Scam Alert

What Scam Alert does

Scam Alert is a private, globally distributed anti-crypto-crime platform created by Whale Alert and powered by Crystal Intelligence. It serves individual crypto users seeking to report or investigate scams, exchanges and compliance providers screening transaction addresses, law-enforcement and regulatory teams, and partner websites that embed reporting tools. Its public website combines multi-step incident reporting, a suspected-scam form, Scam Explorer, the Scam Library, and victim-support resources.\n\nThe technical core is a database of more than 100,000 scam addresses that is updated daily using user reports and external sources, including the FCA and Trade.gov, with spam filtering plus manual and heuristic evaluation. The address-verification API returns a 0-100 risk score, scam type, activity status, report count, payment history, total earnings in USD, and first and last payment timestamps. Crystal Intelligence's analytics engine monitors millions of blockchain transactions each day, while multi-chain logic links flagged entities across Ethereum, Polygon, Avalanche, and other compatible chains.\n\nScam Alert monetizes the API through metered pay-per-call and monthly subscriptions, offers trial keys by request, and provides partner access keys for the reporting widget; partnership arrangements may include premium integration features. It reaches users through a self-serve website, documentation-led developer adoption, social channels, and the widget. No public revenue, customer roster, headcount, contract values, or paid-usage data are disclosed, limiting assessment of commercial scale.

Name

Scam Alert

Legal name

Scam Alert

Website

https://scam-alert.io

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Scam Alert is a blockchain intelligence platform that lets consumers report cryptocurrency scams and helps businesses screen addresses, supporting compliance, investigations, education, and embedded reporting through APIs and web tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Blockchain Analytics

NAICS

Investigation and Security Services (5616)

akta.pro primary industry

Blockchain Analytics & Transaction Monitoring (FSADALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wallet Risk Scoring, Address Screening & Exposure Checks (FSADALAD), Fraud Detection, Scam Prevention & Account Takeover (Crypto) (FSADALAF), Sanctions Screening & Watchlist/PEP Screening (Crypto) (FSADALAC)

Keywords

• Blockchain analytics
• Crypto fraud detection
• AML compliance screening
• Address verification API
• Scam intelligence platform

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. API Subscription Access: API access pricing is dependent on subscription type and call volume, offered either as metered (pay-per-call) or monthly subscription models. API keys are available to users with an active subscription. Trial keys can be requested via email.
2. Widget Integration Services: Partners integrate the Scam Alert Widget into their websites, requiring an access key obtained by registering as a partner. Revenue derived from partnership arrangements and potentially premium integration features.
3. Enterprise Compliance Services: Provides AML screening services for exchanges and compliance providers by checking incoming transaction sending addresses and outgoing withdrawal addresses against the scam database.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Scam Alert is a blockchain analytics and anti-crypto crime platform that maintains a curated database of over 100,000 known scam addresses, updated daily through manual and heuristic evaluation. It exposes this intelligence through a REST API for exchanges and compliance providers, an embeddable reporting widget for partner platforms, and a community-driven consumer website with scam reporting, lookups, an interactive Scam Explorer, and educational resources.

Product overview

Scam Alert is a community-powered anti-crypto crime platform developed by Crystal Intelligence (a Whale Alert company). The platform consists of multiple integrated components: a scam reporting interface where victims submit detailed reports; a suspected scam form for early-stage reporting; the Scam Explorer interactive map for exploring scam typology; the Scam Library educational resource with research articles; a programmatic API for exchanges and compliance providers to check addresses against the scam database; and an embeddable reporting widget for partner websites. The platform aggregates data from FCA, Trade.gov, and other sources into a curated database of 100,000+ scam addresses, updated daily with manual and heuristic verification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Scam Alert API A subscription-based REST API that enables cryptocurrency exchanges, compliance providers, and other businesses to check blockchain addresses against the Scam Alert database of over 100,000 known scam addresses. The API returns a scam score (0-100), scam type classification (sextortion, ransomware, theft, malware, wallet, token, sanctioned, terrorism, darkweb, investment, giveaway, exchange, tumbler, ICO, other), active status, report counts, payment history, total earnings in USD, and first/last payment timestamps. Standard rate limit is 60 calls per minute, with API keys issued by Whale Alert under metered or monthly subscription.
• Scam Alert Reporting Widget An embeddable JavaScript widget that allows any partner website to integrate Scam Alert's scam-reporting flow directly into their platform through a modal dialog containing an iframe with the complete Scam Report flow. Supports theme customization, multi-language localization, and framework integration with React, Vue, Angular, and vanilla JavaScript. Partners register to obtain access keys for the integration.
• Scam Alert Consumer Platform A community-powered anti-crypto crime consumer web platform where users can report crypto scams via a multi-step reporting flow, look up suspicious addresses, explore scam types through the Scam Explorer interactive visualization, read safety guides in the Scam Library, and access victim support resources through the Get Help portal. Reports submitted by users feed directly into the Scam Alert database, which is then made available via the API and widget to compliance and law enforcement partners. Powered by Crystal Intelligence's blockchain analytics engine.

