Book 3

Part II: Crypto Survival Kit

What you'll get from this part: Nine chapters on cryptocurrency: fake giveaways, junk coins, the pig-butchering investment scam, crypto ATMs, SIM swaps, malware, your recovery phrase, wallet drainers, and address poisoning. No crypto experience needed.

About 1 min read

An iron strongbox, padlocked and chained to its key, rests on an open ledger beside a stack of gold coins.

Keys, scams, cold storage

More than half of the dollars reported lost to internet crime in the United States in 2025 involved cryptocurrency.¹ The money moves because the victim approves the payment. Your job is to never hand over the keys.

Chapters in this part:

  1. Fake (DMs), wallets, and giveaways
  2. and junk coins
  3. scams
  4. and the phone number
  5. that steals cryptocurrency
  6. Protect your
  7. and

Sources

¹ FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, 2025 Internet Crime Report (2026), complaint and loss tables. https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf

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