What is ahead is very dangerous

[Mr.suevie]

I think I have said this before here: a little of my assets have been jacked in the past due to all this airdrop nonsense. I wasted my time doing airdrops when I first started my cryptocurrency journey, thinking it was the right way to learn about cryptocurrency and also earn while you are learning. But as the saying goes, "the more you learn, the more you know." I learned until I realized that airdrop is just a waste of time, ability, and internet browsing data. I hope the quicker everyone, mostly newbies, realizes that the airdrop is just a waste of time for them, the better. Otherwise, they will still get scammed because they think they are earning free crypto.

There is saying that experience is actually the best teacher and we learn very fast from our mistake and best from the mistakes of other and thats the notion I have been abiding on because since I started my own crypto journey I have been invited by so many people about this so called airdrops and most of them looks so real and could make you feel you have hit a jackpot but due to several warnings of forum members in the community I have turned a blind eye to all these airdrops. I would be a fool to fall for scam which I have been previously warn about and even greed cannot make me commit such errors.

[Nheer]

The problem is, how can a beginner who is eager to get involved in the airdrop know the difference between the official website and the fake website?

I think the general advice should be that we should avoid airdrops because scammers are using the airdrop channel to scam beginners.

Most airdrops end up being scams, which is why some coins that advertise through airdrops are not getting the attention they need in the public market because most people cannot trust the project unless they follow various advertising systems that involve bounty and signature campaigns.

Indeed, a newbie will find it extremely challenging to distinguish between real and fake airdrops because they have no prior knowledge of airdrops, making it impossible for them to do the same for real and phoney websites. If newbies are interested in participating in airdrops, they should take the time to research all the requirements; otherwise, it would be best if they stayed away from them. It's no longer necessary for me to participate in airdrops because the most of them are either scams or offer meagre payments.

There was a time when it was the era of airdrops and scammers did not know how to use it to scam people, some people benefited from it. But now I will advise other newbies like myself to be careful of airdrops and trying to make profit off from them. Airdrops sound like casino bonuses to some newbies to Cryptocurrency, they are interested in getting something free that is why they still consider airdrops. Many airdrop hunters that are newbies will be scammed from this, I feel sorry for them.

As a beginner in the cryptocurrency industry, all you'll want to do at first is earn a free token, and since you don't know anything about the industry or scams, you'll just keep clicking on links that say "earn a free token." They get scammed in this manner. Nowadays, legitimate airdrops are extremely hard to find, therefore beginners should stay away from them. 

[Obari]

If they want airdrop from Optimism, they must follow up Optimism's official website and channels.

That website isn't from Optimism project and fortunately the browser shows a warning when anyone visiting that site. I am sure that warning only appears after some people reported that scam, phishing site. So if you are the first one falls to that scam site, you might be scammed by them.

What to do to avoid phishing sites

You did great with your talks and the truth is I basically   don't get moved with aridrops and I don't enjoy clicking on  some random links and that's why I wouldn't click on a link if I don't have my mal ware and and anti-virus open.
Nevertheless,  there are several ways to detect phasing sites and your link is a great eye opener because I never took out time before now to check through this.

I hope alot of newbies, not just forum newbies but cryptocurrency newbies in general who are in a haste to make  money off cryptocurrency to take things easy so as not to fall into scams like this and be very careful of any site asking for your wallet address.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

There is saying that experience is actually the best teacher and we learn very fast from our mistake and best from the mistakes of other and thats the notion I have been abiding on because since I started my own crypto journey I have been invited by so many people about this so called airdrops and most of them looks so real and could make you feel you have hit a jackpot but due to several warnings of forum members in the community I have turned a blind eye to all these airdrops. I would be a fool to fall for scam which I have been previously warn about and even greed cannot make me commit such errors.

