On ScamMarketCap, the first thing a visitor sees on a case page is often not a conclusion. It is a status, and that status is chosen carefully. Take the BitMart exploit on Base, Arbitrum and Optimism, where DeFiLlama reported losses of about $391,000. The case was opened from that report. The page says plainly that ScamMarketCap has not verified it, and its status reads "Reported," not "Convicted." That distinction is the point of this article, because it explains how the site separates what is known from what is only alleged.
Why open a case before it is confirmed
It can look backward to publish a page about something that has not been checked. But the alternative has a cost of its own. If the site waited for full verification before opening any case, the people hit by the same exploit or the same fake storefront would have no way of finding each other. Each would see a lonely loss, with no sign that hundreds of others had lost the same amount through the same mechanism.
Opening a page early lets affected people recognize the pattern. If the same thing happened to you, you can add yourself to the case. The page then reflects a count of people rather than a single anecdote, and that count is often what changes how seriously a loss is taken by platforms, banks, or investigators.
What the labels mean
Every case shows where it came from. There are two main sources:
- A first-hand account from a member, describing what happened to them, in their own words.
- A file compiled from public records, with the sources cited so a reader can check each claim.
The status line tells you how far the case has gone. "Reported" means a claim has been raised and is being examined. It does not mean a wrongdoer has been identified or that a court has ruled. Readers should treat the label as the first fact to read, before anything else on the page.
How people named in a report can respond
A case that names a person, a company, or a wallet is not finished when it is published. Anyone named in a report can respond. Verified responses are published on the report itself, next to the original claim, so a reader sees both sides in the same place. The response is not hidden in a private inbox, and it is not deleted to make the case look cleaner.
What is public and what stays private
Only the totals are shown publicly: the number of people who have joined a case and the combined amount they lost. Individual names and personal details are not published to the feed. If you add yourself to a case, you decide whether a lawyer may contact you about it, and you can make that choice separately for each case. Joining a group is not the same as agreeing to be contacted.
How to read a case page with this in mind
When you open a case, check three things before you decide what to believe. Look at the status line first. Then look at the source of the information, whether it is a member's account or a compiled file with citations. Finally, check whether the named parties have responded, and what they said. A page with a clear status, visible sources, and a response from the other side is a page you can weigh. A page with none of those is only a claim.