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You may have thought you were interacting with a legitimate DeFi application.
Maybe you were trying to swap tokens, provide liquidity, stake an asset, claim a reward, or deposit funds into a new protocol.
The website may have looked professional.
The contract interaction may have appeared routine.
You connected your wallet, approved the transaction, and expected the DeFi platform to perform the action you requested.
Instead, your tokens disappeared.
Maybe you noticed the loss immediately.
Maybe nothing looked wrong until you checked your wallet later and saw unfamiliar transfers.
If the interaction involved a malicious smart contract, the situation is different from simply sending cryptocurrency to the wrong address. The blockchain record can help establish exactly what contract you interacted with, what permissions you granted, which assets moved, and where they went afterward. The FTC notes that blockchain transaction records can contain transaction amounts and wallet addresses, while the FBI has warned that malicious cryptocurrency-related websites and applications can be used to obtain information or gain unauthorized access to wallets.
If you think a DeFi contract took your tokens, don’t interact with the contract again just because the website says another transaction will restore your funds.
Jim Recovery Team can review the information you have, identify relevant blockchain transactions, trace known fund movements, and help reconstruct what happened to the cryptocurrency.
If you’re ready, contact [email protected] or +1 (929) 399-9264 on WhatsApp.
If you need time first, preserve the evidence before doing anything else.
STOP USING THE SUSPICIOUS DEFI WEBSITE
Don’t:
Reconnect your wallet
Approve another transaction
Sign another message
Deposit more tokens
Pay another fee
Follow another “recovery” link
Claim another reward
If the original website was malicious, another interaction could create additional exposure.
The FBI has documented cryptocurrency scams involving malicious sites that persuade users to connect wallets or provide information before unauthorized cryptocurrency transfers occur.
First, determine exactly what your wallet signed.
FIND THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT TRANSACTION
Open the wallet you used for the DeFi interaction.
Locate the transaction connected to the event.
Record:
Blockchain
Token
Amount
Transaction hash
Contract address
Your wallet address
Date
Time
For example:
Ethereum
USDC
5,000 USDC
Contract address
Transaction hash
Don’t rely on the DeFi website’s description.
Use the blockchain record to determine what actually happened.
Once you’ve found the transaction, check whether it was a transfer, approval, swap, deposit, or contract call.
IDENTIFY THE ACTION YOU APPROVED
A DeFi interaction can involve several different actions.
You may have:
Sent tokens directly
Approved a token allowance
Deposited tokens into a contract
Swapped one token for another
Provided liquidity
Staked tokens
Signed a permit
Called a smart-contract function
These actions are not interchangeable.
For example, approving a token can give a contract permission to spend that token later, while a direct transfer moves the asset immediately.
The distinction matters because you need to establish how the loss occurred.
CHECK FOR TOKEN APPROVALS
If you connected your wallet to the suspicious DeFi platform, examine token approvals associated with the interaction.
Record:
Token
Spender
Approved amount
Approval transaction
Date
Network
Pay particular attention to approvals for large or unlimited amounts.
Don’t assume an approval itself means the entire token balance was immediately stolen.
Instead, compare the approval with subsequent transfers.
The goal is to establish:
Approval
↓
Token movement
rather than simply assuming the connection caused the loss.
Once you’ve identified the approval, check the transactions that followed it.
CHECK WHAT LEFT YOUR WALLET
Review your wallet activity after the DeFi interaction.
Look for:
Unknown token transfers
Stablecoin transfers
Native cryptocurrency transfers
Unexpected swaps
NFT transfers
Contract interactions
Transfers to unfamiliar addresses
Record every suspicious transaction separately.
The FTC explains that blockchain records can provide transaction amounts and wallet-address information that may help reconstruct cryptocurrency activity.
Don’t treat every transaction around the same time as part of the theft without checking it.
SEPARATE THE DEFI TRANSACTION FROM THE ACTUAL LOSS
For example:
10:05, connected wallet
10:06, approved USDC
10:07, deposited 1,000 USDC
10:08, received 950 USDC worth of another token
10:10, 4,000 USDC transferred to an unfamiliar address
The actual loss may be the 4,000 USDC transfer rather than the initial connection.
Your records should distinguish between:
What you intentionally approved
and
What you did not authorize.
Once you’ve separated those events, identify every destination address.
BUILD AN ADDRESS LIST
Record:
Your wallet
DeFi contract
Token contract
Spender address
Receiving address
Swap address
Subsequent destination addresses
Copy addresses directly from the blockchain.
