There are a lot of scams on Twitter, and illegal links steal your assets.

[lixer]

A few days ago, I saw a KOL with a large number of fans on Twitter. He was recommending a project recommended by many KOLs. As long as he followed his guidelines, he could get more airdrop tokens. As a result, when I clicked on the link, connect When my little fox wallet is signed and confirmed, my assets will be reset to zero. I checked the data on the chain, and in a short period of time, he actually defrauded more than 20,000 US dollars in digital currency, which is terrible.

Scamming 101: "You can easily scam people that want to scam you."

I am receiving many emails that promise me free money every day. Do I get greedy and click them links? No. If I did, then I would lose everything in my PC.

These scammers using people's greed against them and it is one of the most profitable business models ever existed. Better than owning a casino probably because they don't even pay any taxes.

It is way more profitable than owning a casino business, though it involves a lot of work because scammers are on it 24 hours to get as many victims as possible, they manage to get quite a lot of money every week or every month since we all know that there are a lot of greedy people that will get instantly interested if they see a website offering great returns on investments.

And the best part for scammers is, such people, will always be available for them, even if they fail to get everyone trapped if they manage to get at least 5 to 10 people out of a thousand, they will still be doing great because they take away quite a lot of money from the victims.

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[gabbie2010]

A few days ago, I saw a KOL with a large number of fans on Twitter. He was recommending a project recommended by many KOLs. As long as he followed his guidelines, he could get more airdrop tokens. As a result, when I clicked on the link, connect When my little fox wallet is signed and confirmed, my assets will be reset to zero. I checked the data on the chain, and in a short period of time, he actually defrauded more than 20,000 US dollars in digital currency, which is terrible.

Why do people still continue to believe people over the internet.  Never click links from someone you don't know including someone who is "popular".  Interneting 101 people.  All for air drops?  I'm sorry you lost money but never believe anyone you unfortunately had to learn the hard way.

This is the sad reality, many already aware of this and still ignore it just for the sake of quick profit. Many are victim of these fake links, and for sure many will still fall. If you want to be more safe then better no to trust any links at all and do your necessary action before investing or downloading any files. Twitter is full of hackers and scammers, you have to double check always or else you will become a victim too.

No amount of warning will stop many people from falling for this click bait partly because of looking for free money after being brainwashed into it with a fake Photoshops showing earned money from the so-called fake airdropi and newbies who wanted to try their luck with crypto without having any knowledge of the system especially by clicking phishing links unknowingly, and quite unfortunate that Twitter don't restrict those fake links by pulling them down because they are not subjected to any form of validation, it's a pity that many newbies will be scammed due to their unawareness of the fraudulent activities of those scammers.

[blockman]

But why should you need to join airdrops when all of those are scam, worthless nowadays. potential airdrops are available but rarely.

It's because people are still trying and thinking that something good might come with these airdrops. That's why if there's a required app to download, they'll download it but I wouldn't because I rarely join them and I know that it's not worth it.

But Twitter, telegram and others platforms are used to fraud with people, in most of the cases. As a result, you are a example that what can happened. Although Anyone can join if wish but DYOR. But it is advised never connect with their website or sending fund to have eligible for that airdrop or you'll lost everything

There is no doubt that these platforms are places for most scammers and hackers and you'll be hacked if you download an app that contains a malware. So, if you're one of those people that are into airdrops, make sure that you're careful to avoid them.

[irsykes]

don't be easily hypnotized by advertisements for free money from various social media, what will happen is that only our assets will disappear or our social accounts will be stolen for other crimes. the average beginner who will be easily swayed by big hopes of big money but it's a sadistic trap for beginners. My advice is that various social account projects that verify or have many followers don't easily click on the link

[Nazmul012]

Whom who have some sense, will never join airdrop imo. As airdrops are not trusted  to me anymore. Now everywhere are scammers. Waiting for innocent people With their trap. They are new comers who mostly joining airdrop to earn money from crypto industry but become victim of malware attack and lost thier capital rather then income. They should know that, nothing is free in this world right now.

[lalabotax]

But why should you need to join airdrops when all of those are scam, worthless nowadays. potential airdrops are available but rarely. But Twitter, telegram and others platforms are used to fraud with people, in most of the cases. As a result, you are a example that what can happened.