If I show you my old email, which I used for some of those airdrops in the past years, up until now, I've kept receiving countless numbers of emails for Airdrop invitations, and the reason why it's so is because I signed up my email to a lot of those airdrop sites for news letters. Some come as updates, some as spam. I wouldn't even advise anyone to waste their time on airdrops. But it's funny that when someone keeps disturbing me about how to earn free crypto, I usually tell them they can do some airdrops, but I do warn them beforehand that even if they spend their time on airdrops, it could become a waste of time and effort. Also, the situation is that during the process of those airdrops, you can still get scammed, like I was.



Cheers 🥂, Dr.Bitcoin_Strange 👺👺

[Ojima-ojo]

I have always maintained that airdrops should be avoided altogether cause they pose more risks than potential of profits. This may seem like an overkill to some but engaging in something that risks your privacy and your assets at the same time with little promise of getting any substantial value out of it should be avoided.

Some of the plots by the scammers who sponsors all those airdrops is to gain access to the hunter wallet and steal all the coins stored in them and by doing so what they used most is wallet connect this way the airdrop hunter will grant them access in to the wallet without even knowing and Thai have resulted into many scam and wallet-draining recently.


And just as you rightly said,  airdrop or bounty should be clearly avoided since the risk level is very high and the possibility of making anything out of it,   so  end up

[Darker45]

I have always maintained that airdrops should be avoided altogether cause they pose more risks than potential of profits. This may seem like an overkill to some but engaging in something that risks your privacy and your assets at the same time with little promise of getting any substantial value out of it should be avoided.

Some of the plots by the scammers who sponsors all those airdrops is to gain access to the hunter wallet and steal all the coins stored in them and by doing so what they used most is wallet connect this way the airdrop hunter will grant them access in to the wallet without even knowing and Thai have resulted into many scam and wallet-draining recently.

And just as you rightly said,  airdrop or bounty should be clearly avoided since the risk level is very high and the possibility of making anything out of it,   so  end up

We have this mentality to take advantage of what's free. There's always this logic that you're not paying for it so what can you lose? If I can get a dollar out of it, it's still worth it because it's for free. And who knows, it could explode in the future? So freebies, airdrops, giveaways, and the like are usually being used as baits. It's taking advantage of the psychological effects of this word free.

Alas, even a single click is actually enough payment. In the end, there ain't no such thing as a free lunch.

[HajiBagi]

I have always maintained that airdrops should be avoided altogether cause they pose more risks than potential of profits. This may seem like an overkill to some but engaging in something that risks your privacy and your assets at the same time with little promise of getting any substantial value out of it should be avoided.

You are correct that it should be avoided because even taking risks can cause some people to fall victim to these con artists. While many people are interested in air drops, I personally have no feelings for any of them because I have seen someone who has been taken advantage of by them. These days, many air drops are designed more to pique people's interest and gain access to their wallets than to provide actual goods, and once they have your wallet, they will withdraw all the losses you have suffered for a while. My recommendation to newcomers is to be smart and not let other people or potential exploiters fool them. These days, air drops should not be trusted.
I don't say this to suggest that airdrops are bad, but these days they are more expensive than they were in the past, and even if they are, it's still better to avoid them than take a chance.

[michellee]

There is saying that experience is actually the best teacher and we learn very fast from our mistake and best from the mistakes of other and thats the notion I have been abiding on because since I started my own crypto journey I have been invited by so many people about this so called airdrops and most of them looks so real and could make you feel you have hit a jackpot but due to several warnings of forum members in the community I have turned a blind eye to all these airdrops. I would be a fool to fall for scam which I have been previously warn about and even greed cannot make me commit such errors.

If I show you my old email, which I used for some of those airdrops in the past years, up until now, I've kept receiving countless numbers of emails for Airdrop invitations, and the reason why it's so is because I signed up my email to a lot of those airdrop sites for news letters. Some come as updates, some as spam. I wouldn't even advise anyone to waste their time on airdrops. But it's funny that when someone keeps disturbing me about how to earn free crypto, I usually tell them they can do some airdrops, but I do warn them beforehand that even if they spend their time on airdrops, it could become a waste of time and effort. Also, the situation is that during the process of those airdrops, you can still get scammed, like I was.

