When the 50,000 USDT withdrawal arrived, I was pretty happy at first. But not even half a day later, I got a bank SMS—my account was frozen. Then the local police called, saying I needed to "cooperate with an investigation." A lot of people have probably run into this situation—the anxiety hits instantly.

But don’t panic. What matters is knowing how to respond so you don’t get yourself in trouble or take unnecessary losses. Prevention is always better than dealing with things after the fact.

# How to Respond During Questioning: Three Core Principles

Once you’re in the interrogation room, investigators will often put pressure on you, sometimes even trying to lead you into making mistakes. You have to consider every word carefully.

**Situation 1: They Question the Legality of the Transaction Itself**

They might ask: “You know that private trading of these is not protected by law, but you still went ahead. Isn’t that a problem?”

Don’t just say, “Yes, I know it’s illegal”—if you do, you’re done for.

The correct way to respond is:
“I understand that these kinds of transactions between individuals aren’t protected by law and that I bear the risk myself. But ‘not protected’ and ‘suspected of a crime’ are two different things, right? I’m just handling my own legally-owned digital assets. I’m not involved in illegal business operations or money laundering, nor am I disrupting the financial order.”

Remember: regulators have defined this stuff as “virtual commodities.” You need to insist that you’re just dealing with personal assets, not engaging in illegal activity.

**Situation 2: They Ask You to “Return All the Funds”**

This one’s even trickier: “The money you received is the proceeds of telecom fraud. You must return all of it, or your account won’t be unfrozen.”