Help Needed for Long-Stuck Bitcoin Transactions since February

Hey folks, I’m in a tough spot with my client’s Bitcoin wallet. Been trying to fix some stuck transactions since February 18th but nothing has worked. They’re still unconfirmed after all this time. Any tips would be super helpful.

Try importing your seed phrase into Electrum or Bluewallet. If the transaction is stuck, it might’ve dropped from the mempool, and you could spend the coins.

You’re not giving enough info here. What’s the deal? Just saying a transaction is stuck for 8-9 months isn’t enough. Who keeps rebroadcasting it for half a year?

Can you see the transaction on block explorers as unconfirmed? If it’s from Feb 18, it’s unlikely it’s still in the mempool unless someone’s continuously rebroadcasting it. What’s your transaction ID?

I can't seem to find the transactions on the blockchain. Is it possible they’re fake? I only see them in the bitcoin.com app.

I recommend importing your seed into Electrum or Bluewallet. If the transaction dropped from the mempool, you should see your coins there. You’re the sender, so it can’t be fake.

I did what you suggested, but no pending transactions showed in Electrum or Bluewallet. I can only see them on bitcoin.com wallet, and I’m the receiver, not the sender.

So you’re the receiver? Can you share your transaction ID? You should see it on bitcoin.com. But if it’s dropped from the mempool, the sender can replace it with RBF. Just be cautious with unconfirmed transactions.

Here’s the link to one of the transactions I found: https://explorer.bitcoin.com/btc/tx/54559adfc79b04fa16864d3c7ba789aa771fce59d4763e5d7cabcf6f95138c70 but I get a 404 when I click it.

Check this link: https://www.blockchain.com/explorer/transactions/btc/54559adfc79b04fa16864d3c7ba789aa771fce59d4763e5d7cabcf6f95138c70. If it’s invalid, it’s dropped from the mempool. You won’t get the coins.

How do I check the mempools? Is there a specific way?

You might’ve been scammed. The transaction you received was replaced. Just remember, unconfirmed transactions might never get confirmed, so be careful.

What do you mean by replaced? I have pending transactions worth around 500k.

Your pending transaction will likely never confirm, and your wallet balance is probably wrong. Here’s the transaction from your wallet.

Yeah, that’s my address. So the scammer’s address is bc1qergs08g635azsy6fnfggnpqs2hpme6k8vkzv0s, right?

There’s a pattern of transactions moving quickly. It looks like they’re trying to hide the trail. How did you get into this mess?

I’m actually a cybersecurity engineer. I was helping my client investigate this. Need to find out where the scammer moved the coins.

You hit the nail on the head. The scammer replaced your transaction, and the new address probably belongs to them. 500k, wow.

That quick chain of transactions isn’t exactly hiding anything. Just moving coins around like that wastes fees. It’s not hard to trace for someone experienced.

I noticed the same thing. The transaction 54559adfc79b04fa16864d3c7ba789aa771fce59d4763e5d7cabcf6f95138c70 had RBF enabled, which raises red flags.