TL;DR — Nobody sells 100 BTC at a discount. "AB tests" and "insurance deposits" are fabricated. Real scammer messages + how they find you. This investigation walks through how the advance-fee fraud works in practice, the red flags victims missed, the wallets and transactions involved, and the verification steps that would have stopped it.
This is a full investigative report from CryptoStrapon's Dark Bits desk. We document how the advance-fee fraud works, who runs it, the exact messages victims receive, the wallets involved, and the verification steps that would have stopped it in seconds.
What you will learn
- What this scam looks like in the wild
- Step-by-step breakdown of the playbook
- Red flags and warning signs to watch for
- On-chain evidence, wallets and transactions
- How to protect yourself and recover funds
- Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions
- What is the "100 BTC Sale Scam: Fake Sellers & AB Tests Exposed [2026]" investigation about?
- Nobody sells 100 BTC at a discount. "AB tests" and "insurance deposits" are fabricated. Real scammer messages + how they find you. CryptoStrapon documents the full playbook, on-chain evidence and verification steps that stop this fraud class in seconds.
- How can I spot this scam before losing money?
- Verify the official domain, cross-check contract addresses on Etherscan or the relevant explorer, distrust urgency or "limited windows", and run the suspicious message through our free Scam Detector before signing anything.
- Can victims recover funds lost to "100 BTC Sale Scam: Fake Sellers & AB Tests Exposed [2026]"?
- On-chain recovery is effectively impossible once a transaction is signed. The useful steps are: report to the exchange if the attacker tries to cash out, file a police report with the transaction hash, and publish the attacker address so others flag it.
- Is this scam pattern real or an isolated case?
- It is a documented pattern in the "Advance-Fee Fraud" category with verifiable on-chain evidence. It is part of wider trends covered across our 34+ published investigations.
- Where can I learn more about this fraud class?
- Read the full investigation at https://cryptostrapon.com/stories/100-btc-sale-scam, browse related cases at https://cryptostrapon.com/#stories, or consult our 161+ term crypto scam glossary.
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