There may be several reasons that make people continue to join airdrops, especially for those airdrop hunters who are already like a job. I once joined the telegram special airdrop group. They participate in airdrops every day, sometimes several airdrops a day. And they like to do all the airdrops that are informed, where the airdrops are usually filtered first by the admin. And regarding the results, no one can promise that what they are doing will produce results.

Sometimes, of the hundreds of airdrops that they participate in, only 1 is worthy. But sometimes that 1 airdrop can be worth a lot, like the case of Yesterday's ARB. however, this is indeed very uncertain. And in my opinion, this cannot be used as the main income, only on the side which does not need to set too many targets.

What's more, this requires attention and caution because what is feared is the installation of applications that may contain malware or phishing links that will actually make our assets disappear.

[lobo13hf]

that's why you should be careful when interacting with every dapps, usually you can revoke the authority that these dapps gets the approval from you
and you should be fine, sometimes these dapps requesting approval from you to transfer token and some people just blindly approve.

[shinratensei_]

But why should you need to join airdrops when all of those are scam, worthless nowadays. potential airdrops are available but rarely.

It's because people are still trying and thinking that something good might come with these airdrops. That's why if there's a required app to download, they'll download it but I wouldn't because I rarely join them and I know that it's not worth it.

But Twitter, telegram and others platforms are used to fraud with people, in most of the cases. As a result, you are a example that what can happened. Although Anyone can join if wish but DYOR. But it is advised never connect with their website or sending fund to have eligible for that airdrop or you'll lost everything

There is no doubt that these platforms are places for most scammers and hackers and you'll be hacked if you download an app that contains a malware. So, if you're one of those people that are into airdrops, make sure that you're careful to avoid them.

added with the fact that nowadays the twitter badge becoming kind of useless, that just makes the platform worse in my opinion.
so many scammers have been using their badge just to lure people into thinking they are legitimate, while it's clear that they are not, in which definitely gonna be problem.
i think everyone should instead find information from other sources like from discord and see if the project is legitimate and even the devs are legit, that way it will minimize the chance of getting drained.
moreover, the fact there are so many scams dapps nowadays, that the risk outweigh the chance of getting profit from following airdrop just didn't make it worth it to be honest.

[TastyChillySauce00]

Whom who have some sense, will never join airdrop imo. As airdrops are not trusted  to me anymore. Now everywhere are scammers. Waiting for innocent people With their trap. They are new comers who mostly joining airdrop to earn money from crypto industry but become victim of malware attack and lost thier capital rather then income. They should know that, nothing is free in this world right now.

Nothing wrong with airdrop as long as you can keep yourself in the safe zone by trynig to avoid any suspicious link. You can only participate in the airdrop that being created by legit company. that will give you guarantee if you will not be scammed. A company with very good reputation will not try to destroy their reputation. This will become the basic thing before try to participate in the airdrop. That have been many trusted companies regularly making airdrop.

[AakZaki]

Now many accounts on twitter with blue ticks offer promising projects that is a trap because we don't always trust blue tick accounts basically they always cheat by providing links that lead to phishing sites, so it's no wonder there are many ways for them to cheat many people in other ways, including DMs from Twitter and also messages from Gmail, so many people came offering prizes or winning prizes, which obviously we have to be able to verify properly.

yes it's happening now, accounts with blue ticks get noticed by many people, even though that won't guarantee they're genuine or just scammers. Twitter blue ticks can be bought by anyone and why do they scammers have a lot of followers, it's because they are using twitter with a lot of followers from the start or buying and changing all the information according to the project they are going to promote as a trap. we have to be careful and not fall into their trap.

[kamvreto]

Whom who have some sense, will never join airdrop imo. As airdrops are not trusted  to me anymore. Now everywhere are scammers. Waiting for innocent people With their trap. They are new comers who mostly joining airdrop to earn money from crypto industry but become victim of malware attack and lost thier capital rather then income. They should know that, nothing is free in this world right now.

Nothing wrong with airdrop as long as you can keep yourself in the safe zone by trynig to avoid any suspicious link. You can only participate in the airdrop that being created by legit company. that will give you guarantee if you will not be scammed. A company with very good reputation will not try to destroy their reputation. This will become the basic thing before try to participate in the airdrop. That have been many trusted companies regularly making airdrop.