Don’t type them from memory.
Don’t shorten them in your evidence file.
Once you’ve created the list, trace the tokens after they left your wallet.
TRACE THE TOKENS AFTER THE CONTRACT INTERACTION
A possible trail could look like:
Your wallet
↓
DeFi contract
↓
Wallet A
↓
Wallet B
↓
Wallet C
Another could look like:
Your wallet
↓
Token transfer
↓
Exchange-related address
The path will depend on the blockchain and the transactions involved.
Record each verifiable movement:
Amount
From
To
Transaction hash
Timestamp
Don’t claim that a particular person controls an address unless you have independent evidence establishing that.
The useful starting point is the on-chain movement itself.
Once you’ve traced the movement, preserve the DeFi website exactly as you found it.
SAVE THE DEFI WEBSITE
Take screenshots of:
Homepage
Protocol name
Wallet-connect page
Deposit page
Swap page
Staking page
Liquidity page
Contract address
Transaction instructions
Error messages
Displayed balances
Withdrawal instructions
Website URL
If the website disappears later, your screenshots may preserve information that would otherwise be lost.
Don’t reconnect your wallet simply to obtain more screenshots.
SAVE THE ORIGINAL DEFI OFFER
What were you trying to do?
Maybe the platform promised:
Yield
Staking rewards
Liquidity fees
Token swaps
Airdrop rewards
High APY
Early access
Governance tokens
Mining rewards
Save the original announcement or advertisement.
Also preserve:
Social-media post
Discord message
Telegram message
Website link
Referral link
Direct message
This helps establish how you were directed to the contract.
Once you’ve preserved the promotion, verify whether the contract belonged to the genuine protocol.
COMPARE THE CONTRACT WITH THE REAL PROTOCOL
Check:
Official protocol website
Official contract address
Official token address
Official social account
Official documentation
Network
Deployment information
Then compare those details with the contract you actually interacted with.
For example:
Official contract, Address A
Contract used, Address B
That discrepancy is important evidence.
Don’t assume a contract is legitimate because:
The website looks professional
The logo is familiar
The social account has many followers
Someone recommended it
The token has a recognizable name
The blockchain address should be independently verified.
Once you’ve compared the addresses, determine whether the token itself was legitimate.
CHECK THE TOKEN CONTRACT
A fake DeFi site may use:
A fake token
A cloned token name
A malicious token
A legitimate token with a malicious interaction
Record:
Token name
Symbol
Contract address
Network
Token balance before
Token balance after
The token’s name alone isn’t enough to establish identity.
Contract addresses provide a more precise reference.
Once you’ve identified the token, compare your balance before and after the interaction.
RECONSTRUCT YOUR BALANCE CHANGE
For example:
Before interaction, 8,000 USDC
After approval, 8,000 USDC
After deposit, 7,000 USDC
After unauthorized transfer, 3,000 USDC
This makes the point at which the loss occurred easier to identify.
Don’t simply record:
“My wallet was drained.”
Show the transactions that produced the balance change.
Once you’ve established the balance change, build the timeline.
BUILD THE COMPLETE TIMELINE
For example:
14:00 → discovered DeFi platform
14:05 → opened website
14:06 → connected wallet
14:07 → approved token spending
14:08 → completed intended deposit
14:12 → unfamiliar token transfer appeared
14:13 → additional tokens left wallet
14:20 → discovered the website was unavailable
The exact sequence will depend on your case.
The purpose is to connect:
DeFi offer → website → wallet connection → approval → intended transaction → unauthorized activity
Once the timeline is complete, preserve every message connected to the incident.
SAVE ALL DEFI COMMUNICATIONS
Keep:
Project announcements
Developer messages
Customer support
Discord conversations
Telegram conversations
Emails
Direct messages
Transaction instructions
Links
Screenshots
If someone told you:
“Approve this contract.”
“Deposit more liquidity.”
“Claim your rewards.”
“Sign this transaction.”
“Pay gas to recover your tokens.”
preserve the exact message.
Once you’ve preserved the communications, check whether you gave anyone access to your wallet credentials.
CHECK WHETHER YOUR WALLET CREDENTIALS WERE EXPOSED
Ask yourself:
Did I enter my seed phrase?
Did I enter my private key?
Did I give someone my wallet password?
Did I install an unfamiliar wallet application?
Did I approve a transaction I didn’t understand?
