The beginning of my journey

It’s been almost a year since I started to freelance as a Crypto bounty hunter, so I wanted to share my experiences and some things I learned along the way (including how to avoid falling for a scam in the first place).

It all began when I was browsing this subreddit and I came across a post asking for help retrieving stolen funds. At the time I was swamped with work, but the curiosity got the better of me and I decided to check where the funds ended up and how the perpetrator had tried to hide them away. For my surprise, he didn't! And so, I found a KYC linked wallet and was able to help out a fellow reddit user. The post in question :

https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/rgck4r/got_hacked_for_about_175k_is_there_any_recourse/hojrpr5/?context=3

From that point on, I got contacted by a lot of people asking If I could help - and I'm glad to say that recently I've helped recover over 1 million USDs for victims of scams in the crypto space.

My biggest case and the hurdles along the way

My most challenging and impactful case was a 260,000.00 USD recovery case in which I was contacted by a gentleman asking for my help. Over the course of 2 weeks, I assembled a report detailing every single transaction from my client’s wallet to the perpetrator’s KYC address. This case was particularly tricky because it involved multiple cross-chain transactions using different bridges and the funds stolen were from multiple blockchains (BTC, ETH, BNB).

Currently, the biggest challenges I face are: identifying coin mixer transactions (still possible but it involves lots of work); cross-chain packages, which again involves lots of work; and last but not least, identifying BTC KYC wallets, which is the thing I find most challenging of them all - since there are no tags, you need to find creative ways to pursue and identify a KYC wallet.

Tips & Tricks

After contacting with different clients, there are some clear tips I can give on how to avoid getting scammed and better protect your funds (feel free to add any more tips down below):

1. One of the best tips that anyone who has experience in the crypto space will give you is to never click in links from anonymous sources. I know this seems paranoid, but a lot of people lose meta mask wallets due to this small mistake.
2. If you have a large amount of funds, you need a specific phone for exchanges 2FA and a different device to run your ledger. Don’t go lazy or it will cost you.
3. If it’s too good to be true, it probably is. There’s no shame in falling for scams, but if people offer you double the money you give them or 10% APY a week, please don’t give them your hard-earned money.
4. Due to recent google scripts, I recommend to always double check addresses when sending/receiving crypto.

Overall, this has been a blessing. I get to help people and mess with scammers, and I make some money when I'm able to help people out.

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TLTR: I recover crypto for people who fall into scams

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Stay safe and freak the scammers.