*How to differentiate a real Telegram Airdrop project from a fake one*

[Nangiconference]

So many projects are coming up everyday with scamming intentions and as a newbie or senior member you can not detect a genuine one from the fake ones. We invest our resources in terms of time and mobile data on them. It is not really easy  to know a fake project as some trusted projects turned out to be fake. However we could use these indices to some extent to evaluate a project that is real and one that is fake.

 *A fake Telegram airdrop is usually referrer-based*

One critical way to differentiate a fake Telegram airdrop project from a real one is when it takes a huge number of referrers before you can cash out or withdraw the "free token". These people are just looking for ways to bring in more people to their scam project to seek a large number of participants.

Next time you see a Telegram airdrop asking for a certain amount of referrers before a withdrawal can be made, it would be wise to have a little doubt about that particular airdrop project.

A fake Telegram airdrop will ask you for a certain amount of fee (crypto) before you can get your 'free token'. An airdrop is meant to be free but know that you may be legally required to pay little gas fee and in some cases optional little amount for upgrade

A fake Telegram airdrop is not usually linked to an official channel or website.

Legit airdrops usually have official websites, and some even go further to have verified social media accounts on X, Discord, etc.

When a particular Telegram airdrop promises a free token, and it is not linked to any official website or social media account(s), then it is probably fake.

A fake Telegram airdrop group may have a post that contains some Grammatical and spelling errors.

A Fake Telegram project usually promises large amounts of money.

Like it or not, scammers are extremely smart people; they know that a particular airdrop project will entice more people if they promise a large amount of money in Crypto.

Next time, if you see a Telegram airdrop project that promises a substantial monetary value, you should be suspicious of such a project.

But remember, these are just signs and it might not really be that the airdrop is fake. There are  many real Airdrops and there are also fake ones. For instance I  participated in ICE, Avive, Notcoin and others and they paid while others didn't pay. I have nothing to lose for those that didn't pay because I did not commit money into those projects only a wasted efforts but not really a wasted efforts because I learnt something.

Yes  it can be quite discouraging to spend data, time and energy  in any airdrops without receiving any benefit.

However, today's world is not for quitters. The fact that there are many fake AIRDROPS presupposes that there are also real ones. But how do you know real ones?

[hugeblack]

Many of these tips are good and useful, but always researching and verifying the validity of the information is the best way to combat fraud. If you are skeptical and do not trust the team or the promises they give you, check the development team, the white list and periodic updates of the project and you will find yourself achieving a good return on investment.

[EluguHcman]

Actually lot of newly projects do have the referrer mandates broadcast and widen their projects.
They basically do that for market strategies while the referrers earns for the references.

Although to some extent, the projects emphasize and over task participants basically as a must to refer other participants and that actual have it made skeptical.

While you have outlined some of these strategies to differentiate between legitimate and illegitimate projects, it does not lie of individual figure alone but making your own research and enquiring for others so always the best.

[mk4]

Or better yet, stay away from Telegram airdrops(besides the likes of NOT and Hamster Kombat, which are actually Telegram native apps on the TON ecosystem) because the actual reputable airdrops don't use Telegram anymore? Seriously if a serious non-TON project does an airdrop on Telegram then they're stuck in 2016-2017.

[Nangiconference]

Or better yet, stay away from Telegram airdrops(besides the likes of NOT and Hamster Kombat, which are actually Telegram native apps on the TON ecosystem) because the actual reputable airdrops don't use Telegram anymore? Seriously if a serious non-TON project does an airdrop on Telegram then they're stuck in 2016-2017.

What about yescoin. Do you have any trust on it?

[Roseline492]

Op your observation and analysis on how to identify a scam project is quite commendable but the fact is that you can hardly know or identify the right one so perhaps the best way is to totally stay away from those airdrops because while you feel or believe that the bad ones are always the ones that requires for multiple referrer there are also others that are real that has the same method because I have overheard people talking about a telegram airdrops that requires them for a certain number of referrer which they did and they were able to receive a certain amount, so my points is that even with most of the strategy we feel are normally use by scammers there are other possible good project that are using it, so to be on a safer side staying away from those Airdrops will be the best way to avoid falling a victim or preferably you have to conduct a research about them before making any decision.

[avp2306]

Good points to start about having a basis on those telegram fake airdrops. But its not actually the case if we look at it as a whole, since there are lots of good looking project which we think that they are legitimate at first glance but suddenly they rug pull their investors especially when they get enough funds to execute their grace exits.

Scammers will try to make people think that they are legit. That's why its good OP that you are aware and have certain information to make it as a basis to avoid scams.

But you also need to be more careful especially on meme coins since usually all of them are scam. Also what people need to know or consider that everything who ask for payment to became eligible on their airdrop or get a lot of share then this is obviously a scam.

