Garant Exchange
How the scheme works
You agree on a deal in a chat or on a classifieds board, and the “seller” suggests using a guarantor — and immediately sends a link to a bot. The bot looks genuine: the same name, logo and buttons. But the deposit address belongs to the scammer, and the money goes to them with no protection at all.
Signs of a fake bot
The link to the “guarantor” came from the other party; the bot's name differs from the official one by a letter, a digit or an addition like _support; the bot has no website or its website is on a look-alike domain; you are rushed and asked to pay “before the deal expires”.
Fake support
A separate scheme is fake “support staff”. They message first, report a “blocked account” or a “stuck payout” and ask you to pay a fee or share an SMS code or seed phrase. Real support never writes first and never asks for money or codes.
How to check the genuine bot
Open the bot only from the link on the service's official website and check the name letter by letter. Do every step inside the bot: a genuine guarantor shows the deposit address on the deal card itself, and the seller's payment details only after the crypto is locked. All official Garant Exchange addresses are listed on the “Official links” page.
If you have already sent money
Save the chat, the link to the bot, the address and the transaction hash. Report the bot to Telegram and go to the police. A blockchain transfer cannot be reversed, but Tether sometimes freezes a scammer's USDT at the request of the police. Do not pay “fund recovery services” — they are the second wave of the same scam.