These situations are different.
If your recovery phrase or private key was exposed, the wallet should be treated as potentially compromised.
If you only signed a transaction, the relevant investigation may focus on the contract interaction and resulting blockchain movements.
Never give your recovery phrase or private key to someone claiming they need it to reverse a DeFi transaction.
SECURE ANY REMAINING ASSETS
If your wallet still contains cryptocurrency and you believe the wallet or credentials may be compromised, consider appropriate wallet-security measures immediately.
Do not continue interacting with the suspicious contract while trying to recover the missing tokens.
If a recovery phrase or private key was exposed, simply disconnecting from a website does not restore control of the wallet.
The exact security response depends on what was compromised.
Once you’ve protected what remains, preserve the transaction evidence before making further changes.
SAVE THE TRANSACTION HASHES
Create a list containing:
Transaction 1, wallet connection
Transaction 2, token approval
Transaction 3, intended DeFi action
Transaction 4, unauthorized transfer
Transaction 5, subsequent movement
For each one, record:
Hash
Asset
Amount
From
To
Function
Timestamp
This turns a confusing wallet history into a structured transaction record.
Once you’ve organized the hashes, contact the service you used to fund or purchase the cryptocurrency.
CONTACT THE CRYPTOCURRENCY PROVIDER
If the affected cryptocurrency originally came from an exchange or other cryptocurrency service, contact that provider through its legitimate support channel.
Give them:
Transaction hashes
Asset
Amount
Receiving addresses
Date
Time
Details of the DeFi interaction
The FTC advises people who paid a scammer with cryptocurrency to contact the company used to send the cryptocurrency promptly, report the transaction as fraudulent, and ask whether it can be reversed.
Don’t assume a reversal is possible.
The important thing is to provide accurate transaction evidence quickly.
Once you’ve contacted the provider, preserve its response and any case number.
DON’T PAY ANOTHER FEE TO UNLOCK THE TOKENS
You may see a message claiming:
“Your tokens are frozen.”
“Pay gas to recover them.”
“Deposit collateral.”
“Pay a verification fee.”
“Complete one final transaction.”
“Your funds will be returned after this payment.”
Don’t send more cryptocurrency simply because the website or another person promises that the missing tokens will then be released.
The FBI warns cryptocurrency victims not to pay additional fees or taxes to withdraw supposed funds and also warns about recovery scams that demand payment.
Your original blockchain evidence is more important than another payment.
WATCH FOR A SECOND RECOVERY SCAM
After a DeFi loss, someone may approach you claiming:
“We traced your wallet.”
“We found the hacker.”
“Your tokens are frozen.”
“We can reverse the smart contract.”
“Pay a tracing fee.”
“Send crypto to activate recovery.”
Be cautious.
The FBI specifically warns that victims of cryptocurrency fraud can be targeted by people falsely claiming they can recover lost funds.
Don’t send another payment merely because someone promises guaranteed recovery.
Any legitimate review should begin with the transactions you already have.
YOU DON’T NEED TO HAVE EVERYTHING FIGURED OUT
You may only have:
One DeFi website
One contract address
One wallet address
One token
A few transaction hashes
Screenshots
A Discord or Telegram conversation
That’s enough to begin reconstructing the incident.
Jim Recovery Team can review the information you have, identify relevant blockchain transactions, trace known fund movements, and help reconstruct the movement of the cryptocurrency.
If you’re ready for professional assistance, contact [email protected] or +1 (929) 399-9264 on WhatsApp with whatever information you currently have.
If you’re not ready, preserve the evidence first.
WHAT YOUR EVIDENCE SHOULD SHOW
Ideally, your records should establish:
How you discovered the DeFi platform
↓
Which website or account directed you there
↓
What the platform promised
↓
Which wallet you connected
↓
Which contract you interacted with
↓
What approval or transaction you signed
↓
Which tokens were intentionally deposited
↓
Which tokens later moved without your authorization
↓
Which addresses received them
↓
Where those assets moved afterward
You don’t need a perfect evidence file.
You need a clear connection between the DeFi opportunity, the contract interaction, the token movement, and the addresses involved.
The most useful question isn’t simply “Can I get my tokens back?”
It’s:
“Which DeFi contract did I interact with, what did I authorize, which token movements did I actually approve, and where did the unauthorized tokens go afterward?”
Start there, preserve the evidence, secure anything that remains exposed, and don’t send another payment because someone claims it will unlock or recover the missing tokens.
