Seed Scanner help

Questions & answers

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Getting started

What is Seed Scanner?

Seed Scanner is a desktop app for Windows and Mac that searches for forgotten crypto wallets. Install on your computer, activate with a Telegram key, and start scanning. Live finds and updates live in the official channel.

How do I start as a complete beginner?
  1. Open the Telegram bot and join the channel.
  2. Read the pinned post (download, key, how it works).
  3. Get your activation key from the bot.
  4. Install from the download page or channel.
  5. Paste key → Activate → Start.
Do I need Telegram?

Yes for the key, channel, and support. Scanning runs on your desktop — not inside Telegram. Find alerts can still arrive in Telegram while the app is running.

Is Seed Scanner free?

Yes to install and scan. After a successful find, fees shown in the app apply before the seed is released. Then you withdraw the full wallet balance. Optional Lifetime removes the software fee forever. See Fees & payment.

Is there a monthly subscription?

No for the desktop app. Free scanning + success fee, or one-time Lifetime. Mini App node plans are a separate product and not required here.

Install & key

Windows and Mac — which do I need?

Native apps for both. Mac covers Apple Silicon and Intel. One key works on either platform — download page.

Where do I get the activation key?

From the Telegram bot. Installers are in the channel; the key comes from the bot so it stays tied to your Telegram account.

Chrome or SmartScreen blocks the download?

Common for new publishers. Chrome: Downloads → ⋮ → Keep anyway. SmartScreen: More infoRun anyway. Or use the ZIP from the download page.

How do I activate the app?

Install → open Seed Scanner → paste key → Activate → Start. Leaving it in the tray / menu bar is fine — scanning continues.

Same key on a new PC or after reinstall?

Yes. Re-activate with the same key; progress and finds can restore. Only one active scan session at a time.

Why only one window at a time?

A second launch focuses the open app. That avoids duplicate scans and conflicting finds on one account.

How it works

How does scanning work?

The app runs on your computer and searches for recoverable wallets with balance. On a match you get a find in the app (and usually Telegram). The seed stays locked until you pay the fee or have Lifetime.

What does “seed” mean here?

The recovery phrase for a wallet — whoever holds it controls the funds. Seed Scanner shows it only after unlock, so you can import into a wallet you trust and withdraw.

Which blockchains are supported?

Major chains including Bitcoin and common EVM networks. The live list is in the app and channel updates.

How long until I get a find?

No fixed schedule — continuous while the app runs. Overnight is normal. Nobody can honestly promise a find in X hours.

Is a find guaranteed?

No. You spend time and electricity to search. Free to try; pay only if you unlock a find.

Where do “lost” wallets come from?

Lost seeds, abandoned early wallets, dust that later grew. Public chain data shows many funded inactive addresses. Seed Scanner looks for recoverable wallets — it does not hack exchanges or take over active accounts.

Does closing the window stop the scan?

Usually no — it stays in the tray (Windows) or menu bar (Mac). Fully quit only to stop. Telegram alerts can still arrive while it runs in the background.

Fees & payment

How much is the software fee?

20% of that find’s USD value — paid separately to unlock the seed. Then you withdraw the full balance to your wallet. Example: $1,600 find → ~$320 fee → withdraw ~$1,600 on-chain → net ~$1,280.

When do I pay?

Only after a successful find, if you unlock the seed. Scanning is free. Ignore a find past the reservation and you lose that slot.

What is the 48-hour reservation?

After a find is yours, you have 48 hours to pay and unlock. It keeps finds fair across users — not a fake marketing timer.

What is the one-time account unlock?

A one-time $249 account activation. It is charged once per account when you release the seed after a find is claimed — not per find. Later finds are the software fee only. Scanning and the activation key stay free.

What is Lifetime / Full access?

Optional one-time $2500 — removes the 20% fee forever. Not required to scan. Details appear in the app / channel when offered.

Which payment methods are accepted?

Shown in the app when unlocking (typically crypto). Follow that flow only. Support never asks you to pay a random personal wallet outside it.

Finds & withdraw

What happens when I get a find?

It appears in the app with balance and a timer. Pay → unlock seed → import into your wallet → withdraw. Never share the seed — including with support.

Correct order to withdraw?
  1. Pay the fee (or Lifetime).
  2. Unlock and copy the seed only in the app.
  3. Import into a trusted wallet (hardware for large amounts).
  4. Send to an address you control.

Never reverse that. Never paste a seed into Telegram or a website form.

Who moves the coins — you or me?

You do. After unlock you hold the seed and withdraw yourself. The fee is for the find/unlock service — not custodial payout.

Why is there sometimes an explorer link?

So you can verify on-chain activity before unlocking. Always double-check balances on a trusted explorer.

My find disappeared from the app

Usually the reservation expired, or another device hasn’t synced. Re-activate with the same key. Still missing inside 48h? Message @Seed_Scanner with your Telegram username and approx. find time.

Safety & trust

Is this legal?

Recovery-oriented software for wallets whose seeds can be derived — not exchange hacks or account takeovers. You must follow laws where you live. See Terms and Privacy.

Will antivirus flag it?

New apps often trip SmartScreen / heuristics until reputation builds. Download only from cryptosoftware.tech or the official channel. Anyone asking for your seed in chat is a scam.

Do you steal finds or ask for my seed?

Official support @Seed_Scanner will never ask for your seed or private key. Anyone who does is a scammer. After unlock, only you handle the seed.

How do I spot a fake bot or site?

Only @Seed_ScannerBot, @Seed_Scanner, and cryptosoftware.tech. Bookmark them. Ignore lookalikes and “admin” DMs offering to unlock for you.

Does it touch my personal wallets / browser seeds?

No — it doesn’t harvest seeds from your extensions or local wallet apps. Keep personal wallets separate; never paste your own seeds into the app or Telegram.

Support

Where is support?

@Seed_Scanner · channel here · bot @Seed_ScannerBot

What should I send when contacting support?

OS, app version if shown, what you tried, screenshots of errors — without seeds or payment private keys.

Where are Terms and Privacy?

Still stuck?

Real support on Telegram — never share a seed there.