Which in essence we have to do research before taking part in the airdrop. Many airdrops require connecting with their dApps and this can be dangerous if the airdrop turns out to be a trap. Many have fallen into a trap and in the end their assets have been taken over.
Airdrops from official companies will always be posted on their twitter and many people will start working on it. and lots of airdrops available right now, and some of them from new hype chains.

[$crypto$]

Now many accounts on twitter with blue ticks offer promising projects that is a trap because we don't always trust blue tick accounts basically they always cheat by providing links that lead to phishing sites, so it's no wonder there are many ways for them to cheat many people in other ways, including DMs from Twitter and also messages from Gmail, so many people came offering prizes or winning prizes, which obviously we have to be able to verify properly.

yes it's happening now, accounts with blue ticks get noticed by many people, even though that won't guarantee they're genuine or just scammers. Twitter blue ticks can be bought by anyone and why do they scammers have a lot of followers, it's because they are using twitter with a lot of followers from the start or buying and changing all the information according to the project they are going to promote as a trap. we have to be careful and not fall into their trap.

I also always pay attention to Twitter users who have a blue tick and use more of these because it's easier to get this, you can buy it directly and it's like this that makes scammers act more to continue defrauding projects that are made, so it's quite clear that we can't just believe because whatever happens on Twitter, even though there's a lot of information there, there's also more fraud we have to be able to filter and differentiate between the original and the clone.

Which in essence we have to do research before taking part in the airdrop. Many airdrops require connecting with their dApps and this can be dangerous if the airdrop turns out to be a trap. Many have fallen into a trap and in the end their assets have been taken over.
Airdrops from official companies will always be posted on their twitter and many people will start working on it. and lots of airdrops available right now, and some of them from new hype chains.

If we just choose an airdrop and do it right away without doing research, then it will be easier for our wallet to connect to fraud in the sense that we often have the task of connecting with the dApps that they make, we have to be careful, not all dApps are safe, sometimes they also set up traps from dApps which are made.
Yes, we always have to look for trusted sources and check from Twitter or the original Discord whether they are holding an airdrop or not if they have confirmed about it then make sure the airdrop is legit.

[TheSpiral]

Twitter, telegram and discord now become the source of scamming people. Many newbies are scammed in this way. we should always double check any link before connecting our wallet as hackers use phising website to empty your wallet. Only verifing the official account is not enough because some time hacket got access to official account and sent fake site to collect airdrop. This is easy task for hackers. Instead of Blockchain contract they are now have an eye on these official discord servers and twitter accounts which is easier to hack.

[el kaka22]

Leaving all "I am Elon Musk I am distributing money to everyone!" obvious scams (at which point they made half a million dollars before people got wise), I could easily say that it is not going to stop because they are getting better and better at hiding it.

You know which scams are the worst? The ones that are like a company, you may not fall for a person trying to trick you, but if they build a company with great SEO and amazing marketing and even tv ads etc etc, if you start seeing them everywhere, you will think that it is just another project, and maybe you won't invest into another new project that's normal, but there will be a lot of people who fall for it, whereas they will be just another scam, they call it "rugpull" instead.

[merekamo]

Scammers a lot there (twitter). They put the link up and running. Be careful. The reason behind the scam is the anonymity and irreversible nature of blockchain transactions. So, we don't know who is behind it. Fraudsters exploit these features to scam people out of their digital assets without fear of being tracked or held accountable. Plus, the hype around cryptocurrencies and airdrops attracts many Indonesian users who may not be aware of the risks involved. Before participating in any online investment or project, especially in the digital currency space, always verify the authenticity of the project, its developers and who is the team behind it. Browse websites, social media and many more, you can explore yourself.

[wxa7115]

Leaving all "I am Elon Musk I am distributing money to everyone!" obvious scams (at which point they made half a million dollars before people got wise), I could easily say that it is not going to stop because they are getting better and better at hiding it.

You know which scams are the worst? The ones that are like a company, you may not fall for a person trying to trick you, but if they build a company with great SEO and amazing marketing and even tv ads etc etc, if you start seeing them everywhere, you will think that it is just another project, and maybe you won't invest into another new project that's normal, but there will be a lot of people who fall for it, whereas they will be just another scam, they call it "rugpull" instead.

