We believe in excellent customer service and always provide Bitcoin.com users with up-to-date information on how to avoid cryptocurrency scams.
Cryptocurrency transactions cannot be cancelled or refunded once sent out of the wallet. Please review each transaction before sending to an unknown user.
Avoid sending your receiving wallet address, products, Bitcoin or fiat currency to unknown users.
The best way to check if a transaction is legitimate is by checking the status showing "CONFIRMED".
A sample screenshot is attached for reference.
A duplicated, unconfirmed or pending transactions is an automatic red flag.
A Sample screenshot is attached.
An unconfirmed/pending or possible scam transactions can appear more than once as shown below:
Another way to check if a transaction is legitimate is: click on the transaction > scroll down > click on “view transaction on block explorer “. If the transaction cannot be found, that means it was never broadcasted on the blockchain. (see the screenshot below)
Examples of some scam platforms are listed:
Synergy FX trades
OCTAXTRADE
Eazy3rade
cryptorocketcoins.com
springfxmarket.com
Fxnet
Globalbittraders
Orbinoxstock
noseguro-genius
capitalhillinvestment.com
Scammers often use social platforms to contact the User:
Snapchat
Discord
Telegram
Viber