Crypto losses can be difficult to reverse, but the transaction trail still matters. Preserve wallet addresses, transaction hashes, exchange records, screenshots, and any instructions you were given.
Never share your seed phrase or private key, and be sceptical of anyone claiming they can 'recover' a wallet for an upfront crypto payment.
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