OSINT Tools for Crypto Investigations
A curated directory of blockchain explorers, wallet screening platforms, scam databases, and open-source investigation tools used by fraud investigators and law enforcement. Organized for victims — no prior experience required.
Disclaimer:These tools are listed for educational purposes. Inclusion does not constitute endorsement. Always verify a tool's terms of service and privacy policy before submitting sensitive case data. Paid tools are noted — free alternatives exist for most use cases.
Blockchain Explorers
Look up wallet addresses, transaction hashes, and smart contracts on public blockchains. Essential for verifying transfers and tracing fund flows.
The primary explorer for Ethereum and ERC-20 tokens. Look up any wallet address, transaction hash, or smart contract on the Ethereum network.
Comprehensive Bitcoin blockchain explorer. Track BTC transactions, view address balances, and follow fund movements across the Bitcoin network.
Official explorer for the Tron network, commonly used in USDT (TRC-20) scams. Trace TRX and TRC-20 token transactions including USDT transfers.
Explorer for Binance Smart Chain (BNB Chain). Essential for investigating BEP-20 token transactions and DeFi-related fraud on BSC.
Multi-chain explorer supporting Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Dogecoin, and more. Includes advanced filtering, CSV export, and cross-chain search.
Wallet Screening & Risk Scoring
Automated tools that assess wallet risk, flag sanctioned addresses, and trace fund movements across multiple hops. Primarily used by professionals — some free tiers available.
The industry standard for professional blockchain investigations. Used by law enforcement globally. Provides entity identification, risk scoring, and fund-flow visualization.
Compliance and investigation platform for financial institutions. Offers wallet risk scoring, sanctions screening, and detailed transaction analysis.
Visual blockchain investigation tool with a free tier. Drag-and-drop interface for tracing fund flows between wallets. Good starting point for non-technical investigators.
On-chain analytics platform with entity labeling. Free to use. Identifies wallets belonging to exchanges, protocols, and known entities. Useful for attribution.
OSINT & Identity Tools
Open-source intelligence tools for identifying individuals, mapping connections, and investigating the people behind scam operations.
Graph-based OSINT and link-analysis platform used by investigators and law enforcement. Maps relationships between entities — people, domains, emails, crypto addresses.
Open-source automated OSINT framework. Gathers intelligence from hundreds of data sources — IP addresses, domains, email addresses, names, and more.
Command-line tool that searches for a username across 300+ social networks simultaneously. Useful for tracking scammer identities across platforms.
Check if an email address has appeared in known data breaches. Useful for verifying whether a scammer's contact email is associated with any known breach databases.
Scam Databases & Reporting
Community-maintained and official databases of known scam addresses, fraudulent websites, and filed complaints. Check addresses before sending — and report after.
Community-sourced database of reported crypto scam addresses. Submit and look up wallet addresses associated with fraud. Backed by TRM Labs.
Longstanding database of Bitcoin addresses reported for abuse — ransomware, fraud, and scams. Searchable by address with user-submitted reports.
Website trust and scam detector. Scores websites based on domain age, registration data, traffic, and community reports. Useful for checking if a platform is legitimate.
Official US federal portal for reporting internet crimes including crypto fraud. Files go to FBI's financial crimes division. Mandatory first step for US victims.
The UK's national reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime. Report crypto scams here if you are a UK resident or national. Run by City of London Police.
Transaction Visualization
Tools that visually map how funds move between wallets — essential for presenting evidence in a format that law enforcement and prosecutors can understand.
Advanced Bitcoin transaction analysis and visualization. Maps UTXO flows, identifies transaction clusters, and reveals wallet connections across hops.
Visual OSINT investigation platform for mapping connections between entities — people, organizations, crypto addresses, and online identities.
General Investigation
General-purpose web investigation tools that complement blockchain analysis — essential for building a complete picture of the scam operation.
Advanced Google search operators to surface hidden information. Examples: site:, filetype:, inurl:, intitle:. Search for scammer usernames, platform names, or wallet addresses using operators like "scam" site:reddit.com.
Archive.org's internet archive. Retrieve cached snapshots of scam websites that have since gone offline. Useful for documenting evidence that may disappear.
Check domain registration details: owner, registrar, registration date, and contact info. Scam platforms often use privacy-protected registrations, but registration dates reveal how new a site is.
Unfamiliar with the terminology?
Terms like UTXO, wallet clustering, and smart contract may come up in your investigation. The Scambulance Dictionary explains them in plain language — written for victims, not developers.
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