About Scam coin in wallet

[Crypto Library]

The issue is getting increasing these days.When we exchange or swap or transaction some kind of coin it's come with free free,In the my first time I have been a victim of it many times, at first I was surprised and very happy to see it, then when I went to swap or exchange the tokens  I see only my fee is being cut but there is no exchange or it is not going to be done .
Now my question is What is the source of a scam wallet ?  And is there any way to get rid of it? Because many newcomers are suffering from it, we have not reached the stage where newcomers will get rid of it.

[jrrsparkles]

The issue is getting increasing these days.When we exchange or swap or transaction some kind of coin it's come with free free,In the my first time I have been a victim of it many times, at first I was surprised and very happy to see it, then when I went to swap or exchange the tokens  I see only my fee is being cut but there is no exchange or it is not going to be done .
Now my question is What is the source of a scam wallet ?  And is there any way to get rid of it? Because many newcomers are suffering from it, we have not reached the stage where newcomers will get rid of it.

Can you give some specific example of what kind of scam you faced? Because as far as I know no real exchange gives you extra coin while conversion but there are legitimate coins were given to users from the exchanges as airdrop and it had real value too at one time. Nowadays airdrops become very rare so don't waste your time by doing all these stuffs and exhausting your valuable time and money.

[vv181]

The issue is getting increasing these days

The scam has always been exist, there is no way to reduce them but to comprehend basic security for ourselves.

When we exchange or swap or transaction some kind of coin it's come with free free

What do you mean by "free free"?

Now my question is What is the source of a scam wallet ?  And is there any way to get rid of it? Because many newcomers are suffering from it, we have not reached the stage where newcomers will get rid of it.

You can see the token address on the blockchain explorer(etherscan, etc) usually there will be a tag if the address is being used for a scam. And you didn't clearly specify what type of scam you encounter, so it will be hard to tell what to do. But generally, don't play around with shittoken if you didn't know what are you doing.

Another thing is, to try to bookmark the legit site of any services you used. And its better if you are trying to comprehend of how all the things that related to cryptocurrenices work before just jumping around seeking get rich quick motive.

[shinratensei_]

Now my question is What is the source of a scam wallet ?  And is there any way to get rid of it? Because many newcomers are suffering from it, we have not reached the stage where newcomers will get rid of it.

I guess that if you are getting a free tokens that worth some bucks and you wanna try to exchange it, right? You were not able to convert or swap your token to the another native token as that's a trap or in this case that token related to the dusting attack. You can try to check it before try to exchange it. I guess that problem was not in your wallet but in the token itself.
There are so many scam tokens exist in the market right now. It can be said that all of these tokens were made by scammers to be sent randomly to others. -

The only method that must be used to avoid it if you must also stay away from the shit scam token. Even if you are seeing it as a legit token as well.

[Crypto Library]

The issue is getting increasing these days

The scam has always been exist, there is no way to reduce them but to comprehend basic security for ourselves.

When we exchange or swap or transaction some kind of coin it's come with free free

What do you mean by "free free"?

By "free free" I mean that it automatically comes into our wallet after a transaction or swapping coin or deposit.   Moves to the wallet despite not wanting. But the main purpose of the question was whether there was a way to stop it. No one can stop it from coming to the cryptocurrency wallet, which I understand .

[vv181]

When we exchange or swap or transaction some kind of coin it's come with free free

What do you mean by "free free"?

By "free free" I mean that it automatically comes into our wallet after a transaction or swapping coin or deposit.   Moves to the wallet despite not wanting. But the main purpose of the question was whether there was a way to stop it. No one can stop it from coming to the cryptocurrency wallet, which I understand .

It is called Dusting Attack. If your wallet/address gets an unwanted token, you shouldn't do anything but ignore it, and never interact with any token that doesn't come with your knowledge, as example, if you are swapping ETH/USDT, and later there is an unwanted token comes to your wallet, ignore it!

That kind of attack can't technically hack your wallet, so your fund shouldn't be moved unwarranted. Unless you are trying to interact with those unwanted tokens. Like, you are trying to swap the unwanted tokens, then it likely all of your wallet might be compromised, especially if you are interacting it at not legitimate site or phising site.

And yes, you are correct. Nobody can stop the dusting attack. Ideally, the only thing you need is to ignore it.

Moves to the wallet despite not wanting.No one can stop it from coming to the cryptocurrency wallet, which I understand

To be clear, before your wallet got hacked, what are you trying to do with your wallet or those unwanted tokens?

[Gayong88]

As you know, there are a lot of scam crypto currency. Scam cryptocurrencies hurt everyone cause distrust of all cryptocurrencies with  never see the products, services and apps promised to user by scam coin developers. Look out the website, check whether it is real or not. One of the most important things while choosing the coin is to see its value and market capitalization before for adding money to your account.

[Tony116]

Now my question is What is the source of a scam wallet ?  And is there any way to get rid of it? Because many newcomers are suffering from it, we have not reached the stage where newcomers will get rid of it.

