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OSINT Techniques for Investigating Crypto Scams

How to use open-source intelligence techniques to track down cryptocurrency fraudsters.

Investigating Crypto Scams with OSINT

Starting Points

  1. Wallet addresses
  2. Transaction history
  3. Social media profiles

Tools

  • Etherscan - Blockchain explorer
  • Breadcrumbs - Visual transaction analysis
  • Maltego - Entity relationship mapping

Case Study

Tracking a rug pull from contract deployment to exchange cashout...