Maybe you were trying to swap tokens, provide liquidity, stake an asset, claim a reward, or deposit funds into a new protocol.
The website may have looked professional.
The contract interaction may have appeared routine.
You connected your wallet, approved the transaction, and expected the DeFi platform to perform the action you requested.
Instead, your tokens disappeared.
Maybe you noticed the loss immediately.
Maybe nothing looked wrong until you checked your wallet later and saw unfamiliar transfers.
If the interaction involved a malicious smart contract, the situation is different from simply sending cryptocurrency to the wrong address. The blockchain record can help establish exactly what contract you interacted with, what permissions you granted, which assets moved, and where they went afterward. The FTC notes that blockchain transaction records can contain transaction amounts and wallet addresses, while the FBI has warned that malicious cryptocurrency-related websites and applications can be used to obtain information or gain unauthorized access to wallets.
If you think a DeFi contract took your tokens, don’t interact with the contract again just because the website says another transaction will restore your funds.
Jim Recovery Team can review the information you have, identify relevant blockchain transactions, trace known fund movements, and help reconstruct what happened to the cryptocurrency.
If you’re ready, contact [email protected] or +1 (929) 399-9264 on WhatsApp.
If you need time first, preserve the evidence before doing anything else.
STOP USING THE SUSPICIOUS DEFI WEBSITE
Don’t:
Reconnect your wallet
Approve another transaction
Sign another message
Deposit more tokens
Pay another fee
Follow another “recovery” link
Claim another reward
If the original website was malicious, another interaction could create additional exposure.
The FBI has documented cryptocurrency scams involving malicious sites that persuade users to connect wallets or provide information before unauthorized cryptocurrency transfers occur.
First, determine exactly what your wallet signed.
FIND THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT TRANSACTION
Open the wallet you used for the DeFi interaction.
Locate the transaction connected to the event.
Record:
Blockchain
Token
Amount
Transaction hash
Contract address
Your wallet address
Date
Time
For example:
Ethereum
USDC
5,000 USDC
Contract address
Transaction hash
Don’t rely on the DeFi website’s description.
Use the blockchain record to determine what actually happened.
Once you’ve found the transaction, check whether it was a transfer, approval, swap, deposit, or contract call.
IDENTIFY THE ACTION YOU APPROVED
A DeFi interaction can involve several different actions.
You may have:
Sent tokens directly
Approved a token allowance
Deposited tokens into a contract
Swapped one token for another
Provided liquidity
Staked tokens
Signed a permit
Called a smart-contract function
These actions are not interchangeable.
For example, approving a token can give a contract permission to spend that token later, while a direct transfer moves the asset immediately.
The distinction matters because you need to establish how the loss occurred.
CHECK FOR TOKEN APPROVALS
If you connected your wallet to the suspicious DeFi platform, examine token approvals associated with the interaction.
Record:
Token
Spender
Approved amount
Approval transaction
Date
Network
Pay particular attention to approvals for large or unlimited amounts.
Don’t assume an approval itself means the entire token balance was immediately stolen.
Instead, compare the approval with subsequent transfers.
The goal is to establish:
Approval
↓
Token movement
rather than simply assuming the connection caused the loss.
Once you’ve identified the approval, check the transactions that followed it.
CHECK WHAT LEFT YOUR WALLET
Review your wallet activity after the DeFi interaction.
Look for:
Unknown token transfers
Stablecoin transfers
Native cryptocurrency transfers
Unexpected swaps
NFT transfers
Contract interactions
Transfers to unfamiliar addresses
Record every suspicious transaction separately.
The FTC explains that blockchain records can provide transaction amounts and wallet-address information that may help reconstruct cryptocurrency activity.
Don’t treat every transaction around the same time as part of the theft without checking it.
SEPARATE THE DEFI TRANSACTION FROM THE ACTUAL LOSS
For example:
10:05, connected wallet
10:06, approved USDC
10:07, deposited 1,000 USDC
10:08, received 950 USDC worth of another token
10:10, 4,000 USDC transferred to an unfamiliar address
The actual loss may be the 4,000 USDC transfer rather than the initial connection.
Your records should distinguish between:
What you intentionally approved
and
What you did not authorize.
Once you’ve separated those events, identify every destination address.
BUILD AN ADDRESS LIST
Record:
Your wallet
DeFi contract
Token contract
Spender address
Receiving address
Swap address
Subsequent destination addresses
Copy addresses directly from the blockchain.