Cheers 🥂, Dr.Bitcoin_Strange 👺👺

With the rise of airdrops, scammers try to take part by offering various kinds of promotions or providing shortcuts to get the airdrop. Many people have experienced this and have been scammed by obscure airdrop programs.

But the problem is that beginners don't think so because they keep looking for airdrop programs that might give them big profits. That is why they keep joining many airdrop programs to get free tokens and store them in hopes that they can sell them on the market at a high price.

I haven't played in airdrops in a long time because I often hear about scams from those obscure airdrop programs. People should also be careful if they want to join an airdrop program and always make sure that it is not a program launched by scammers and that it is not an easy thing to be able to identify scammers.

[qwertyup23]

I do recommend OP that you post this on the scam accusation website so everyone can be informed about this warning and threat to newbies about this.

While such project may have their official website, you can never be so sure due to the frequency that these scammers create these types of scams. They tend to almost rinse and repeat every aspect of airdrops, fake giveaways, and other similar acts in order to attract the attention of curious newbies. Even if this kind of act is not new, it is still recommended to post these kinds of warnings for everyone to know.

Remember that prevention is better than cure. Newbies, always be cautious whenever you see giveaways like these. If something is almost too good to be true, always doubt it and overthink it!

[Mpamaegbu]

We have this mentality to take advantage of what's free. There's always this logic that you're not paying for it so what can you lose? If I can get a dollar out of it, it's still worth it because it's for free.

You captured it well. Those who want to capitalize on the purported freebies often get themselves burnt by it. It's a bait. For me I believe there's no free meal anywhere, one has to sweat it out first before reaping the benefit. I've had to argue with those who say that since there isn't going to be any monetary commitment on their part they aren't losing out on anything even if it goes sour. My question to them is always "What about your time invested in it?" Time, they say, is money.

[GeorgeJohn]

Their is certain stage you will find yourself you won't be able fall a victim of scam, while so many people who has experience scam campaigns is to eliminate scam and put newbies at alert to know that scam exists, their is some people in this platform that is six and eight months old that have not experience any kind of scam but with this kind of post if they come across of the thread they will be able to understand exactly what cryptocurrency is all about.

[Timmzzy]

There is a new scamming strategy on the horizon, newbies be on the watch out

Optimism airdrop is still active and that's why some scammers have come up with a NFT/Coupon Ticket style way to trap unknown victims, especially their ones that have interacted with the optimism chain before.



The image of the NFT has all the information available, I can swap this NFT for 1000 OP token, I believe this will be confusing for newbies who aren't familiar with scammers way of doing things.

Optimism.market is the place or the right place to sell this NFT for 1000 OP tokens and I do visited the market place and I got a very bad warming from my browser to stay away, here is what the warning looks like.



I bet what's ahead is very dangerous, you will have to connect your wallet and that is where all your assets will be moved out automatically, Be cautious out here.

Honestly i prefer to work for signature campaigns or articles campaigns than get my self involved in airdrops, this thing is unpredictable, and we end up revealing our personal informations for no just cause. thanks for setting this out there to help everyone not just the NEWBIES ....

[Rengga Jati]

There is a new scamming strategy on the horizon, newbies be on the watch out

Optimism airdrop is still active and that's why some scammers have come up with a NFT/Coupon Ticket style way to trap unknown victims, especially their ones that have interacted with the optimism chain before.

That is it. This is exactly a scam airdrop. We can analyze their official website, blog, and social media, there is no such kind of airdrop program done by the official team. So, be careful newbies.
because this is actually seemingly very interesting and very worthy to follow because of the rewards. But, the scammers are always like this. Offering very worthy rewards, but they deceive the victims because they only want to steal our assets. Here, watch out all.

There is saying that experience is actually the best teacher and we learn very fast from our mistake and best from the mistakes of other and thats the notion I have been abiding on because since I started my own crypto journey I have been invited by so many people about this so called airdrops and most of them looks so real .....

Yes, experience is the best teacher for us. But how do we take lessons and also the next decision from that experience that might be different. because sometimes a person only needs 1 experience and can already learn from it. but there are also those who have to do it many times.