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Are you already feeling the hype of Arbitrum airdrop? And you feel like you will never miss out on the next upcoming airdrop like Zksync and StarkNet? This warning message is for you.

After the Arbitrum airdrop was a success and many people are claiming their arb tokens some people claimed that they lost all their arbs after claiming them from the official claiming website into their wallet, including a friend of mine, you want to know how it happened? This is how

There is no way you won't use Twitter if you are into airdrops, even if you don't want to, some tasks will require you to follow the project's official Twitter account, some crazy people are sending Tweet out on Twitter about how to pass for the next big Airdrop e.g Zksync and they will drop you a link, or ask you for your BSC address.

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Look at the red spot very carefully, the links are phishing links, they can easily have access to your recovery seed once you connect your wallet to the link and wait patiently till the claiming day of the real token or send you a malicious fake token.

Stop visiting every links you see on Twitter because you want to qualify for the airdrop, Twitter is no more a safe place, Twitter is the most dangerous social media platform, especially for crypto-related things.

I passed the Arbitrum airdrop myself, using Airdrops.io and Airdropbob, they are oldy and trusty, it's been over four years since I've been using these two, Zksync task is currently on the platforms.

Stay safe and do not forget that not all that glitters are made of real Gold.

If you have already interacted with any link on Twitter all in the name of Airdrop, please go back and check the link very well, make sure it says lite.zkysnc.io or bridge.zksync.io, if not , please change your old wallet you are using for airdrop and use a new wallet address.
 

Or one could just avoid airdrops together. The security and privacy risk one is exposed to by trying out multiple airdrops is not worth the tokens they give out as rewards.
The time completing those tasks and creating different social accounts can be applied to some other endeavor which would be more rewarding.

This is exactly what I mean when I try to warn people against social media influencers; if this is true that the links there are phishing links, then there is no length to which these scammers can't get. Earlier, I guess there were some criteria one needed to meet before his account could be verified on social media, but now it's more business than before; if you can pay for that blue badge, they will hand it over to you. There is less of a suspicion when one sees any information posted online from a verified account; no one will ever suspect that. 

This warning is not only for Twitter users but for all social media, email, and any site at all. To be security conscious, we should always avoid links from unverified users unless they're from the project itself, and even if they're from project owners, we should be mindful of the kind of link we open on our mobile device, which we usually use as storage for crypto. 

Most of these Web 3 projects and airdrops online, which require users to connect their wallets directly to their sites, impose more risk than good on users and should be avoided. 

Me personally, I don't connect my wallet to any site of any kind, most especially my crypto wallets. Back in the days when I still participated in airdrops, I had a separate wallet for each airdrop that I participated in, for security reasons, so that if anything were to happen to the wallet, I wouldn't be a complete loser. 
 

@Nwada001, this sort of scam is not only pioneered by Twitter influencers; some general Twitter users also share these links for referral sake because most of this airdrop will require them to refer more people so they could earn a higher referral bonus. Scammers will go to any length to get their expected results, even if it requires them to pay for a Twitter account or adds so that their tweets will also appear more frequently. There are some sophisticated ways these scammers are using to scam both crypto and non-crypto users, and everyone just needs to be more careful.


In terms of sharing this kind of phishing link, Twitter has not been any closer to being safe since 2021 to 2023 because all these kinds of phishing airdrops and giveaways have always been tweeted about since then; it did not just start recently.

Twitter is not the most dangerous social media, but it's among the regular social media that scammers use to scam some newbies and greedy people. Telegram, Facebook crypto groups, Discord, and Reddit are mostly used by these scammers.

I'm wondering if Airdrop is still profitable nowadays. It's surprising that people involved with Airdrop don't know they shouldn't enter their seed or private key to participate in Airdrop. When will they learn? Or is it just bots doing Airdrop? However, I am not a fan of Airdrop anyway. It's just a waste of time, and I don't think it's profitable for projects to give free tokens to Airdrop participants, which often leads to the dumping of the project. It's better not to be greedy for free money and stay safe.

Are you opposing or supporting the facts? 
If you read the entire comment properly, you will understand that we are just on the same page... 

Sorry to say this, but based on my gathered facts, Twitter is actually the most dangerous social media platform when it comes to this kind of scam. The reason is that Twitter is the most used social media platform by crypto lovers, and as such, every scammer whose main target is crypto holders targets Twitter before they can even make use of any other means.

