Verify an NFT or wallet message claiming to be a victim notice

Treat the message as unverified

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Record the token identifier, network, message and any linked domain without signing a transaction. A message arriving in a wallet does not authenticate the sender. The CluCoin sentencing release says NFTs were used for certain victim notifications, but that statement does not verify an individual item you receive or any payment demand attached to it.

Start again from the official page

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Navigate independently to the relevant agency and case, then follow its published victim-information link. Compare the instructions with the message. Do not use a phone number or chat contact supplied only by the token to verify the token itself. If the notice is genuine, the official process should explain what information is requested and where to provide it.

Protect access to your assets

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Do not reveal seed phrases or private keys, and do not pay an activation charge on the strength of a wallet message. Preserve suspicious instructions for an official report. The FBI's investment-fraud guidance warns about recovery schemes and prioritises transaction details. A possible compensation notice is a reason to verify, not permission to grant a stranger control of your wallet.

Keep a use-of-funds promise log

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Record each promised purpose, the person or entity controlling funds, the stated approval process and any dated spending report. Compare changes in the plan with the original promise rather than assuming a new roadmap explains earlier spending. Keep donation claims, development budgets and founder compensation in separate rows. If a message later offers victim compensation, verify it through the official case source; do not treat an NFT or token arriving in a wallet as proof of identity or sign an approval to investigate it.

Sources, dates and limits

The sentencing announcement is dated 14 February 2025. Its mention of NFT victim notifications does not authenticate any NFT or message a reader may receive. Verification must begin at the official FBI page linked by DOJ.