Don’t type them from memory.
Don’t shorten them in your evidence file.
Once you’ve created the list, trace the tokens after they left your wallet.
TRACE THE TOKENS AFTER THE CONTRACT INTERACTION
A possible trail could look like:
Your wallet
↓
DeFi contract
↓
Wallet A
↓
Wallet B
↓
Wallet C
Another could look like:
Your wallet
↓
Token transfer
↓
Exchange-related address
The path will depend on the blockchain and the transactions involved.
Record each verifiable movement:
Amount
From
To
Transaction hash
Timestamp
Don’t claim that a particular person controls an address unless you have independent evidence establishing that.
The useful starting point is the on-chain movement itself.
Once you’ve traced the movement, preserve the DeFi website exactly as you found it.
SAVE THE DEFI WEBSITE
Take screenshots of:
Homepage
Protocol name
Wallet-connect page
Deposit page
Swap page
Staking page
Liquidity page
Contract address
Transaction instructions
Error messages
Displayed balances
Withdrawal instructions
Website URL
If the website disappears later, your screenshots may preserve information that would otherwise be lost.
Don’t reconnect your wallet simply to obtain more screenshots.
SAVE THE ORIGINAL DEFI OFFER
What were you trying to do?
Maybe the platform promised:
Yield
Staking rewards
Liquidity fees
Token swaps
Airdrop rewards
High APY
Early access
Governance tokens
Mining rewards
Save the original announcement or advertisement.
Also preserve:
Social-media post
Discord message
Telegram message
Website link
Referral link
Direct message
This helps establish how you were directed to the contract.
Once you’ve preserved the promotion, verify whether the contract belonged to the genuine protocol.
COMPARE THE CONTRACT WITH THE REAL PROTOCOL
Check:
Official protocol website
Official contract address
Official token address
Official social account
Official documentation
Network
Deployment information
Then compare those details with the contract you actually interacted with.
For example:
Official contract, Address A
Contract used, Address B
That discrepancy is important evidence.
Don’t assume a contract is legitimate because:
The website looks professional
The logo is familiar
The social account has many followers
Someone recommended it
The token has a recognizable name
The blockchain address should be independently verified.
Once you’ve compared the addresses, determine whether the token itself was legitimate.
CHECK THE TOKEN CONTRACT
A fake DeFi site may use:
A fake token
A cloned token name
A malicious token
A legitimate token with a malicious interaction
Record:
Token name
Symbol
Contract address
Network
Token balance before
Token balance after
The token’s name alone isn’t enough to establish identity.
Contract addresses provide a more precise reference.
Once you’ve identified the token, compare your balance before and after the interaction.
RECONSTRUCT YOUR BALANCE CHANGE
For example:
Before interaction, 8,000 USDC
After approval, 8,000 USDC
After deposit, 7,000 USDC
After unauthorized transfer, 3,000 USDC
This makes the point at which the loss occurred easier to identify.
Don’t simply record:
“My wallet was drained.”
Show the transactions that produced the balance change.
Once you’ve established the balance change, build the timeline.
BUILD THE COMPLETE TIMELINE
For example:
14:00 → discovered DeFi platform
14:05 → opened website
14:06 → connected wallet
14:07 → approved token spending
14:08 → completed intended deposit
14:12 → unfamiliar token transfer appeared
14:13 → additional tokens left wallet
14:20 → discovered the website was unavailable
The exact sequence will depend on your case.
The purpose is to connect:
DeFi offer → website → wallet connection → approval → intended transaction → unauthorized activity
Once the timeline is complete, preserve every message connected to the incident.
SAVE ALL DEFI COMMUNICATIONS
Keep:
Project announcements
Developer messages
Customer support
Discord conversations
Telegram conversations
Emails
Direct messages
Transaction instructions
Links
Screenshots
If someone told you:
“Approve this contract.”
“Deposit more liquidity.”
“Claim your rewards.”
“Sign this transaction.”
“Pay gas to recover your tokens.”
preserve the exact message.
Once you’ve preserved the communications, check whether you gave anyone access to your wallet credentials.
CHECK WHETHER YOUR WALLET CREDENTIALS WERE EXPOSED
Ask yourself:
Did I enter my seed phrase?
Did I enter my private key?
Did I give someone my wallet password?
Did I install an unfamiliar wallet application?
Did I approve a transaction I didn’t understand?
These situations are different.