No social media is safe, no site is also too safe, and scammers can use any place they want irrespective of who their target is. We just have to be in charge of our own security and cautious about what we click. 


There are lots of newbies out there who claim they know more about crypto, but all they have ever known is airdrops. 

They actually don't need to paste their seed phrase into any site for them to be hacked; all they need to do is make one mistake, which is connecting their wallet to an unsafe site, and the hackers will get everything they want. Most newbies don't just know when to give up; that's why scammers still have the time to map out new scam plans because they know their victims are always ready to fall into them. 

Clicking links on social media is always a risky thing to do. One can never be too careful with security.
Twitter is the social media site I use the most and I have seen different forms of scams on that platform. If you decide to click links from only handles you know and trust, that's still not a good idea because these scammers buy accounts too, or they just find a way to hack them if the user is not careful.
These days, with how easy it is to get verified on Twitter things are much worst. Before you can trust a verified account to an extent but these days anybody with $84 a year can get a Twitter verification. 
Sometimes the people posting those links do not even know that they're posting an unsecured link because they just want to refer people as it is a criterion for most airdrops.

Altcoins are full of traps, like bars in Thailand ;)

I've noticed there are two kinds of people in here. One stick to holding and trading known, verified coins. They have BTC, ETH, maybe go crazy from time to time and buy a shitcoin like Doge when they feel like it may get pumped by some influencer, that's it.
The other kind is a bounty hunter that does not verify. That bounty hunter jumps into every single project without even knowing what it's about. The only thing these guys care about is the money they can make from it. They jump into the water, not knowing its depth or temperature, thinking there's a treasure waiting for them, but often it's just an old shoe, or a shark ready to bite.

Believe me when I say it, claiming airdrops is one step forward, two steps back. You think you're ahead one month and then someone cheats you the next.

You should add a third kind. They only focus on Bitcoin and consider every other coin to be shitcoins or a best not worth investing in, and that includes even coins which are in the top 5 or 10 on cointracking websites.

All this complications are reasons why I don't like doing shitcoins or Altcoins and I prefer stable coins like Bitcoin and airdrops is one thing that I really don't think would easily move me because I would rather prefer to acquire than be given as a gift.

On the other hand, people should learn how to treat everyone in the internet as a suspect and deal extremely careful with everyone as long as internet is involved and there is one thing I always tell people that, he didn't run with a one thousand dollar deal, doesn't mean he can't run with a ten thousand dollars deal, hence internet security should be taken too personal.

The hype is on and the risk is getting higher, having that huge airdrop can be a big reward but you have to be more careful because hackers are just waiting for the best opportunity for them to get your money, if there's a chance to receive the airdrop better to take profit right away. There's a lot of potential airdrop now because of $ARB hype, no one can tell if they will do the same, some hunters are willing to take the risk while me I'm just waiting for the price drop because I buy, I usually wait for their exchange listing which I can say is more safe.

Yeah, I've seen those people that have been scammed by those fake extension of ARB airdrop. That's why don't be greedy guys.

If the airdrop was done, it's already done and there will be new extensions of it unless it's coming from the actual officials and developers of the project.

You don't need to be sorry for anything, but the fact is not expressed anywhere, or is it? Would you mind sharing if it is? Telegram is also a popular platform for crypto business, just like Twitter.


You are correct ✅

I think the huge ones are profitable because the recent ARB airdrop was probably worth $1000 and it has only cost you hundreds to do the tasks plus the time and effort, but probably worth it. Seed phrase or private keys are not the problem but likely phishing sites. I am not fan of airdrops too but if it's huge and profitable I didn't hesitate to do so.

I remember the UNI airdrop before. After their official airdrop, there were so many scam sites trying to lure people because of the hype surrounding it.
Many are trying to claim it after it exploded in the market. Those who got it really got their luck of their lifetime.
Now, with the new hype, there's no doubt, scammers are on the loose again trying to bait naive users.
People should always validate the site they are visiting as scammers will try their best to screw people to pocket money as much as they can.

