Crypto job scam

A crypto job scam is a fake remote role used to reach a victim's cryptocurrency. The victim is asked to fund or connect a wallet, deposit crypto to activate tasks, or install a work app that is actually a wallet-drainer. The displayed earnings are fictitious, and the deposits and wallet approvals are the theft.

Updated June 7, 2026 · By the Trust and Safety Research Team

What it is

A crypto job scam is a fake remote job built to reach your cryptocurrency. The work is a front; the goal is a deposit or a wallet approval that lets the scammer take your coins.

How it reaches you

An upbeat message about web3 or crypto work leads to a slick app or site. You see early "earnings," then are asked to deposit crypto to withdraw them, or to connect a wallet to begin. See is this crypto or web3 job a scam.

The tell

A real employer pays you in normal money and never asks you to put your own crypto in first. Any deposit-to-earn step, or a request to connect a wallet to start, is the scam.

What to do

Do not deposit crypto or connect a wallet. If you connected one, move your funds to a fresh wallet and revoke approvals, then report it to the FBI's IC3 and the FTC. It works much like a task scam.