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Nine checkpoints, answered one at a time. It will not tell you whether something is a scam — it tells you which structural signals you hit, which is the part you can verify yourself.

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The nine checkpoints

Answer according to what actually happened. Skip anything you are unsure about — the result is calculated from what you have answered.

1 · How did it reach you?

2 · How is the return described?

3 · Where does the money go?

4 · Have you tested a withdrawal?

5 · Which channel did support come through?

6 · Is there time pressure?

7 · Does it require software from outside an app store?

8 · Were you asked to sign or approve in a wallet?

9 · Can its public information be verified independently?

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Answer any question above and this panel will list the risk signals you hit and the action for each.

Why this tool does not tell you whether something is a scam

Because we cannot make that call, and giving you one would not help.

First, determining that a specific platform or person is committing fraud is a finding with legal meaning — it needs evidence and jurisdiction, not a web page. We do not make that determination, and any tool claiming to should be treated with suspicion.

Second, and more practically: a binary answer stops you thinking. A verdict of "safe" would retire your caution entirely, when all it rests on is nine answers you supplied. A signal list behaves differently — it names which item is a problem, why, and what can be done, and the decision stays with you.

For the classification behind these signals, see the five shapes a crypto scam takes, which sorts by structure rather than by name.

Which of the nine carry the most weight

They are not equal. If you only keep three, keep these.

Three that settle it on their own

  • You are asked to send funds to an individual or a supplied address. Whatever the reason, this step is usually irreversible once done.
  • A withdrawal requires a payment first. No legitimate process makes you pay to retrieve your own money.
  • Support contacted you. No need to read the content — the direction of contact is the finding. See how fake support finds you.

And a caution about checkpoint four: a successful small withdrawal is not proof of safety. It is the pivotal step in relationship-built structures — letting you take a little out first is precisely what makes people commit more. The full mechanism is in a stranger offers to make you money.

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BaitPath desk · First published 2026-08-23 · This tool outputs structural risk signals. It makes no finding about any specific platform, company or individual, and is neither legal nor investment advice.