Scam Bitcoin Mixers & Services to check scam wallet addresses
The number of bitcoin scams has been rapidly rising. As the saying goes by the future of the world is cryptocurrency. But are we sure our crypto is safe and privacy is intact in the world of cryptocurrency? We’ve been familiar with many crypto scams like the Mt.Gox scam, Twitter hack, etc.
We cannot run from scams but we can be familiar with the different scam services. The goal is to make blockchain safer to use for everyone by exposing scammers who abuse it. I’ve listed some of the mixers which are claimed to be scammed by many users.
Scam Mixers
- Anonymixx
Anonymixx is the popular bitcoin mixer service that has been marked as a scam by scam-alert.io. They provide a mixing service to BTC only.
Sadly, some of the users have fallen for their scams.
- https://www.reddit.com/r/darknet/comments/dip6ux/do_not_use_anonymix_to_tumble_your_btc/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptocoinMixing/comments/d2nn5t/anonymix_tumbling_service/
- Coinmixer.ES
Another popular mixer service that has been accused of scam is Coinmixer.ES. The mixer allows the user to create a maximum of 5 withdrawal addresses with a time delay of 5 Days.
Given the features, no wonder many people will use it. As a result, many users have been victims of their scams and tried to reach their support to claim their funds.
Some of the links in which the user has explained the coin mixer as a scam.
- https://www.trustpilot.com/review/coinmixer.se#:~:text=SCAMERS,but%20never%20gets%20an%20answer.
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/b27mbo/terrible_experience_with_coinmixeres_supposed_to/
- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5151130.0
- MyCryptoMixer
MyCryptoMixer is one of the famous yet scam mixer services. People often get confused with CryptoMixer and MyCryptoMixer. Between these two MyCryptoMixer has been accused to be a scam by many users meanwhile Cryptomixer is claimed to be trustworthy.
Some of the discussion of scams associated with MyCryptoMixer
- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5318977.0
- https://www.scam-detector.com/validator/mycryptomixer-com-review/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/lwerj8/user_loses_13_btc650k_to_mycryptomixercom/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Scams/comments/m8b2ef/mycryptomixer_steals_750k_from_victim/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/MyCryptoMixer/comments/m8byui/dont_use_mycryptomixer_they_are_scammers/
- BestMixer.MX
There’s news that the BestMixer.MX mixer services have been shut down by Europol. But we can still see the active status. The users without knowledge of bestmixer. mx getting shut down have fallen victim to scam.
You can refer to some of the websites for some details.
- https://www.zdnet.com/article/bestmixer-seized-by-eu-police-over-laundering-of-200-million-in-cryptocurrency/
- https://www.scamadviser.com/check-website/bestmixer.mx
- https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252463873/Police-shut-down-Bestmixer-bitcoin-laundering-service
Amid all those scams, there are some of the sites which provide an insight into the scam wallet addresses. They exist to make blockchain safer for everyone by tracking and exposing criminals who abuse blockchain for illegal activities.
I’m gonna list a few of them that I came across.
Sites to check if the wallet address is a scam
- Bitcoinwhoswho
Bitcoinhoswho offers users the ability to report bitcoin scam addresses. The site will prompt a message if you input an address that has been reported used by victims. The platform also enables you to report stolen BTC.
For example, if we search for the anonymixx mixers wallet address 1HtV8k2Pj4y5bRR1NbjF2uEq8DZjJF2pJk in bitcoinwhoswho we can get all the information associated with the wallet address. So, before sending the fund to any mixer address we can verify it in bitcoinwhoswho.
- BitcoinAbuse.com
BitcoinAbuse enlists the list of wallet addresses associated with hackers and scams. You can not only check the status of the bitcoin wallet address, but you can also monitor the stolen bitcoins and report the scam wallet address. The Bitcoin Abuse website also provides some statistics on the number of bitcoin scams reported per year.
For example, if we search for the anonymixx mixers wallet address 1HtV8k2Pj4y5bRR1NbjF2uEq8DZjJF2pJk in BitcoinAbuse too we can get all the details about it being marked as a scam. You should also be able to see the comments left by other reporters.
- Scam-Alert.io
Another website where you can easily look up a bitcoin address is Scam Alert.io. It provides additional information about the whale alert. You can look up a bitcoin address, report a scam address, and monitor addresses reported by others.
You can use the address from Anonymixx 1HtV8k2Pj4y5bRR1NbjF2uEq8DZjJF2pJk to get some insight on scam alerts. It lists a piece of brief information about the wallet address, websites, comments, status, and active year.
- CryptoBlacklist.io
Another one in the list of the services that provide the information about the possible scam wallet address is CryproBlacklist.io. Let us take an example of the wallet address from 3Mcys2qdVDgikaNiFhcUwhnDpZ5Em5EDTK and search it on the crypto blacklist. Crypto Blacklist provides feedback from the user.
Some more mixers that users claim to be scammed:
- Bitcoin Blender
- Ultra mixer
- Coinmixer. dev
- Bitcoin Mixer
- BMC Mixing
- Bitcoin Laundry
- Privcoin
- Btcblender.com
- SmartMix.io
- Bitcoin mixer.EU
Conclusion
Even if the address has not been reported to any of the services mentioned above. Unreported addresses might still be used in scams so caution is advised. If you suspect any address is being used in a scam, please report it in any services listed. So, as I mentioned in my previous publication, it is always a great decision to send a little amount to the wallet address at first to check the reliability.
Disclaimer: Any scam websites listed on this page have been reported as a scam and are potentially dangerous. Please try it on your own risk.
