The easiest way to know a scam airdrop

[etin06]

The following are some of the easiest way to figure out a scam airdrop
1. They will ask you to donate
2. They will ask for your private key

Feel free to add yours in case there are many more.
Best regards and happy airdrop chase.

[Avdotiy]

Never took part in airdrops. I dont really trust any of these.

[daniyalasghar]

The following are some of the easiest way to figure out a scam airdrop
1. They will ask you to donate
2. They will ask for your private key

Feel free to add yours in case there are many more.
Best regards and happy airdrop chase.

i am a newbie to Airdrop thing this is very useful info for me thanks for sharing

[kandholabhavna]

I dont think people fall in this trap anymore. There used to be a lot of dumb money but no kids also know not to share their private keys with anyone.

[YourCoinIsMine]

The following are some of the easiest way to figure out a scam airdrop
1. They will ask you to donate
2. They will ask for your private key

Feel free to add yours in case there are many more.
Best regards and happy airdrop chase.

Anyone asking for the private key is willing to scam you, airdrops doesn't need that because are free coins for the project.
Donations are always asked do not why it would be a sign of scam.

[Sanglotslongs2]

Even if they don't ask for anything particular. They will get your personnal data and use it against you. It will be very hard to detect. If they don't launch their token it's clearly a sign that they just want your data. But there is so many airdrop, you have to subscribe a lot to earn a little bit.

[bathrobehero]

The following are some of the easiest way to figure out a scam airdrop
1. They will ask you to donate
2. They will ask for your private key

Feel free to add yours in case there are many more.
Best regards and happy airdrop chase.

It's easy; is it and airdrop? If yes, it's already a scam with centralized funds and no transparency whatsoever in regards of initial distribution so they go against two of the most basic fundamentals of why crypto was created in the first place. It's 2017 and these take steps backwards instead of going forward therefore they shouldn't exist and only crypto-newbies welcome them...

And then there's the fact that account trading is legal (but discouraged) so the owners of airdrops can, and will redeem their own coins to dozens or even hundreds of their own sockpuppet accounts basically hiding the usual premined scam nonsense.

Edit: also, if any project is bound to a single, centralized website (like ICOs or airdrops) none of the numbers should be trusted at all! Only the source code.

[JanEmil]

They ask you to create a password
Type you e-mail

Most people use the same password multible places.

Then they can login to your e-mail, bitcointalk profile etc.

[PMmesexycoins]

They ask you to create a password
Type you e-mail

Most people use the same password multible places.

Then they can login to your e-mail, bitcointalk profile etc.

Yes, I think these are more likely to work than straight up asking for the keys as suggested by the first post. Due to laziness, careless or convenience a lot of people might use the same logins and fall victim due to that.

[rayk]

They are asking for private keys and some people give their private keys? Interesting. These are very clear already. Walllets may steal your keys also.

[Commitments]

How can airdrops scam if they gave out free ? I never asked for my private key.

[snackman]

lol. airdrop era. As I see in token board - 5/10 new topic is airdrop. They even dont have a website or logo. So I think if we dont see they have team member we shouldn't waster our time

[kevoh]

I used to participate in airdrops and get my signals to sign up for an airdrop on a WhatsApp group but as of recent I see signals of close to twenty new airdrops daily. This for me is a very big turn off and a sign that scammers have already taken over. People really need to be careful the way they give out their personal info just some free airdrop.

[amanarora_1]

Firstly I did not believe in Airdrops, Bounties are best because In this game there are only 30% real airdrops and rest are fake. But Bounties are 100% real. Otherwise I have a solution for this: The best way to find out a scam airdrop is when they ask for private key and when they ask for TXN ID for donation. Donations are now becoming common part of forums which does not mean its scam, you can also leave it. Otherwise, there is a no way to find out scam airdrops.

[kpierce77]

The following are some of the easiest way to figure out a scam airdrop
1. They will ask you to donate
2. They will ask for your private key

Feel free to add yours in case there are many more.
Best regards and happy airdrop chase.

yeah, when an airdrop wants a private key, it's no longer weird anymore. but it is certainly a scam. I'm still confused to people who want to give their private key to others they do not even know.

[oddwh]

The following are some of the easiest way to figure out a scam airdrop
1. They will ask you to donate
2. They will ask for your private key

Feel free to add yours in case there are many more.
Best regards and happy airdrop chase.

These two points are a bit obvious but it's always good to make a small reminder, mostly for newcomers.

In fact with airdrops, I'm always a bit afraid to come on an infected website. This is the only point where we can be weak if we don't follow some good rules, like having a system updated.

Airdrop is the current trend, as it was with ICO, so there is some scam, as always.

You can add on the list :
- Be careful when they ask too much personal data, like address, phone number, etc.

[Altcner]

Never took part in airdrops. I dont really trust any of these.

Why do you think so? Airdrops are the opportunity to earn some cryptocurrencies for free, aren`t they?

[buytheeffinD]

The following are some of the easiest way to figure out a scam airdrop
1. They will ask you to donate
2. They will ask for your private key

Feel free to add yours in case there are many more.
Best regards and happy airdrop chase.

These two points are a bit obvious but it's always good to make a small reminder, mostly for newcomers.

In fact with airdrops, I'm always a bit afraid to come on an infected website. This is the only point where we can be weak if we don't follow some good rules, like having a system updated.

Airdrop is the current trend, as it was with ICO, so there is some scam, as always.

You can add on the list :
- Be careful when they ask too much personal data, like address, phone number, etc.

Thanks OP for that I would never give my private key or donate but I have been on the end of phishing for sure because I get unsolicited emails sometimes. That builds into the second point if they ask for personal data aside from your email give out information that isn't about you. Ask yourself why would somebody who is giving you an airdrop need to know your real name and address? Quite simply they don't and they are going to resell that information. Bottom line is protect yourself and all will be good.

[Vansire]

If you give your private key just because they ask, you deserve to be robbed. Maybe they do you a favor because clearly you can't be trusted with your own money.

As for that other stuff they are asking, it's a crapshoot. Either they impersonate you or hack your accounts, or you actually receive tokens that could worth something.

[Yana_M1]

The following are some of the easiest way to figure out a scam airdrop
1. They will ask you to donate
2. They will ask for your private key

Feel free to add yours in case there are many more.
Best regards and happy airdrop chase.

etin06, if someone ask you a private key - it's not a scam, it's already a fraud.