Your safety routine

Run this before any transfer, every time. It takes under a minute and it catches almost everything.

Who contacted whom? If they found you, slow all the way down.

Is there a promised return? Any guaranteed number ends the conversation.

Am I being rushed? Urgency is a tactic, not a fact.

Have I verified the address and network independently? Paste, then check first and last four characters.

Would I be comfortable explaining this to one specific person I respect? If not, do not send.

Then wait an hour. Genuine opportunities survive an hour. Scams rarely do.

Good habits cost nothing and remove most of the technical attack surface.

Use an authenticator app, not SMS, for two-factor codes wherever it is offered.

A unique password per account, kept in a password manager rather than a notebook or a chat with yourself.

Bookmark the real site and use only the bookmark, never a link from a message or a search advert.

Keep the seed phrase offline, on paper, in one private place, never photographed.

Keep large holdings separate from the wallet you use day to day.