I guess that if you are getting a free tokens that worth some bucks and you wanna try to exchange it, right? You were not able to convert or swap your token to the another native token as that's a trap or in this case that token related to the dusting attack. You can try to check it before try to exchange it. I guess that problem was not in your wallet but in the token itself.
There are so many scam tokens exist in the market right now. It can be said that all of these tokens were made by scammers to be sent randomly to others. -

The only method that must be used to avoid it if you must also stay away from the shit scam token. Even if you are seeing it as a legit token as well.

What do you mean OP is falling into a scam of getting thousands of USD worth of strange tokens. This is a form of scam that is becoming very popular in recent times. Upon receiving a thousand dollars worth of exotic tokens and to be able to swap them, we can go to its official website and connect to our wallet. When we accept the connection we are giving our wallet access to the scammer. They have full right to steal the assets in our wallet.

The only way to stay away from them is don't visit unknown websites, don't connect wallets to swap with strange tokens. Use a reputable DEX exchange to swap.
Every time you connect your wallet to unknown websites, use the tool below to revoke wallet permissions after each transaction.
https://app.unrekt.net/

[Eternad]

Avoid joining too much in Airdrops or registering your wallets in unnecessary websites its no longer profitable now, before Airdrops were legit and have values but now it will only make our wallet messy since some coins are not listed in our preferred exchanges while other altcoins that provide Airdrops already lose their value. I regretted those time I hold my Airdrop coins since they have no values now. Join only in legit projects that already proves that despite the market volatility they were able to recover in time.

[tvplus006]

It is called Dusting Attack. If your wallet/address gets an unwanted token, you shouldn't do anything but ignore it, and never interact with any token that doesn't come with your knowledge, as example, if you are swapping ETH/USDT, and later there is an unwanted token comes to your wallet, ignore it!...

The purpose of the dust attack is aimed at identifying the identity of the wallet owner, and it always represents a very small amount in the crypto. In contrast, the price of fraudulent tokens has a high value, but they cannot be sold, and such an attempt to interact with the contract entails the loss of the contents of the wallet.

[MAAManda]

The issue is getting increasing these days.When we exchange or swap or transaction some kind of coin it's come with free free,In the my first time I have been a victim of it many times, at first I was surprised and very happy to see it, then when I went to swap or exchange the tokens  I see only my fee is being cut but there is no exchange or it is not going to be done .
Now my question is What is the source of a scam wallet ?  And is there any way to get rid of it? Because many newcomers are suffering from it, we have not reached the stage where newcomers will get rid of it.

Not only you experiencing this problem, maybe everyone in the crypto space has experienced it too, the only thing we can do to avoid bad things for our wallets is to not try to interact with free tokens (which are not clearly sourced) who arrived.

To avoid it, I don't think it will be possible, because they (the perpetrators of this crime) will commit their crimes through tracking wallet addresses in explorer.

[vv181]

It is called Dusting Attack. If your wallet/address gets an unwanted token, you shouldn't do anything but ignore it, and never interact with any token that doesn't come with your knowledge, as example, if you are swapping ETH/USDT, and later there is an unwanted token comes to your wallet, ignore it!...

The purpose of the dust attack is aimed at identifying the identity of the wallet owner, and it always represents a very small amount in the crypto. In contrast, the price of fraudulent tokens has a high value, but they cannot be sold, and such an attempt to interact with the contract entails the loss of the contents of the wallet.

Hmm, If I understand it correctly. Dust attacks are mainly sent with a legitimate cryptocurrency/tokens, contrary, it is just some random token or the name itself mimicking the legit one, right?

I thought the dust attack could fit of what OP described.

[Irazzzta]

The issue is getting increasing these days.When we exchange or swap or transaction some kind of coin it's come with free free,In the my first time I have been a victim of it many times, at first I was surprised and very happy to see it, then when I went to swap or exchange the tokens  I see only my fee is being cut but there is no exchange or it is not going to be done .
Now my question is What is the source of a scam wallet ?  And is there any way to get rid of it? Because many newcomers are suffering from it, we have not reached the stage where newcomers will get rid of it.

The first time I experienced it was when I finished a transaction on DEX, suddenly new coins appeared in my wallet with high prices and complete coin information. luckily I searching for information first before trying to do an exchange or swap.

They trace the source from our wallet transactions, I don't think there's a way to get rid of it. Unless there is an update from the smart chain developer to filter out scam coins.

[Naficopa]

The issue is getting increasing these days

The scam has always been exist, there is no way to reduce them but to comprehend basic security for ourselves.

When we exchange or swap or transaction some kind of coin it's come with free free

What do you mean by "free free"?

By "free free" I mean that it automatically comes into our wallet after a transaction or swapping coin or deposit.   Moves to the wallet despite not wanting. But the main purpose of the question was whether there was a way to stop it. No one can stop it from coming to the cryptocurrency wallet, which I understand .

