<p>I am really sorry for your loss, unfortunately, there is no way to get those Bitcoins again.</p>
<p>I have seen other people who got scammed by this website like this one: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/cyd6uj/bitcoinpaperwalletcom_scam_or_not_4_btc_stolen/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/cyd6uj/bitcoinpaperwalletcom_scam_or_not_4_btc_stolen/</a></p>
<p>The best way to make the private key offline is using trustworthy software and when the computer will never connect to the internet again, otherwise, it will be possible to send the private key created to someone else when the computer is online again.</p>

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2021-01-07T17:40:02.710Z
2021-01-07T17:40:02.710Z
Luca Blight
<p>The funds are still in the scammers wallet as of this moment, as such I'd hold off on paying any experts just yet. It's when it starts to move that something can be traced. I'd report it to law enforcement and get a crime reference. This way when the funds start moving, if it is identified that they have gone to an exchange you might be able to do something (very small chance but still). Basically you or someone you employ can try to contact the exchange, explain the theft and provided the law enforcement reference. The exchange may then freeze funds awaiting a further input from law enforcement, at this point you can then try to get the local police to actively investigate the matter through engaging with the exchange. It would also be worth submitting a report on bitcoinabuse.com as this is used as an open source data repository for risk assessment tools by some entities.</p>

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2021-01-08T07:40:33.610Z
2021-01-08T07:40:33.610Z
Andrew Rassle
<p>If you have been scammed out of that much money, you might be able to afford to hire a Bitcoin tracking expert where they get a cut of any returned funds, perhaps, just a suggestion.</p>
<p>Forensic experts for Bitcoin do exist. There were people investigating the Mt Gox collapse for instance. They will help you gain evidence, and then you can go to law enforcement to catch the suspect.</p>
<p>Also, the domain name may be a way to find out more about the person, if you can prove criminal activity, then you may be able to get info from the domain registration company.</p>
<p>If you correctly find out the domain is a scam, then it can be reported in a Google Phishing Report, so that this does not happen to others.</p>

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2021-01-07T21:23:32.903Z
2021-01-07T21:23:32.903Z
Atrix
<p>Last night I made the mistake of using the website (while offline) to generate a wallet. I sent 0.1 then 14.5 BTC to it, and then 1 min later 14.51 was sent out to another paper wallet</p>
<p>here is the wallet I created and you can see the transactions
<a href="https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/1BxPiuddFh7vz83BCFM9ZKUV75jUJyvJUv" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/1BxPiuddFh7vz83BCFM9ZKUV75jUJyvJUv</a></p>
<p>any advice on what I can do. I've accepted the loss and the lesson (should have used the offline generator) but want to make sure this doesn't happen to others</p>

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2021-01-07T15:51:41.013Z
Which is the website?
Luca Blight
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2021-01-07T15:57:34.553Z
@LucaBlight in the title
MCCCS
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2021-01-07T18:09:38.423Z
*"I just lost half a million dollars.... but I've accepted the loss and the lesson"*.   I don't think even Buddah would be calm under these conditions.
abelenky
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2021-01-07T20:32:00.917Z
Does this answer your question? [What did I do wrong that caused me to lose bitcoin?](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/85038/what-did-i-do-wrong-that-caused-me-to-lose-bitcoin) - the asker of that question used bitcoinpaperwallet.com and a comment says *"The site bitcoinpaperwallet.com was sold in April 2018 github.com/cantonbecker/bitcoinpaperwallet And after this time many people wrote that their bitcoins were stolen."*
RedGrittyBrick
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bitcoinpaperwallet.com scam lost 14.5 BTC
Brit Cruise
# bitcoinpaperwallet.com scam lost 14.5 BTC

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-01-07)

Last night I made the mistake of using the website (while offline) to generate a wallet. I sent 0.1 then 14.5 BTC to it, and then 1 min later 14.51 was sent out to another paper wallet

here is the wallet I created and you can see the transactions
<https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/1BxPiuddFh7vz83BCFM9ZKUV75jUJyvJUv>

any advice on what I can do. I've accepted the loss and the lesson (should have used the offline generator) but want to make sure this doesn't happen to others

**Tags:** transactions, wallet, fraud, theft, hack

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Which is the website?  
> **username_2**: @username_1 in the title  
> **username_3**: *"I just lost half a million dollars.... but I've accepted the loss and the lesson"*.   I don't think even Buddah would be calm under these conditions.  
> **username_4**: Does this answer your question? [What did I do wrong that caused me to lose bitcoin?](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/85038/what-did-i-do-wrong-that-caused-me-to-lose-bitcoin) - the asker of that question used bitcoinpaperwallet.com and a comment says *"The site bitcoinpaperwallet.com was sold in April 2018 github.com/cantonbecker/bitcoinpaperwallet And after this time many people wrote that their bitcoins were stolen."*  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-01-07. Score: 0

I am really sorry for your loss, unfortunately, there is no way to get those Bitcoins again.

I have seen other people who got scammed by this website like this one: <https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/cyd6uj/bitcoinpaperwalletcom_scam_or_not_4_btc_stolen/>

The best way to make the private key offline is using trustworthy software and when the computer will never connect to the internet again, otherwise, it will be possible to send the private key created to someone else when the computer is online again.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2021-01-08. Score: 0

The funds are still in the scammers wallet as of this moment, as such I'd hold off on paying any experts just yet. It's when it starts to move that something can be traced. I'd report it to law enforcement and get a crime reference. This way when the funds start moving, if it is identified that they have gone to an exchange you might be able to do something (very small chance but still). Basically you or someone you employ can try to contact the exchange, explain the theft and provided the law enforcement reference. The exchange may then freeze funds awaiting a further input from law enforcement, at this point you can then try to get the local police to actively investigate the matter through engaging with the exchange. It would also be worth submitting a report on bitcoinabuse.com as this is used as an open source data repository for risk assessment tools by some entities.


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### Answer by username_6 on 2021-01-07. Score: 0

If you have been scammed out of that much money, you might be able to afford to hire a Bitcoin tracking expert where they get a cut of any returned funds, perhaps, just a suggestion.

Forensic experts for Bitcoin do exist. There were people investigating the Mt Gox collapse for instance. They will help you gain evidence, and then you can go to law enforcement to catch the suspect.

Also, the domain name may be a way to find out more about the person, if you can prove criminal activity, then you may be able to get info from the domain registration company.

If you correctly find out the domain is a scam, then it can be reported in a Google Phishing Report, so that this does not happen to others.


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