NFT & Digital Asset Scam: How It Works and How to Recover
Fake mints, spoofed marketplaces and approval drains that take collectibles or tokens. Also known as mint scam, marketplace fraud.
Free case assessmentHow the fraud works
NFT and digital-asset scams include fake mints, spoofed marketplaces, malicious 'claim' sites and approval drains that transfer your collectibles or tokens. Hype and fear of missing out are used to rush decisions.
Warning signs
- Surprise 'you won an NFT' claim links
- Mints requesting unusual wallet approvals
- Marketplaces at look-alike domains
- DMs from 'support' or 'devs'
- Floor prices that collapse right after you buy
Evidence to preserve
If you have been affected, gather:
- Wallet and contract/collection addresses
- Transaction hashes for mints and transfers
- The marketplace or claim-site URL
- Approvals granted
- Related communications
How victims recover funds
The primary recovery route is crypto tracing & recovery. Crypto tracing follows funds across the blockchain from your wallet, through intermediary addresses, to the exchange or service where they are cashed out — producing an evidenced trail for that exchange and law enforcement.
Tracing follows the assets and any sale proceeds on-chain toward a cash-out exchange; a documented report there and to the regulator is the realistic route.
NFT & Digital Asset Scam recovery by country
Select your country for the local regulator, ombudsman and recovery routes: