Tony has an exceptional ability to cut through noise and hype, explain complex concepts clearly, and provide considered, practical guidance tailored to my circumstances and risk profile.
— Dr Barry Smith, Chiropractor
Free 5-day crash course
Don't get rekt.
AI can make scam messages, voices and videos much more convincing. In five days I'll give you the Four Buckets and the Six Defensive Actions: a repeatable process for spotting warning signs and verifying what's real.
1,500+ coaching sessions
5+ years in the trenches
Process, not picks
The problem
The old playbook is dead.
“Check for dodgy spelling” used to be enough to spot a scam email. Not anymore.
Generative AI can produce polished phishing copy, synthetic voices and convincing video. Familiar spelling, a recognisable voice or a plausible face is weaker proof than it used to be.
Attackers are already using deepfakes and impersonation to make fraudulent messages look legitimate. The defence isn't panic. It's a repeatable process for checking the message, the sender and the action they want you to take.
Clean grammar and familiar branding are no longer proof. A message can look professional and still be fraudulent.
The good news: practical checks can reduce your exposure. I've summarised the key elements into five short, informative emails that I'll send to you for free. All you need to do is enter your email address on this page so I know where to send it.
What you'll get
Five days. Five emails. One protocol.
- Day 1
Your spam filter is fighting the last war.
How AI changed the tactics. Why “watch for typos” isn’t a complete defence anymore.
- Day 2
The Four Buckets.
Most crypto scams reuse a small set of mechanisms. Learn the four buckets and the warning signs each one leaves.
- Day 3
The Six Defensive Actions.
Six pieces of boring infrastructure that remove common openings scammers exploit. An afternoon’s work.
- Day 4
The 3-second gut check.
A fast filter for slowing down common scam patterns before the first click.
- Day 5
Operating without paranoia.
What it actually feels like when the system works. Not anxiety.
“You are in a league of your own, sir. Nobody else could help us. For a whole year, it was a nightmare.”
LM
Leonardo M.
After Tony recovered $11,500 in stuck funds nobody else could resolve
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Who it's for
Who this is really for.
I've done well over 1,500 coaching calls in the last couple of years.
In that time I've seen a lot of things I can't unsee.
The pensioner who had spent years meticulously saving $10,000… only to give every cent of it up to a crypto phishing scam.
The business owner who had staked $30,000 in a DeFi protocol, went looking for help in their discord server… and trusted the wrong account. Gone.
The client who transferred $12,000 from Coinbase to his Metamask wallet… and watched it literally evaporate seconds later thanks to some very cleverly designed and distributed malware.
It's very easy to read that and think, “oh that will never happen to me” or “I wouldn't fall for that”… until you do, and it does.
I have friends and colleagues in the crypto space who have operated successfully for years. They know their way around. Also thought they were too smart to be caught by the armies of fraudsters and scammers out there. And then they let their guard down.
I've seen it happen too many times.
There is no worse feeling in crypto than staring at your phone going “wait, what just happened?” while the wallet you thought was secure drains in front of you.
Maybe you've had the ‘nearly’ moment as well (I know I have). The one where you clicked the link and then thought “wait, was that real?” and your stomach dropped while you checked. Maybe you got lucky. Maybe you didn't.
This crash course is for those who don't want to have that feeling. Or have it again.
The crypto-skeptic media often makes it feel like opening Coinbase is the same as walking through a dodgy pub car park at 2am with your wallet hanging out of your back pocket. The truth is though that while there are plenty of scumbags out there who would love to relieve you of your money, just a little bit of knowledge and the discipline to use it is all you need to protect yourself from the vast majority of fuckery lying in wait for the unsuspecting and unprepared.
The knowledge is just 5 emails away. The discipline? Well, that's up to you.
Author
Tony Barrett: started from zero at age 47.
My crypto journey goes back to 2013, when I read the Bitcoin whitepaper on a flight from Melbourne to Sydney. I decided right then and there to pick up a few of these "digital bitcoins". Just in case.
But by the time the flight landed there was some urgent "crisis" to deal with in my business (I can't even remember what it was, so it must've been important) and the Bitcoin experiment was relegated to a dusty shelf somewhere in the back of my mind.
It took me 8 years to come back to it.
When I finally sat down to figure it out in 2021, I discovered that Bitcoin had gone from ~$100 to ~$20,000 per coin. D'oh. From there I spent more than a year making every mistake you've read about and probably a few you haven't, including some painful lessons about exactly how creative the bad actors in this space can be. Every cent of it avoidable. Every cent of it instructive.
Those lessons are why I obsess about the boring stuff. Security. Infrastructure. The discipline of a defensive system that doesn't rely on you being clever or careful in the moment. This crash course is a distilled version of that obsession, tested against 1,500+ coaching calls with people navigating the same risks you are.
Five emails. The system. No filler. No hype. A starting point for not getting rekt.
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Some kind words from clients.
A small selection from 1,500+ coaching sessions across the Crypto Decoded community.
Tony's depth of knowledge is invaluable. He explained the 'why, how, what, and when' of crypto with clarity and helped me build confidence while staying safe online.
— Daniel Jackson
Tony is the guiding light in my crypto journey. Best teacher and mentor.
— Mickey Patel
I'm not the best at computers and you made everything so easy for me. Your attitude and personality are just awesome.
— Bob DeHart
The best part was the way he walked and talked me through the whole process and lifted the anxiety away.
— Todd Mayne
Very patient and very knowledgeable, and aware of the risks to manage in this space. A pleasure to work with.
— Neil Gibb
You are a wonderful teacher. You really went out of your way to explain everything, and for that, I sincerely thank you.
— Nicole Lasecki
Tony was amazing — patient, calm and kind. He walked me through the process adeptly and stayed until the problem was completely resolved.
— Lori DiBenedetto
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These emails contain information that has helped me and my clients. I make no guarantee that following the protocol will prevent you from being scammed, defrauded, or phished — using it well is on you. Scams also evolve, so keep your knowledge current. Treat the crash course as a starting point, not an insurance policy.