<p>I'm sorry to say this is a scam.  Put it in dollar terms.  Someone is telling you that you've won a surprise $20,000 (not very believable in the first place).  But to get it, you have to send $600 for &quot;verification&quot; -- what possible reason could there be for this except to enrich the scammer?  They'll never send the $20,000, and you'll be out the $600.   (If you send the $600, they may try to  finagle more money from you until you eventually give up on ever getting the non-existent &quot;prize  money&quot;.)</p>

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"what possible reason could there be for this except to enrich the scammer" - It would verify that the address is controlled by OP.  So the .33 bitcoin is sure to go to the correct receipient.

Of course 1 Satoshi would be sufficient if that was the actual goal.
Taemyr
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@Taemyr it is possible to prove ownership of an address, for free, by signing a message with the address's private key. Most bitcoin wallets come with this feature as standard.
James_pic
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AKA the [advance-fee scam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance-fee_scam) AKA the Nigerian prince scam.
Peter Mortensen
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BronzeAge
<p>No, you should not deposit .01 bitcoins. This is well known fraud</p>

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amaclin
<p>I recently won 0.32 in bitcoins as I have been getting into <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-fungible_token#Description" rel="nofollow noreferrer">NFT</a>. I wanted to sell the bitcoins that I won, but in order for me to withdraw the bitcoins it’s asking me to deposit 0.01 bitcoins. Is this process usually like this?</p>
<p>The website is <a href="http://www.recrypto.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">www.recrypto.com</a>. Would it be smart if I invest in the 0.01 bitcoin to be able to withdraw it all (as the 0.01 deposit is just a verification step)? I would then withdraw 0.33 bitcoins.</p>

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Should I deposit 0.01 bitcoins?
Richie
# Should I deposit 0.01 bitcoins?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-04-19)

I recently won 0.32 in bitcoins as I have been getting into [NFT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-fungible_token#Description). I wanted to sell the bitcoins that I won, but in order for me to withdraw the bitcoins it’s asking me to deposit 0.01 bitcoins. Is this process usually like this?

The website is [www.recrypto.com](http://www.recrypto.com). Would it be smart if I invest in the 0.01 bitcoin to be able to withdraw it all (as the 0.01 deposit is just a verification step)? I would then withdraw 0.33 bitcoins.

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-04-19. Score: 18

I'm sorry to say this is a scam. Put it in dollar terms. Someone is telling you that you've won a surprise $20,000 (not very believable in the first place). But to get it, you have to send $600 for "verification" -- what possible reason could there be for this except to enrich the scammer? They'll never send the $20,000, and you'll be out the $600. (If you send the $600, they may try to finagle more money from you until you eventually give up on ever getting the non-existent "prize money".)

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: "what possible reason could there be for this except to enrich the scammer" - It would verify that the address is controlled by OP.  So the .33 bitcoin is sure to go to the correct receipient.  Of course 1 Satoshi would be sufficient if that was the actual goal.  
> **username_3**: @username_2 it is possible to prove ownership of an address, for free, by signing a message with the address's private key. Most bitcoin wallets come with this feature as standard.  
> **username_4**: AKA the [advance-fee scam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance-fee_scam) AKA the Nigerian prince scam.  

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### Answer by username_5 on 2021-04-19. Score: 4

No, you should not deposit .01 bitcoins. This is well known fraud


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