October 12, 2026

A payment screenshot can be faked. A blockchain record can't

A buyer sends a "payment sent" screenshot, you release the goods — and there's no money. Or the money arrived, but it isn't real USDT. Or the hash is genuine, only the transfer went to someone else.

We made a guide: how to check all of this yourself in a few minutes in a block explorer — Tronscan for TRON and Etherscan for Ethereum. Red numbers on the screen mockups show where to look.

WHAT'S INSIDE

• Checking by hash: result SUCCESS, status CONFIRMED, time after your deal started, recipient is your address in full, including the middle.
• Fake USDT. Anyone can copy the name, ticker and logo. The only difference is the contract address. Real USDT on TRON: TR7NHqjeKQxGTCi8q8ZY4pL8otSzgjLj6t.
• Statuses. When a transfer is really yours and when it can still be lost: SUCCESS, Pending, Failed.
• Checking the sender before the deal: where the first money on their address came from, and why "no label" doesn't mean "clean".
• A 5-minute checklist before you release goods or money.

THE RULE THAT CLOSES MOST OF THESE SCHEMES

Open the explorer yourself — type the address or use a bookmark. Not from the buyer's link and not from their screenshot.

📖 Read the guide: https://amlconsensus.com/longread/check-a-transfer

🔎 Check the sender's address: https://amlconsensus.com/en