How do I check whether a coin is a scam?

Put just one thing you know — a token address or its name/symbol — into the checkcrypto.cc inspect box, and within 30 seconds you can see the scam-risk probability (%) and the basis for free. No sign-up required.

What are the results based on?

On-chain facts anyone can re-verify on the blockchain — whether it is a honeypot (sell block), unlimited minting authority, liquidity lock, holding concentration, deployer history, and more. We do not predict prices or make investment judgments.

A fraudulent token designed so you can buy but cannot sell. Once you buy, your money is trapped, so checking sellability by contract address before buying is the only prevention.

A fraud where the developer pulls the money out of the exchange liquidity pool and runs. It mainly happens with new tokens whose liquidity is not locked.

Which chains do you support?

Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, Avalanche, and Solana — 8 chains, monitored by 24-hour automated collection.

No. Every feature — inspection, list, Watchtower alerts — is free and usable without signing up.

How to use

Whether you know the address or just the name, one inspection box is all you need — it figures out what you entered and inspects it. Check and monitor in the order below.

The whole structure at a glance

The whole flow — inspect → result → register to watch → push alert. Even without inspecting yourself, automated collection fills the list every hour, and name/symbol search also cross-checks ☠ confirmed fraud records and 🏛 financial-authority alerts.

1) Inspect in one place — address, name, or symbol

Whatever you put in the inspect box, it auto-detects the format and handles it accordingly:

Contract address (42 chars starting with 0x · base58 mint for Solana) — it finds the chain automatically, inspects on-chain, and shows the risk estimate (%), grade (A–F), and all the evidence. If the same address exists on multiple chains, it asks which chain.
Name / symbol — it gathers the inspected tokens (with scores) and the coin profile for that name on one page. Native-chain coins with no contract, like Bitcoin, are also found here.
Name / symbol search also cross-checks against ☠ confirmed fraud records (courts / investigative agencies) and 🏛 financial-authority alerts (US SEC, state securities regulators, etc.) — BitConnect got a Texas emergency cease order (January 4, 2018) first, then collapsed 12 days later on January 16.

Supported chains: Ethereum, BSC, Base, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, Avalanche, Solana — 8 in total.

2) How to read the result

% and grade — an uncalibrated estimate based on human-set rules. Closer to 100% means it overlaps strongly with fraud patterns; it is not a "final verdict" (confirmation carries a separate ☠ badge).
"Can I sell?" honeypot verdict — the result header shows sellability right away. Whether it's a honeypot where buying works but selling is blocked can also be checked item by item (inside the result, not on a separate page).
Decisive facts / risk signals / positive signals — respectively, reproducible on-chain facts, circumstantial evidence, and verified good facts. There is no score without a basis.
Observation coverage — how many indicators were actually checked. Low means "insufficient data," not "safe."
Observation history — a time-series graph of liquidity and holder count. If the liquidity line falls off a cliff, that's a rug pattern, and risk transitions (honeypot conversion, LP release, etc.) are marked on the timeline.
Omnichain identity — coins that exist on multiple chains, like AAVE and USDC, have their identity confirmed and their per-chain instances grouped in one panel, so you don't get misled by thin liquidity on one chain — though risk is assessed per chain (how we confirm).

3) How to read the list

The list shows automatically collected and inspected coins in most-recently inspected order (by-risk order is in the filter). The ☠ confirmed scam badge is a recorded fact (courts / press / direct observation), not an estimate, and you can filter by confirmed-only / high-risk-only / by chain in the tabs.

4) Watchtower — get change alerts

Register tokens you hold or watch in the Watchtower (membership required) and get free push alerts (ntfy app) when a honeypot conversion, LP lock release, liquidity crash, or rising-risk trend is observed.

↑ A push like this arrives — the ntfy app is free on Google Play · App Store.

5) Reporting and disputes

Report a suspected scam coin with its address on the board and it becomes a review candidate; if you think an assessment is wrong, you can request a correction via Dispute.

🎓 For prevention methods by scheme, see the scam prevention guides (rug pull, honeypot, impersonation, large Ponzi, etc. — 7 articles); for 📚 unfamiliar terms, see the Glossary.

Frequently asked questions

How do I check whether a coin is a scam?: Put just one thing you know — a token address or its name/symbol — into the inspect box, and within 30 seconds it shows the scam-risk probability (%) and the basis for free. No sign-up required.
What are the results based on?: On-chain facts anyone can re-verify on the blockchain — whether it's a honeypot (sell block), unlimited minting authority, liquidity lock, holding concentration, deployer history, and more. We do not predict prices or make investment judgments.
What is a honeypot?: A fraudulent token designed so you can buy but cannot sell. Once you buy, your money is trapped, so checking sellability by contract address before buying is the only prevention.
What is a rug pull?: A fraud where the developer pulls the money out of the exchange liquidity pool and runs. It mainly happens with new tokens whose liquidity is not locked, and we record liquidity state over time to track it.
Which chains do you support?: Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, Avalanche, and Solana — 8 chains, monitored by 24-hour automated collection.
Is there a fee?: No. Every feature — inspection, list, Watchtower alerts — is free and usable without signing up.