Are airdrops safe?

[matchi2011]

The way they usually work is they give you some string and you sign it to prove you own the address.

Could a malicious air drop make a transaction sending all your BTC to them, and then you sign it, and then they broadcast it to the network?
Or is signing a message different than signing a transaction?

If you put your private keys in their form to qualify airdrop then it can hack your bitcoin. Not all airdrops are safe, some there requires you to download a wallet in order to receive your token, but it is a malicious software so be aware don't be fool.

It happens but most of the time with newbies who are not well aware with how things are going to harm them without knowing it, people who are just wanted to earn without studying and without any concerns with the securities of their assets, airdrops can be good but also can do bad things when hackers able to catch your keys and sucks everything inside your wallet.

[SaidNurs]

The way they usually work is they give you some string and you sign it to prove you own the address.

Could a malicious air drop make a transaction sending all your BTC to them, and then you sign it, and then they broadcast it to the network?
Or is signing a message different than signing a transaction?

What I know is Airdrop only works to promote on social media. Not all airdrops are safe, if you ask to enter your network, it might be a form of scammer to take your funds, because that is their access to enter your account.

[5thFear]

Well the airdrops are pretty risky. They collect all the informations and even then we are not sure that they are going to reward us with something or not. While collecting the passwords, they can also guess the password for individuals. Most people usually keep same password on different websites.

[Korkorjkk]

Airdrops are safe but some dubious people use airdrops as a means to scam people by asking you to send them money or your private key before you receive rewards. Be careful of such airdrops.

[Crytodon]

it depends on your definition of safe
Telegram is mostly used in crypto because of it privacy and anonymity features
You may also decide to create an ERC20 wallet specific for airdrops
You may also decide to create an email specific for airdrops

[94K]

Well airdrops are kind of risky but safe and profitable though some dubious people use this as a means to scam investors. You just need to be careful about the airdrops you want to invest in.

[Backupnime]

all of airdrop campaign are safe, but if some airrop ask our personal identity like private key, personal information or something like phising we must be aware because many of them just are scamming airdrop.

and for me i never participate in shit airdrop campaign

[irixo10]

The way they usually work is they give you some string and you sign it to prove you own the address.

Could a malicious air drop make a transaction sending all your BTC to them, and then you sign it, and then they broadcast it to the network?
Or is signing a message different than signing a transaction?

Airdrops are meant to be free and in no case whatsoever are you required to send anything to them. Also, when they asking for private information like signing of message which involves your keys, you need to be careful especially when they provide a link for you to access your wallet with. Most airdrops are fraudulent and one really needs to be careful with the way they go about it; the first step should be having a separate wallet for all that pertains to it.

[Alohadanc3]

Firstly most of the airdrops are nothing but some useless coins. They never come to the market if they come the price is almost negligible. But if you reaaly want to join you can go with it. Most of the airdrops are easy to get they give some task and they you have to provide your address they send the time. But if a airdrop asking for kyc through their form. I don't think its a fine job. Many asking for sign from the address. Though it is safe but I usually ignore this kind of thing.

[akirasendo17]

Yes its safe as long as they will not ask for the keys or anything , and money from you its pretty safe, don't transact to personal messages saying they are the developers or anything, make sure that they
dont redirect you to other sites and always be alert to the links, and to the thing you are singning-in
if you do those steps and extra careful your good to go and safe

[Ilaya]

Crypto airdrops, much the same as whatever else in the crypto part is inclined to tricks and cheats. There is no fleeing from this. It is similarly tantamount to utilizing the web. It isn't altogether sheltered yet you need to take prudent steps to ensure yourself against such terrible act.

[wywoc]

The way they usually work is they give you some string and you sign it to prove you own the address.

Could a malicious air drop make a transaction sending all your BTC to them, and then you sign it, and then they broadcast it to the network?
Or is signing a message different than signing a transaction?

Nope. You should stay away from airdrop that require your personal information and Private Key, then they can't steal anything from you. You will safe on blockchain if you keep your PK safety. Just participate airdrop that you have to fill out the wallet address.

[illnino]

The way they usually work is they give you some string and you sign it to prove you own the address.

Could a malicious air drop make a transaction sending all your BTC to them, and then you sign it, and then they broadcast it to the network?
Or is signing a message different than signing a transaction?

Airdrops are meant to be free and in no case whatsoever are you required to send anything to them. Also, when they asking for private information like signing of message which involves your keys, you need to be careful especially when they provide a link for you to access your wallet with. Most airdrops are fraudulent and one really needs to be careful with the way they go about it; the first step should be having a separate wallet for all that pertains to it.

Airdrop's goal is advertising, aimed at disseminating information about project tokens to potential investors and crypto market enthusiasts. Mostly Airdrops carry out projects that are only planning to enter the market and are not yet known to anyone. In this way, the organizers are trying to publicize the startup. However, they collect private information of the project participants, and it scares sometimes.

[Alohadanc3]

Signing from your wallet is not gonna take your asset off. But still you need to be careful you are not doing any kind of transaction. Airdrops these days are nothing but useless coins which take your space in your wallet. Most of the airdrops are fake and very few of them come to the market and the price of the whole things is not equal to your time that you waste in most of the cases. So joining a airdrop is not useful these days and if some airdrop rule sign massege then its better to back of from that.

[Semosuchi Tesongrato]

Well, I don't know if it's a good idea to circulate your documents on the deep web, you never know what you can get at.
And since the airdrops produce only a few tokens, I don't think it's worth it.

[randa2000]

Not safe, many airdrop required IDs and many ICOs is scam why i send my IDs to scammers, it is better to me to participate in IEO instead receive airdrop for the useless coin.

[SlimShadyMmp]

If those things still exist then i dont know man Is just pure waste of your time especially now I mean there is absolutely no use collecting those coins as you will not have any valuable exchange rate so quit airdropping maybe stick to some cool bounties and save yourself man

[EmmaBen]

Airdrops as a means of earning in crypto has gradually eroded away. It is now filled with enormous fakes, scams and phishing elements. It has been one of the greatest sources of hacks and fraud with a lot of unscrupulous elements taking advantage of the situation to defraud a whole of unsuspecting people. I dare say, airdrops that were once a good avenue of earning good start capital in the crypto space have now become an unending source of misery and sorrows.

[Wyndesam]

The way they usually work is they give you some string and you sign it to prove you own the address.

Could a malicious air drop make a transaction sending all your BTC to them, and then you sign it, and then they broadcast it to the network?
Or is signing a message different than signing a transaction?

Do not enter your data when you perform airdrop, as there is a chance that the documents can fall into the wrong hands, and do not download strange files because the computer can be infected and your passwords will be known to other people.

[Naughty Princess]

all of airdrop campaign are safe, but if some airrop ask our personal identity like private key, personal information or something like phising we must be aware because many of them just are scamming airdrop.

and for me i never participate in shit airdrop campaign

Airdrop left so much shit coins and I do not think that it is worth now to join them, though there are some that really pays but few and sometimes cause for you to get scam when you are not careful on it. Much better to trade than to take risk on something that wont give you a return. It is safe not until they ask KYC for verification.