Someone contacted me offering to recover my funds. Should I trust them?
From What to do if you send USDT or USDC to the wrong network or address, by Pavel Skalin. Updated .
The wider picture
The key points from the guide this answer comes from:
- Whether you get the money back depends on who controls the receiving address: you, an exchange, or a stranger.
- Your own wallet on another EVM network is usually fixable: add that network to your wallet, with some of its gas token to move the tokens.
- An exchange may recover a wrong-network deposit, for a fee and without a guarantee: Binance quotes about 30 working days and 20 USDT for unsupported EVM networks.
- Neither Tether nor Circle reverses transfers, and anyone offering to recover your funds is likely a scammer. Never share your recovery phrase.
More questions on this
- Can Tether or Circle reverse a transfer I sent by mistake?
- How long does an exchange take to recover a wrong-network deposit?
- I sent USDT to my own address on the wrong network. Is it lost?
The full guide
Whether you get the money back depends on who controls the receiving address. Your own wallet on another EVM network is usually fixable, an exchange may recover it for a fee, and a stranger's address almost never comes back, because neither Tether nor Circle reverses transfers.
Read What to do if you send USDT or USDC to the wrong network or address, with its sources.
General information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Rules and providers' terms change; check the sources in the guide and take advice on your own situation.
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