Such an elaborate scam has way more chances to get people interested in it, but  it is precisely that exposure what will allow some people to identify it is a scam at an early stage, but what happens is that a great deal of people would have invested in that project already and as such they are committed to its success.

So they begin to attack those which expose the truth in an attempt to silence them and keep the project going, and once the project is revealed to be a scam anyway not only they will lose their money but a great deal of credibility as well as they defended a project which was clearly a scam.

[wajik-tempe]

When engaging in online campaigns or following KOL recommendations, it's critical to always proceed with care. Remember that reputable projects and airdrops will never need your private wallet details or cash transfer in order to obtain tokens. Change your passwords, enable two-factor authentication, and periodically check your accounts for any unusual behavior to further safeguard your digital assets.

[Oasisman]

Now many accounts on twitter with blue ticks offer promising projects that is a trap because we don't always trust blue tick accounts basically they always cheat by providing links that lead to phishing sites, so it's no wonder there are many ways for them to cheat many people in other ways, including DMs from Twitter and also messages from Gmail, so many people came offering prizes or winning prizes, which obviously we have to be able to verify properly.

yes it's happening now, accounts with blue ticks get noticed by many people, even though that won't guarantee they're genuine or just scammers. Twitter blue ticks can be bought by anyone and why do they scammers have a lot of followers, it's because they are using twitter with a lot of followers from the start or buying and changing all the information according to the project they are going to promote as a trap. we have to be careful and not fall into their trap.

Accounts with blue ticks or not, I don't really trust anything in twitter. That platform has always been the home for the scammers, shillers, and hypers of shitcoins and this has been something that many people using that platform didn't notice. I don't know how many more people are going to get victimized by this kind fraud or tricks to steal from mediocre investors. Isn't buying that blue tick is not much expensive? or is it? coz I don't know it I'm not using the Twitter anyway. That's basically buying your way to get more people to believe you and scam them on the latter.

[lienfaye]

A few days ago, I saw a KOL with a large number of fans on Twitter. He was recommending a project recommended by many KOLs. As long as he followed his guidelines, he could get more airdrop tokens. As a result, when I clicked on the link, connect When my little fox wallet is signed and confirmed, my assets will be reset to zero. I checked the data on the chain, and in a short period of time, he actually defrauded more than 20,000 US dollars in digital currency, which is terrible.

Don't trust anyone and don't connect your wallet easily (especially if you have funds in it) just because you want to get some airdrop tokens. If this KOL is posting links to scam others, there's also a chance the account is hacked and was used by scammers to attract the people.

Hence, don't easily bite what they're offering and always take time to verify if it's reliable. Scammers are everywhere so if you don't want to end up becoming a victim then DYOR and don't be easily attracted in airdrops.

[Yatsan]

Eversince, such scheme has been existing in this indusstry and even outside. People keep faalling for suspiscious links with desire of earning free money by jist clicking. First of all, there's no such thing. We are all tired of hearing stories on how they became a vicitim wherein they're the ones who pushed through. This will continue as long as there are people being unrealistic of how investments should be done.

A few days ago, I saw a KOL with a large number of fans on Twitter. He was recommending a project recommended by many KOLs. As long as he followed his guidelines, he could get more airdrop tokens. As a result, when I clicked on the link, connect When my little fox wallet is signed and confirmed, my assets will be reset to zero. I checked the data on the chain, and in a short period of time, he actually defrauded more than 20,000 US dollars in digital currency, which is terrible.

Don't trust anyone and don't connect your wallet easily (especially if you have funds in it) just because you want to get some airdrop tokens. If this KOL is posting links to scam others, there's also a chance the account is hacked and was used by scammers to attract the people.

Hence, don't easily bite what they're offering and always take time to verify if it's reliable. Scammers are everywhere so if you don't want to end up becoming a victim then DYOR and don't be easily attracted in airdrops.

From being in years in this industry but not to brag, I haven't had any experience falling for untrusted websites. It is not because i'm smart or what not but because I am learning from others who made the mistake. Also with the idea that if by clicking I'd eaarn, why are not all people in this industry rich?