Those hidden links will become a nightmare for those who are hungry for airdrops. That was a trick, a series of links, and in the end, it give them a way to access your wallet freely.
That is something we need to think of and must be aware of the situation that scams are everywhere. It is another new trend of scams, we never know what they gonna do next. I guess, they better stay away from airdrops and besides, they are not worth spending our time.

Noticed this for a long time. Basically and earlier did not pass on the left links. But now  has become more attentive and cautious. And thanks for the warning, maybe it will help beginners and they will be more attentive

The random airdrops that are all over social media asking you to like, tweet or retweets are not worth it as some of the airdrop tokens you'll get will never get listed and for those that get listed won't be worth anything at the end of the day.

The only airdrops now worth your time requires you to do more task that has to do with you interacting with the platforms directly and that involves some few dollars as you just said so they aren't free.

Many typical airdrop hustlers don't have that few dollars which is why they miss out on this huge airdrop that pays thousands of dollars. Also most of them don't know how to interact with this Platforms/blockchain to be eligible for the airdrop.

I don't think it's a problem participating in airdrop, it's just that we have to use another wallet and don't use the main wallet, thereby minimizing the risk, because I'm still actively participating in the current airdrop (since ARB success) and of course I'm using a new wallet which is specifically for participating in airdrop.

If all participants had also anticipated the possible risk and are able to do as you said, then never I see it wrong. Unfortunately, many participants don't think about nor care about their main wallet but rather focus on what they get from airdrops.
Yes, there is no wrong in participating in airdrops as I was doing it in the past but never did it again after wasting my time while just only getting shitcoins. ARB is successful with their airdrops and it was good to hear that but I hope they can sell them at a good price because as we can see, it is dropping badly.

That's what these scammers are doing.

After a successful airdrop and has spread it's name towards different social platforms, there goes the scammers that will create an airdrop and organize it on the same name as that project.

But little that those folks that feels that they're too late on that airdrop will find some excitement and hope if an ad appears in front of them that there's another series and round for that airdrop because it's successful and it's already listed in good exchanges.

some service tools do not have good censorship about scams that still exist and affect the crypto environment, I also see many people losing money because of trusting KOLs. It can be seen that taking advantage of mutual trust as well as hitting people's greed is always effective for fraudsters to commit wrongdoing. But it is also necessary to blame users who do not have the necessary skills to avoid misinformation, this is also a necessary reminder for those who are new to this field and think that everything is great.

Well, airdrops even in the past requires you to do certain task/s and it's not new in this space. I'm not fan of those tweets/likes/retweets stuff anymore so I know what's worth it a try. I think what you're likely arguing are the shitcoin that has few active devs and hasn't have any fundings. Well, it's on them if they want to know about the protocol or not but Arbitrum, Optimism, Uniswap, etc. kind of airdrops are really worth a shot.

For people living in developing or underdeveloped countries, I can tell you that Airdrops have been a huge source of income no matter how you look at it. Unemployment rate in those countries are very high and even many with jobs are underemployed.
So if a good paying airdrop like Arbitrum, Ontology, Nano, Hydro, Core, etc comes around they'll be happy to spend their time and resources to earn it. I think the OP message is very clear, one has to be careful with clicking any links and airdrop wallet should always be different from main crypto wallet.

Would still be worth of a try simply because you won't be required to invest;not all people are capable of such thing. It would be better to waste efforts than money as is. Everything's risky so atleast efforts could be put into rest than with money being a problem to get back. Unfortunately, there are just projects which are non-paying. But on my end, it is one of my starters in this industry; gaining though hardwork since I had no capability before to invest. And these airdrops gave me a boost. But yes, I do see many airdrops which are not giving rewards. Alternative could be campaigns but due to high forum rank requirement, it would be difficult to some.

True. I had one rough experience where the airdrop team which was just completely a fake one and not really an existing project tried to steal my wallet by thinking that they can just bait me into their fake MEW site back then. I know that many people would not fall for the same trick, but people still get victimized every day to these kinds of scummy behaviors.

It's not just the worthless rewards, sometimes it is just that it almost cost nothing to just try to screw with people and these scums just get away with what they do.

Thanks for the alert.

Indeed scammers always take advantage of the big names for phishing, now they have a great chance to phish using the huge fame Zksync network got and the potential airdrop will have a lot of scammers trying to phish.