Unfortunately, there is no way to stop this (at least I haven't heard of any being invented so far). The only way is to simply ignore these "free" gifts in your wallet. Change your wallet from time to time to keep things tidy. Alternatively, you can just ask here on Bitcointalk or google for this token and you will find out if it is legit or just another scam.

[Scripture]

They can send any fake tokens as much as they one and no one can stop that, just don’t make any transactions with those token because its a scam and if you do, your wallet might compromise. If you want to save yourself from stress, just skip those fake tokens and hide it, you can’t do anything about it aside from changing your wallet and transfer your legit token there which can cost you some fees.

[AmoreJaz]

The issue is getting increasing these days

The scam has always been exist, there is no way to reduce them but to comprehend basic security for ourselves.

When we exchange or swap or transaction some kind of coin it's come with free free

What do you mean by "free free"?

By "free free" I mean that it automatically comes into our wallet after a transaction or swapping coin or deposit.   Moves to the wallet despite not wanting. But the main purpose of the question was whether there was a way to stop it. No one can stop it from coming to the cryptocurrency wallet, which I understand .

Unfortunately, there is no way to stop this (at least I haven't heard of any being invented so far). The only way is to simply ignore these "free" gifts in your wallet. Change your wallet from time to time to keep things tidy. Alternatively, you can just ask here on Bitcointalk or google for this token and you will find out if it is legit or just another scam.

unfortunately, you can't get away with it. these scammers will airdrop their tokens randomly, let's say for example all eth addresses. you should not touch this token for any tx. just let it sit and ignore. you can also check it via etherscan, and you will see the contract address and website of the project by following the trail. you can easily spot scam tokens. if you don't want to see those crap tokens. just create a new wallet. you can't remove them unless you transfer it, which is not practical as you will incur gas fee just to remove it from your wallet.

[evichi]

The increasing rate of scam tokens is alarming and makes me uncomfortable. Recently, about 4 scam tokens were added to one of my wallets totaling the number of fake tokens in the wallet to be 9. The fake tokens are listed below:

1.   LinkP.io (LinkP.io)
2.   Zepe.io (Zepe.io)
3.   0ceanCoin.io
4.   usdswap.io
5.   swap8.io
6.   0Fees.online
7.   AZSwap.io
8.   888Crypto.io
9.   Gambling-Crypto.games

One peculiar characteristic of these fake tokens is that they include their website as coin/token name. For example, in no.1 above, the token name is LinkP.io and the website is LinkP.io. This is a way of luring unsuspecting victims to use their Dex platform to swap. Attempting to use their website could lead to loss of your coins. Since most of the fake tokens use the token name as their Dex website, it is easy, at a glance, to spot or suspect a fake token. There are still fake tokens that have normal token names - not including their website.
A website that can help to detect fake tokens is https://scamsniper.net/. While ignoring the token is the best option for now, but they are occupying space in the wallet. This is really an issue that is gradually rearing up its head.

[batang_bitcoin]

There will always be the existence of the scams, whether it will be a wallet or a person in your definition.

Because many newcomers are suffering from it, we have not reached the stage where newcomers will get rid of it.

It is true that many are suffering from that and we have to avoid it and as well as educate the others so that they won't be a victim of it. But embracing the reality, there's no way of getting rid of it but just being educated to avoid them.

[Jating]

The issue is getting increasing these days.When we exchange or swap or transaction some kind of coin it's come with free free,In the my first time I have been a victim of it many times, at first I was surprised and very happy to see it, then when I went to swap or exchange the tokens  I see only my fee is being cut but there is no exchange or it is not going to be done .
Now my question is What is the source of a scam wallet ?  And is there any way to get rid of it? Because many newcomers are suffering from it, we have not reached the stage where newcomers will get rid of it.

Scam tokens have been existed and it become prevalent in the 2017 timeframe wherein there has been a lot of rug pulls and projects exiting with investors money.

Of course you can't exchange or swap it to anything as obviously no one will accept any scam coins because it has no worth at all.

To stop scam? no it's hard to detect it in the beginning, but if you study and look at it and be more careful next time, maybe you wouldn't invest on them.

[tvplus006]

The purpose of the dust attack is aimed at identifying the identity of the wallet owner, and it always represents a very small amount in the crypto. In contrast, the price of fraudulent tokens has a high value, but they cannot be sold, and such an attempt to interact with the contract entails the loss of the contents of the wallet.

Hmm, If I understand it correctly. Dust attacks are mainly sent with a legitimate cryptocurrency/tokens, contrary, it is just some random token or the name itself mimicking the legit one, right?

I thought the dust attack could fit of what OP described.

If you notice that you have been subjected to a dusty attack, then you need to freeze the amount received so that the coins received to your account could not mark other assets stored in the wallet. How to do it correctly, fillippone told in detail in his message: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5175238.msg55370541#msg55370541

In case you have received scam coins, you don't need to do anything, just ignore them.