The AuthentiLens Crypto Scam Checker analyzes pasted crypto investment messages, wallet addresses, and platform descriptions for pig-butchering scam patterns, fake exchange signals, and AI-generated crypto fraud language. Paste any suspicious crypto investment message and the checker identifies the specific risk signals in the content before you send any money.
Pig-butchering scams are among the most financially damaging fraud types targeting individuals today. The FBI reported that investment fraud led by crypto schemes caused over $4.5 billion in losses in 2023 alone. In a pig-butchering scam, fraudsters build a relationship over weeks or months, often beginning on a dating app or messaging platform, before introducing a seemingly exclusive crypto investment opportunity. Victims deposit small amounts and see fabricated gains before being encouraged to deposit larger sums. Withdrawals are then blocked until additional fees are paid, which are also stolen.
The checker looks for signals common to crypto fraud. These include unsolicited investment opportunities from strangers or new online contacts, platforms only accessible through a link the contact provides rather than an app store, guaranteed high returns with no risk described, artificial urgency to invest before an opportunity closes, requests to download a specific trading app not available in major app stores, and language patterns from known pig-butchering and rug-pull scam scripts.
Common uses include checking messages from online contacts who introduce a crypto investment opportunity, verifying trading platform URLs before depositing funds, checking wallet addresses mentioned in investment offers, and analyzing any message about crypto that creates urgency or promises exceptional returns.
Paste the full message including any platform names, wallet addresses, or URLs mentioned. The more context you provide, the more signals the checker can analyze. For checking the fake trading platform website itself, use the Suspicious Website Checker alongside this tool for a combined analysis.
Every result includes a risk verdict, confidence level, and explanation of the specific patterns found. If a message is flagged high risk, do not transfer funds to any wallet address mentioned. Report investment fraud to the FBI IC3 at ic3.gov or the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov.