Airdrop phishing: what is it, and how is my cryptocurrency at risk?

[popeye95]

Well, most cases you listed are well-documents and have been known among airdrop bounty hunters. Never pay anything just to receive the airdrop, never sign in something dubious just for airdrop, and never click any link in email if you don't know who's the sender. Follow those rules of thumb and you will be safe.

[pauloaragaomelo]

Well, most cases you listed are well-documents and have been known among airdrop bounty hunters. Never pay anything just to receive the airdrop, never sign in something dubious just for airdrop, and never click any link in email if you don't know who's the sender. Follow those rules of thumb and you will be safe.

Scammers have been using email a lot to send phishing links to all email inboxes and masquerading as official project accounts, so you need to provide an alternative email to sign up for bounty and airdrop programs to prevent the main email from sending phishing messages.

[Jocuserious]

It is possible to get money from a very small number of airdrop at this time so it should be forgotten for anyone airdrops process. Many newbies have lost their money in the trap of fake airdrops. Some risk-free airdrop can be found at cmc but there you can get a little bit of funds. Moreover, we have gone beyond the time when the role of airdrop was more.

[Xal0lex]

I would add that in general any scheme where you are asked to deposit any amount to get something is already a guaranteed SCAM. Such schemes existed even before the advent of cryptocurrencies and Airdrop. Also, any Airdrop that asks for your personal data should also be ignored. I've seen cases where a full KYC was asked for airdrop in exchange for tokens worth a total of $20. And the worst part is that there were users who sent their credentials in exchange getting nothing. Where there is a smell of free tokens, people often lose their minds and do extremely stupid things.

[kelonmusk]

Yes, I am no stranger to phishing airdrops, one of which is requiring participants instead of giving access to your wallet key to claim the coins. . but I think that not all people will do that. if you encounter such a thing it is better to ignore it and do not need to respond to matters relating to suspicious activity.

[Balmain]

Although airdrops are not as lucrative as they used to be, they are a good earning method for beginners. That is for those who try to make money without capital. While doing this, they need to take a lot of security measures. Detailed information is given in the article you shared. In fact, the authors indicate what they should pay attention to in their content. People who spend a lot of time here do not come to phishing easily.

[jerry0]

How do you counter it then? 


Do you ignore coins you never heard of in your wallet that is an airdrop?

[bounceback]

I don't think it's too much of a problem to join an airdrop as long as we don't put capital into it because usually most airdrops that ask for initial capital from us are almost all scams and you should always use a new wallet when you want to participate in it to avoid the risk of loss, I personally sometimes sometimes also take airdrops when I have free time and so far I haven't found any risk of loss with my assets.

[husdemba]

Airdrops don't create a large amount of financial income. Also, airdrops often require a lot of personal information. Anyone with little knowledge of internet scams should be very careful. There are many scam experts now and I never participate in airdrop campaigns because of this.

[Silberman]

Airdrops don't create a large amount of financial income. Also, airdrops often require a lot of personal information. Anyone with little knowledge of internet scams should be very careful. There are many scam experts now and I never participate in airdrop campaigns because of this.

And that is the problem with airdrops, in the past the only thing that you needed to do to get an airdrop was to give your address and you will get your coins, however with the excuse of following regulations the ones behind the airdrops began to ask for the personal information of the people that wanted to get the airdrop, and in some cases they asked for money or even for people to do some work, and when that happened airdrops lost their essence, so it does not surprise me that they are nowhere near as popular as they were in the past.