So it is very necessary to check the official website of Twitter and Telegram because scammers use very similar names that are difficult to identify.

Some Airdrops have quite the potential, so we also have to be good at sorting them out and researching them first to find out the clarity of the projects that are being built. Some of the L2 etherium indeed projects are quite potential, so maybe most people don't want to miss the opportunity like Optimism and Arbitrum which they have given decent prizes to the winners.
Of course, an airdropper must be careful regarding airdrops that are shared via telegram or Twitter because it is very dangerous if we are not careful, and the important thing here is that when working on an airdrop not to use the main wallet that has valuable assets.
I guess developers need to test their network from network testers and look for errors in their project from user feedback while testing.

Hackers and scammers are working 24/7 just to get free money from their victim, and they always ride with the hype so if you are following several airdrops, make sure you know what you are doing and make sure to double check the site before providing any informations. Airdrop today is still hyped, most probably you’ll see more fake site so be careful.

When it comes to phishing links and other shady links out there just to have that main intention on accessing your wallet keys then its not new anymore.It would really be just that right that they would really be

hiding out those links so that it wouldnt really be that easily be seen or would fool out people to easily.This is why its never been that recommendable to click any links and give out permissions if ever your
wallet does have some pop up and allowing certain connections or transactions.This isnt only limited on Twitter but also in other common messaging app like TG.
We should be careful all the times because we dont really know on how these hackers would really be making up something new.

This will depend on how our next steps to do. For many or most airdrop participants, joining airdrop like this with huge rewards are really exciting. And most people will not think to buy again the token because they know commonly the hype that will happen. that is why many people will only utilize the chance to get free money from airdrop, but not for buying or investing in the tokens. And we as the people in this crypto world also have noticed how kind of this hype project will commonly drop easily after success. that is why stay careful and wise in joining any new project activities. But the victim may be the new users who are coming to crypto world and becoming so FOMO with the hype. And they enter in the wrong time, leading to get loss after the dropped price someday.

This kind of thing has happened many times, actually.
the more hype there will be more scammers in the event, this will apply and often happens to beginners
For those who are used to airdrops, they will only trust the links provided by officials, not social media influencers

The hype of the said coin seems over and it dumped after the airdtop participants have sold theit tokens which is a usual thing that always happens. Twitter and other platforms can easily be used by scammers so they are also taking advantage of it to fool people so we better be careful in every single click that we do. All of us want to earn from airdrops since it's free for everyone but it is also necessary to be observant and do at least simple research before joining to get rid of being hacked or scammed.

This is the main reason why I'm hesitant to enter such airdrops.
It's because there's a chance that you might click a wrong link, connected the wallet there and *POOF!!!*. MONEY GONE in an instant. I also didn't enter the Arbitrum airdrop, but no regrets on my side.

Phishing links has been one of the most effective ways of the scammers to scam people. Newbie, ignorant, and sometimes the lazy investors who are just lazy enough not to read what must be read are the ones who are most likely to be falling into these kind of scams. Many said this quote, but I will say it again. "Always be vigilant". Always be vigilant especially in airdrops. Yes Arbitrum airdrop came up as a successful airdrop, but many scammers and hackers are using that as their advantage to lure and attract those newbie and ignorant investors.

I know that there are some including the OP who has shared their own tips already here, but I'll share mine as well.

1. Always double or triple check the website you are entering. Make sure that's the official website you are using with. Whenever I go to a new website, I always go to Youtube, pick the most trusted influencer that I know (though I don't trust them at all), see the description and sometimes, there are some official links there. Just be careful because they might still give you a wrong or a phishing link. Maybe picking an influencer that has many subscribers might help. Still, don't trust them.
2. As much as possible, use a separate wallet if you are going for an airdrop. In that way, it will reduce your chances of getting hacked or scammed.
3. If you can, just don't participate into airdrops at all. In this way, you are 100% safe from getting hacked or scammed.

I sort of disagree with this. Hunting for airdrops from a twitter i don't recommend, but using a new platform you like when you sense they might be giving airdrops in the future. That can be lucrative.
Bt only claim them when you understand why you would be eligible. A good airdrop can be worth ton of money. You just need to know what you are doing.
So always double check the site you are using to claim your airdrop and check your metamask's "Connected sites" list in the background before claiming anything. Always disconnect any suspicious or all sites if you are unsure. Never ever click links in twitter, telegram, or other chat groups or connect your wallets to suspicious sites.

If you are unsure about the url, use coinmarketcap's official links for the project homepage you are getting an airdrop from and follow instructions there.

And there are some legit sites like https://earni.fi/ where you don't need to sign in with your wallet, you can check just by typing your address to check any potential airdrops that you are eligible for.

With the amount that can be received up to $1000, many people are starting to come back and look for opportunities to get retroactive with many other projects that have not launched tokens. But I really feel that people are exaggerating about how to make money for free in this space, which is why many scammers abuse information and provide false information to steal. information for inexperienced users.
Basically this is not a new problem in the crypto environment, but it is still a problem that many people make mistakes, anyway over time everyone with enough experience will know how to avoid these things this toxic.

A large amount of altcoins are not good ones and a large number of people do not know what they are doing. There would be people that have benefited from airdrops at one time or the other, but in my experience it's not a net profit for the amount of privacy risk and security risk you are exposed to.

Different experiences lead to different perspectives.

Good idea to see the prizes from the Airdrop and all your data has been received by that person, you will never know what will happen to your data later with the dream that the money you earn will be big from the Airdrop you are playing.

Avoiding airdrop will make a person missed a some legit airdrops.  As OP stated we can use certain reputable platforms that are involved in airdrop processing.  We must be vigilant and very careful though.  But if a person don't care about freebies for security purpose then I agree to avoid airdrop altogether.



True that and people that are scammed or hacked through airdrop exploit will be avoiding any form of airdrop in the future but people who are gaining will seek more airdrops.  Anyway we just need to be vigilant in claiming airdrop and look for safer means in claiming freebies, if the process is suspicious then just ignore it.  Better to miss an airdrop than risking our own funds.

seriously, I think in following airdrops one should always join their discord, since generally the developer themselves always gonna make announcement in their discord channel that way you only get legit information, moreover you could ask directly to the developer themselves if you're still doubtful.
these twitter information are just often misleading and it's den of scammers in which they really trying hard to impersonate the legit devs in order to get your coin and it's not just one of them but thousands of people trying the same thing that the information already irrelevant considering too much of scammers making fake tweets.
I'd say, give yourself a favour by only following the information coming from the developer itself.

I agree that there are a lot of airdrops that aim at only making money for the creators and nothing more. Which means that they just create a token for free, they ask everyone to work and do marketing for them for free (in exchange of the token they created for free) and if it worths anything at all, even a cent, they sell all their millions of tokens, and make a profit.

Even if it's just a few thousand dollars profit, it's still a profit and that's a horrible issue. I have to say it's definitely not something I would advise anyone to do, it's a situation where it's near impossible to make money and I wouldn't want to be part of something like that at all, I avoid it as much as possible.

There are different ways where we can avoid phishing links which is to never participate in airdrop and the second is never click links that requires you to connect a wallet that is from airdrop unless you are aware and know the platform itself. E.g, uniswap requires you to connect a wallet then it's okay but if it's from an airdrop and you click a link before it will ask you to connect a wallet then better stop and stay away from it. I don't think airdrops change its way to reward participants. All I know is that airdrop participants only need to complete task and provide wallet address and not one airdrop I joined required me to connect a wallet.

Thanks for the heads-up OP. I am sure that it will save at least a few people from losing their funds and being victim of a scam. It is very sad that stuff like that happens but it is totally not a surprise for me, as this is just how humans are, they are taking personal advantage out of everything. To that whole airdrop farming hype that is happening at the moment in general: I think that this trend will slowly but surely slow down again, because obviously now that the Arbitrum airdrop brought a lot of money to a lot of people. A lot of new airdrop hunters are now active and this can not go well in the long run. The more people there are farming those airdrops, the smaller the amount of money will be that everyone gets.

I am kind of surprised that airdrop is still worth it till today. Few years ago when I joined this community, I was told that airdrop is no longer worth it compared to when the whole cryptocurrency market was new and I am surprised that despite the criticism people are still rewarding from the process.
This also can be extended to bounty hunters. These set of people are the most criticised and it has been said countless times that the effort does not worth it and yet many new bounty hunters are seen flooding the bounty space.

Airdrops are now making a return, we can expect scammers to be on alert because of the next upcoming airdrops, it is left for everyone to be careful with what platform or links they choose to connect their wallet too, I have given up on airdrops but the noise I am hearing about how many people make thousands of dollars from Arbitrum is very tempting, I think will start giving airdrop a second thought, for this time at least.

Well can you trust those claims anyway? I would always be skeptical about people's earnings around the internet since anyone could just say anything. I highly doubt that people would just earn thousands of USD from it alone. If that is the monthly earnings from airdrop, I could have just quit my 9-5 job considering that 1k dollars like like around 50,000 here in my country and that is already a lot in here.

If you're still going to give airdrops a go, patience is going to help and not just vigilance since from my experience before, almost none of the airdrops I joined gave me my token and one even attempted to hack my wallet through their phishing site.

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It wouldn't hurt to try anyway. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Many altcoins are only a scam but if it's about the screens that we see online, it depends as there are also legit post which came from legit people. They are rich enough to afford those coins or maybe they are only sponsored by the project that they promote. Real airdrops don't sell your data so don't worry.

There must be a reason on why they ask for our details. It can be to prevent the people from abusing their airdrop. I am not afraid to join an airdrop which came from a big and reputable company but if not, I think I will be careful and use a newly created wallet. I won't also send my real information with them just in case if they are fake.

I agree that Twitter has been one of the scam sources in crypto, and I have heard many stories about people losing their money due to fake links posted on Twitter or even on other platforms, but that doesn't deny its importance as the social platform of crypto due to the existence of most crypto projects/personalities over there, so it has a good side as well.

The scam in crypto won't end or be limited to Twitter or other platforms, so the best option everyone can follow is to take responsibility for their decision when they decide to click on every link, and this responsibility should be based on a prior due diligence process that confirms the credibility of a project or an airdrop. However, most airdrops don't deserve the time wasted claiming them, while a few are great opportunities to start building or adding to crypto holdings. Arbitrum was a good one, as everyone noticed, and I believe many similar projects are on the way this year, so leaving airdrops just to avoid getting scammed could waste many opportunities, while being aware of every link is a better solution in my opinion.

It isn't limited to that project only. It's a pretty much a common thing especially in Twitter where it's really an easy hole for the scammers to get some easy money through phishing. A bad thing is that some users who just blindly following any airdrops there are vulnerable to such attack and so many reports out there they get hacked and all their assets gone. It just takes few minutes to check everything yet people are still lazy to do it.

Newbies often fall into the trap of free airdrops in the crypto market. This is a common occurrence where hackers create links for airdrops that have a lot of hype and post them on social media platforms. Many people are enticed to connect their wallets to these links, but hackers can also access their wallets and steal their funds. Therefore, it's essential to always trust official social media groups and avoid randomly searching for wallet connections. Otherwise, the chances of wallet hacking increase.

Do not use links from social networks and do not use the main wallet for airdrop.
A good resource for checking TVL and working projects in the Ethereum ecosystem and its competitors, see this resource
https://defillama.com/chain/zkSync%20Era
Those who are looking for an airdrop in zkSync Era can try participating in several projects.

Since many have fallen into this seemingly simple trap, we should check the links before deciding.
We should seek more information from other sources to avoid such scams if necessary.
Distribution of free airdrops has been around for a long time and this requires our attention to always check it because not all free airdrops can provide benefits.
And make sure not to use a wallet that contains a lot of valuable assets to avoid theft of those assets because we will never know when that could happen.

You're absolutely right! For years, social media has become a source of nightmares for those who search for airdrops there. I've never trusted any news about airdrops from Twitter, nor the link that was shared there. I chose to ignore it. It is important that you have a trustworthy source, like an internal group that consists of your trusted colleagues who only share credible news. I got some big airdrops from there. Even if you get the news from Twitter, check the account. Only follow the instructions that come directly from the official account. Keep safe, guys!

That's one thing to watch out for. It would be hard for you to make amends with yourself if you fell into this scheme and let your greed get the best of you. It's going to be a nightmare of a problem to do. With all the scamming methods, you would only be safe with yourself and have control over what you put out and what wallet you connect into.

Having that gem would be hard to get, but you should know the consequences surrounding joining airdrops.