Quantifiable outcome

• Scam Alert has contributed to disrupting organized fraud networks by identifying wallet clusters linked to criminal operations and notifying exchanges when tainted funds are moving.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Crystal IntelligencecoreTechnology or IntegrationCrystal Intelligence powers the Scam Alert platform with its blockchain analytics engine. Scam Alert is described as 'powered by Crystal Intelligence, a powerful and popular blockchain analytics engine that tracks and analyzes millions of blockchain transactions every day.' This is a parent-subsidiary relationship where Crystal Intelligence provides the underlying technology and data infrastructure for Scam Alert.
• Whale AlertcoreTechnology or IntegrationWhale Alert is described as 'a popular blockchain tracker and analytics company' that created Scam Alert as 'an anti blockchain crime initiative.' Whale Alert offers the API for address checking and provides API keys to users with active subscriptions. The Scam Alert API Terms and Conditions are Whale Alert's terms and conditions.
• FCA (Financial Conduct Authority)minorOthersThe FCA (UK Financial Conduct Authority) is mentioned as one of the sources for scam address data collected in the Scam Alert database. Scam Alert aggregates addresses from 'several sources, including the FCA and Trade.gov.'
• Trade.govminorOthersTrade.gov (US Department of Commerce) is mentioned as one of the sources for scam address data collected in the Scam Alert database. Scam Alert aggregates addresses from 'several sources, including the FCA and Trade.gov.'
• UAE Cyber-Police DepartmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe UAE Cyber-Police Department logo appears in the partners section of the website, indicating a collaborative relationship in fighting crypto crime. Their inclusion suggests cooperation in sharing intelligence and coordinating enforcement actions against crypto fraud.
• Dubai PoliceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDubai Police logo appears in the partners section, indicating collaboration in combating cryptocurrency fraud. The partnership facilitates information sharing between Scam Alert's intelligence platform and law enforcement efforts in the UAE.
• EthereumminorOthersEthereum logo appears in the 'united to fight crypto scams' section of the website footer. Represents ecosystem partnership rather than formal business relationship.
• PolygonminorOthersPolygon logo appears in the 'united to fight crypto scams' section of the website footer. Represents ecosystem partnership rather than formal business relationship.
• TetherminorOthersTether logo appears in the 'united to fight crypto scams' section of the website footer. Represents ecosystem partnership rather than formal business relationship.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Scorechain: Scorechain offers blockchain analytics, AML, and transaction monitoring for crypto companies, with address risk scoring capabilities that overlap with Scam Alert's screening service.
• Merkle Science: Merkle Science provides blockchain analytics and compliance tools for crypto businesses and regulators, including address risk scoring — a comparable but more compliance-focused offering than Scam Alert.

Broad incumbents

• CipherTrace: Acquired by Mastercard, CipherTrace provides crypto AML and intelligence solutions to banks, VASPs, and regulators — a broader incumbent whose address screening competes with Scam Alert's API.
• Sumsub: Sumsub offers KYC, AML, and fraud prevention for crypto and fintech, including crypto transaction screening — adjacent to Scam Alert's address screening API but bundled into a broader identity and compliance suite.
• ComplyAdvantage: ComplyAdvantage provides AI-driven AML, KYC, and transaction monitoring across fiat and crypto, competing with Scam Alert for enterprise compliance budgets in VASPs and fintechs.

Direct peers

• Chainalysis: Chainalysis is the leading blockchain analytics platform offering transaction monitoring, address screening, and AML compliance for VASPs, governments, and financial institutions — the most direct large-scale competitor to Scam Alert's address-screening API.
• Elliptic: Elliptic provides blockchain analytics, wallet screening, and AML compliance tools for crypto businesses and banks, competing head-to-head with Scam Alert on address risk scoring and sanctions exposure.
• TRM Labs: TRM Labs offers blockchain intelligence and AML compliance, including address screening and transaction monitoring for VASPs — directly overlapping with Scam Alert's core API service.
• Crystal Intelligence: Crystal Intelligence is the parent company and technology provider for Scam Alert, offering a broader blockchain analytics platform with investigator tools and compliance-grade transaction monitoring that subsumes Scam Alert's features.

Others

• Whale Alert: Whale Alert is the sister platform that created Scam Alert and issues its API keys, providing blockchain transaction tracking and analytics infrastructure that complements Scam Alert's screening use case.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/x_scamalert
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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