If your recovery phrase or private key was exposed, the wallet should be treated as potentially compromised.
If you only signed a transaction, the relevant investigation may focus on the contract interaction and resulting blockchain movements.
Never give your recovery phrase or private key to someone claiming they need it to reverse a DeFi transaction.
SECURE ANY REMAINING ASSETS
If your wallet still contains cryptocurrency and you believe the wallet or credentials may be compromised, consider appropriate wallet-security measures immediately.
Do not continue interacting with the suspicious contract while trying to recover the missing tokens.
If a recovery phrase or private key was exposed, simply disconnecting from a website does not restore control of the wallet.
The exact security response depends on what was compromised.
Once you’ve protected what remains, preserve the transaction evidence before making further changes.
SAVE THE TRANSACTION HASHES
Create a list containing:
Transaction 1, wallet connection
Transaction 2, token approval
Transaction 3, intended DeFi action
Transaction 4, unauthorized transfer
Transaction 5, subsequent movement
For each one, record:
Hash
Asset
Amount
From
To
Function
Timestamp
This turns a confusing wallet history into a structured transaction record.
Once you’ve organized the hashes, contact the service you used to fund or purchase the cryptocurrency.
CONTACT THE CRYPTOCURRENCY PROVIDER
If the affected cryptocurrency originally came from an exchange or other cryptocurrency service, contact that provider through its legitimate support channel.
Give them:
Transaction hashes
Asset
Amount
Receiving addresses
Date
Time
Details of the DeFi interaction
The FTC advises people who paid a scammer with cryptocurrency to contact the company used to send the cryptocurrency promptly, report the transaction as fraudulent, and ask whether it can be reversed.
Don’t assume a reversal is possible.
The important thing is to provide accurate transaction evidence quickly.
Once you’ve contacted the provider, preserve its response and any case number.
DON’T PAY ANOTHER FEE TO UNLOCK THE TOKENS
You may see a message claiming:
“Your tokens are frozen.”
“Pay gas to recover them.”
“Deposit collateral.”
“Pay a verification fee.”
“Complete one final transaction.”
“Your funds will be returned after this payment.”
Don’t send more cryptocurrency simply because the website or another person promises that the missing tokens will then be released.
The FBI warns cryptocurrency victims not to pay additional fees or taxes to withdraw supposed funds and also warns about recovery scams that demand payment.
Your original blockchain evidence is more important than another payment.
WATCH FOR A SECOND RECOVERY SCAM
After a DeFi loss, someone may approach you claiming:
“We traced your wallet.”
“We found the hacker.”
“Your tokens are frozen.”
“We can reverse the smart contract.”
“Pay a tracing fee.”
“Send crypto to activate recovery.”
Be cautious.
The FBI specifically warns that victims of cryptocurrency fraud can be targeted by people falsely claiming they can recover lost funds.
Don’t send another payment merely because someone promises guaranteed recovery.
Any legitimate review should begin with the transactions you already have.
YOU DON’T NEED TO HAVE EVERYTHING FIGURED OUT
You may only have:
One DeFi website
One contract address
One wallet address
One token
A few transaction hashes
Screenshots
A Discord or Telegram conversation
That’s enough to begin reconstructing the incident.
Jim Recovery Team can review the information you have, identify relevant blockchain transactions, trace known fund movements, and help reconstruct the movement of the cryptocurrency.
If you’re ready for professional assistance, contact [email protected] or +1 (929) 399-9264 on WhatsApp with whatever information you currently have.
If you’re not ready, preserve the evidence first.
WHAT YOUR EVIDENCE SHOULD SHOW
Ideally, your records should establish:
How you discovered the DeFi platform
↓
Which website or account directed you there
↓
What the platform promised
↓
Which wallet you connected
↓
Which contract you interacted with
↓
What approval or transaction you signed
↓
Which tokens were intentionally deposited
↓
Which tokens later moved without your authorization
↓
Which addresses received them
↓
Where those assets moved afterward
You don’t need a perfect evidence file.
You need a clear connection between the DeFi opportunity, the contract interaction, the token movement, and the addresses involved.
The most useful question isn’t simply “Can I get my tokens back?”
It’s:
“Which DeFi contract did I interact with, what did I authorize, which token movements did I actually approve, and where did the unauthorized tokens go afterward?”
Start there, preserve the evidence, secure anything that remains exposed, and don’t send another payment because someone claims it will unlock or recover the missing tokens.