reader&#8217;s copy. The wallet maker has not answered yet. Do not click the link in it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-301909f e-grid e-con-full lt-claim e-con e-child\" data-id=\"301909f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cda07e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cda07e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1035b6b lt-claim__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1035b6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Messages saying a parcel fee can be paid at a crypto machine<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3068d30 lt-note elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3068d30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Texts sent to readers in Springfield (sample)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e905e9 lt-claim__count elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e905e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"lt-strip\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"3 of 6 checks done\"><span class=\"lt-b is-on\"><\/span><span class=\"lt-b is-on\"><\/span><span class=\"lt-b is-on\"><\/span><span class=\"lt-b\"><\/span><span class=\"lt-b\"><\/span><span class=\"lt-b\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"lt-claim__s\">3 of 6, checking, not reported<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-436fb13 lt-claim__known elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"436fb13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Three copies, and the delivery company&#8217;s own page says it never asks for this. Waiting for a security researcher&#8217;s read.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b30f595 e-grid e-con-full lt-claim e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b30f595\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d127e12 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d127e12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83558ed lt-claim__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83558ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A celebrity live stream \u201cdoubles any coins you send\u201d<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d3ddf5 lt-note elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d3ddf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Video posts shared on social media<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6680bcf lt-claim__count elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6680bcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"lt-strip\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"1 of 6 checks done\"><span class=\"lt-b is-on\"><\/span><span class=\"lt-b\"><\/span><span class=\"lt-b\"><\/span><span class=\"lt-b\"><\/span><span class=\"lt-b\"><\/span><span class=\"lt-b\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"lt-claim__s\">1 of 6, checking, not reported<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bc5754 lt-claim__known elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bc5754\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every giveaway like this that we have checked has been a scam. Do not send anything.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a004b9 e-grid e-con-full lt-claim e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a004b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f706f37 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f706f37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40d3a37 lt-claim__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40d3a37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cA new law bans holding crypto from January\u201d<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e8a1b6 lt-note elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e8a1b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A chain message<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-581ed0f lt-claim__count elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"581ed0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"lt-strip\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"0 of 6 checks done\"><span class=\"lt-b\"><\/span><span class=\"lt-b\"><\/span><span class=\"lt-b\"><\/span><span class=\"lt-b\"><\/span><span class=\"lt-b\"><\/span><span class=\"lt-b\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"lt-claim__s\">0 of 6, no source yet<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c7a77c lt-claim__known elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c7a77c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No source yet: we found no bill, filing or announcement.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4448d8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b4448d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dbca95 lt-note elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dbca95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Claims and counts (sample). A claim leaves this list when it is reported, or when we find it is false.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30d3b1d lt-btn lt-btn--quiet elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"30d3b1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-lico\/contact\/#ask\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Send us a claim to check<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e87311 e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-dark lt-cta lt-skip-menu e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e87311\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"ask-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44a2d9b e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44a2d9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66c14f2 lt-cta__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66c14f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Not sure if it is true? Ask the desk<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-707e542 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"707e542\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13d2163 lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13d2163\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Send us the message, the link or the question. An editor reads every one and replies within three working days.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fa22ec e-con-full lt-buttons  e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8fa22ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12339cc lt-btn lt-btn--primary elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"12339cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-lico\/contact\/#ask\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Ask the desk<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f63512 lt-btn lt-btn--outline elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4f63512\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-lico\/news\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read today's news<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":19,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-lico\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-lico\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-lico\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-lico\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-lico\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-lico\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-lico\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28\/revisions\/29"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-lico\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-lico\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}