# I sent Ether to the EOS ICO distribution contract, but my Ethereum address does not show a balance of EOS ERC-20 tokens. Why?

> I sent Ether to the EOS ICO distribution contract, but my Ethereum address does not show a balance of EOS ERC-20 tokens. Why?

Canonical: https://help.blockzhub.io/articles/i-sent-ether-to-the-eos-ico-distribution-contract-but-my-ethereum-address-does-n

If you sent Ether to the distribution contract but never claimed the EOS tokens, then Ethereum address will not show a balance of EOS ERC-20 tokens. To access your EOS tokens, you must use the fallback process.

**Fallback Process**: In this case, use the tool [eoskey](https://github.com/eoscafe/eoskeyio/releases/tag/1.0.0) with your Ethereum private key (it works offline), which will give you your EOS private key. Then [download the Anchor Wallet](https://greymass.com/en/anchor/download/), set up an Anchor Account, then import your EOS private key to get access to your EOS Account.

If this doesn't work, check the step-by-step tutorial "[How to access my ERC-20 EOS after the ICO?](https://help.eossupport.io/en/articles/5759858-how-to-access-my-erc-20-eos-after-the-ico)" for other options (Unregistered, registered, or lost key method).

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Author: Jesse Jaffe

Editor: Randall Roland

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Sources & References:

* [eoskey github](https://github.com/eoscafe/eoskeyio/releases/tag/1.0.0)
* [Greymass website (Download Anchor)](https://greymass.com/en/anchor/download/)

* Further tutorials:

  + [Step by step tutorial "How to access my ERC-20 EOS after the ICO?](https://help.eossupport.io/en/articles/5759858-how-to-access-my-erc-20-eos-after-the-ico)