<p>So this guy sent me a watch-only wallet address. I open it up and there's some decent crypto in there. However, he said I have to go to a bitcoin atm and &quot;pay the fees to access the coins&quot;
With it being a watch only wallet is it even possible to &quot;activate it&quot; to become a wallet I can access and withdraw from.</p>
<ol>
<li>Is this even a thing.</li>
<li>Can I report this as a scam.</li>
</ol>

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2022-12-09T20:21:07.120Z
Yeah, that's a common advance fee scam
Murch
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2022-12-11T04:55:12.560Z
The address isn't yours. So this guy is asking you to buy bitcoins and send them to someone else's address and he's telling you whatever he thinks you need to hear to get you to do that.
David Schwartz
<wallet><fraud><watch-only>
Is this a scam or is it legit?
Devin
# Is this a scam or is it legit?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-12-09)

So this guy sent me a watch-only wallet address. I open it up and there's some decent crypto in there. However, he said I have to go to a bitcoin atm and "pay the fees to access the coins"
With it being a watch only wallet is it even possible to "activate it" to become a wallet I can access and withdraw from.

1. Is this even a thing.
2. Can I report this as a scam.

**Tags:** wallet, fraud, watch-only

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Yeah, that's a common advance fee scam  
> **username_2**: The address isn't yours. So this guy is asking you to buy bitcoins and send them to someone else's address and he's telling you whatever he thinks you need to hear to get you to do that.  

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