Track a Scam Wallet
Trace where your
stolen crypto went.
Paste the scammer's wallet address or your transaction hash. WalletDNA traces where the funds moved, flags exchanges and mixers along the way, and builds an evidence report you can hand to your exchange, your bank, and law enforcement — across 18 chains.
We trace and document. We do not recover funds.
WalletDNA is an on-chain analytics tool. We produce the documented trail your stolen funds took and turn it into a report you can act on — we are not a law firm, a fund-recovery service, or a guarantee. Anyone promising to "recover" your crypto for an upfront fee is almost always a second scam. See the warning below.
How to track a scam wallet in 3 steps
1.
Find the address or TXID
Open your wallet or exchange withdrawal history and copy the destination wallet address, or the transaction hash from when you sent the funds.
2.
Paste it into WalletDNA
The chain is detected automatically. In under a minute you get a risk score, entity attribution, a fund-flow trace, and a written summary.
3.
Download the evidence
Export the PDF report and submit it to the receiving exchange's fraud team, your bank, and law enforcement.
What the trace reveals
Scammers rarely cash out directly. Funds usually hop through one or more intermediary wallets before reaching a point where they can be turned into cash. The trace exposes that path and answers the questions that matter for recovery:
Did it reach an exchange?
If the funds landed at a regulated exchange, that exchange holds KYC data on whoever received them — the single most important fact for any case.
Was a mixer used?
Tumblers and mixers signal deliberate laundering and raise the risk profile. The report flags them on the path.
Is the wallet sanctioned?
Every address is screened against OFAC, EU, UK, and UN lists. A sanctions hit changes who you report to.
Where is the money now?
The fund-flow graph shows the most recent known location of the funds, so you and the authorities know where to focus.
What to do right now
- 1.Preserve everything. Save wallet addresses, transaction hashes, screenshots, chat logs, and the platform's URL. Do not delete the app or messages.
- 2.Trace the destination wallet with WalletDNA and download the report.
- 3.Notify the receiving exchange. If the trace shows funds reached an exchange, contact its compliance or fraud team immediately with the report and the addresses — speed matters.
- 4.File an official report. In the US, file with the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov, plus your local police. Elsewhere, report to your national cybercrime or financial-fraud authority.
- 5.Ignore "recovery" offers. No legitimate service guarantees recovery for an upfront fee.
⚠ Beware recovery scams
Victims are frequently targeted a second time by "recovery agents" who claim they can get the money back for a fee. They cannot. Real tracing gives you evidence to take to exchanges and law enforcement; it is never a paid guarantee that funds will be returned. If someone contacts you out of the blue offering recovery, treat it as a scam.
Tracking a scam wallet — FAQ
I was scammed — can I track the wallet?
Yes. Every blockchain transaction is public and permanent. If you have the scammer's wallet address or the transaction hash (TXID) from when you sent the funds, WalletDNA can trace where the money moved next, identify whether it reached a known exchange or mixer, and produce a documented report. Tracing does not require the scammer's cooperation.
What do I need to start a trace?
Any one of these: the wallet address you sent funds to, the transaction hash from your wallet or exchange, or the destination address shown in a block explorer. If you only have a screenshot, the address or TXID is usually visible in your wallet's transaction history or your exchange's withdrawal record.
Does tracing the wallet get my money back?
No — and you should be cautious of anyone who promises it will. Tracing produces the documented path the funds took. Recovery depends on whether the funds reached a regulated exchange that holds the cashing-out party's identity, whether law enforcement opens a case, and how quickly you act. A clean trace dramatically improves your odds because exchanges and police act on evidence, not on a story.
What does the trace actually show?
Where the funds went after they left your wallet, up to two hops of counterparties; whether any destination is a known exchange, mixer, or sanctioned entity; a risk score for the receiving wallet; and a plain-English narrative summarizing the findings. You can download all of it as a PDF.
Which blockchains are supported?
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, Tron, BNB Chain, Polygon, Litecoin, Cardano, Polkadot, Avalanche, Cosmos, Stellar, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, TON, and SUI. Tron (USDT-TRC20) is the most common rail for scam cash-outs, and it is fully supported. The chain is auto-detected from the address.
How fast should I act?
Immediately. Funds often sit briefly in an intermediary wallet before being moved to an exchange or mixer. The sooner you trace the path and notify the receiving exchange, the better the chance their compliance team can freeze the funds before they are cashed out.
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Paste a wallet address or transaction hash. Results in under 60 seconds across 18 chains. No credit card to start.
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