[Orpichukwu]

Or better yet, stay away from Telegram airdrops(besides the likes of NOT and Hamster Kombat, which are actually Telegram native apps on the TON ecosystem) because the actual reputable airdrops don't use Telegram anymore? Seriously if a serious non-TON project does an airdrop on Telegram then they're stuck in 2016-2017.

What about yescoin. Do you have any trust on it?

Is there anything so special about that one, if I may ask? Yescoin, or whatever you might call it, is just like other airdrops, which are popular on Telegram, and their popularity and the rise of such airdrops started after the success of Notcoin.
 
If Tapswap, which after the Notcoin launch has been doing their shit and shifting launching and listing dates, what do you think of others?
 
I don't know what those projects are really profiting from the audience they are gathering, but what I know for sure is that a high percentage of them won't ever launch a real coin or even get it listed in the market.

[Asiska02]

Before now, airdrops do not require you pay a certain amount of fees before you can claim your tokens. The rules where that, do not pay any fee to receive any airdropped token, that use to be a sign of scam and just the project team benefiting from the project and give you tokens that will never be worth anything in the future.

Good tips you’ve put together to know fake telegram airdrops but the best and most applicable way to know a fake telegram airdrop is to go after their project teams white paper, their roadmaps and the faces behind the projects development. If you’re getting use to airdrop, with time, you’ll be able to differentiate the real and fake ones.

[mk4]

What about yescoin. Do you have any trust on it?

If I were to guess, it's just another memecoin — a sort of reverse of NOTcoin memecoin as a joke. I'm not a fan of such airdrops but you do you mate just make sure you're not joining into a scam.

The only single Telegram airdrop I'm partaking in is Hamster Kombat lol and this is just for fun, with a burner wallet that I don't use for anything else.

[d3nz]

What about yescoin. Do you have any trust on it?

If I were to guess, it's just another memecoin — a sort of reverse of NOTcoin memecoin as a joke. I'm not a fan of such airdrops but you do you mate just make sure you're not joining into a scam.

The only single Telegram airdrop I'm partaking in is Hamster Kombat lol and this is just for fun, with a burner wallet that I don't use for anything else.

IMO, these tap-to-earn/idle games just popping out of nowhere, and more people are encouraged to join since there is money involved, even though it is too good to be true. I also join some of these games and play if I have free time we never know if it really gives us profit for the time wasted.

[o48o]

Just assume that everything you get from a telegram is a lie and a scam and you aren't missing much. There are other way more legit ways to get airdrops then some shady telegram channels, which are notoriously famous to be fillied with scammers and bots.

If there's going to be a good airdrop, they won't pre-announce it, and if they announce it beforehand, it will just be flooded by bots and so many people that they will dilute the value of those tokens to nothing. Ask anyone who has been around and they confirm what i say. If there's a one success among them, i am not sure it would be worth all the scams, wasted time and possibility of wallet drainers that you notice later on.

I am not sure what the best source for possible airdrops are but i am sure that's not telegram. And as a reminder, if someone would know about possible unannounced airdrops, there would be zero reason to advertise those, because more the participants, less worth will those tokens have.

[mk4]

IMO, these tap-to-earn/idle games just popping out of nowhere, and more people are encouraged to join since there is money involved, even though it is too good to be true. I also join some of these games and play if I have free time we never know if it really gives us profit for the time wasted.

Yea — the concept is pretty dumb and I don't know how the team will make the "game" sustainable after they release the in-game token. Seriously the only reason I'm "playing" it is because some of my friends play it. There's no way I'm taking it seriously in a moneymaking/airdrop perspective.

[evichi]

Most times it is actually difficult to differentiate between genuine telegram airdrop and fake one. it means that the telegram link is fake as well as the telegram group. as a guide, I usually visit coinmarketcap to check if such project is listed there. If listed, then I will check the website and the social media sites. I can check if they are actually running an airdrop and the link to the airdrop. This way, you will discover that some telegram groups are fake, Fake telegram groups harbor fake airdrops with malicious intentions such as: collecting wallet addresses - to send fake coins, fake DeFi websites, etc.

[CK485]

Before now, airdrops do not require you pay a certain amount of fees before you can claim your tokens. The rules where that, do not pay any fee to receive any airdropped token, that use to be a sign of scam and just the project team benefiting from the project and give you tokens that will never be worth anything in the future.

Good tips you’ve put together to know fake telegram airdrops but the best and most applicable way to know a fake telegram airdrop is to go after their project teams white paper, their roadmaps and the faces behind the projects development. If you’re getting use to airdrop, with time, you’ll be able to differentiate the real and fake ones.

one of which is to investigate whether the project can be accounted for in producing the airdrop, and it is very necessary for the first point before trying it to collect reliable information by proving it to be genuine or fake, even though you already know several strategies to differentiate between several projects, but in fact that is not enough. because it's not as easy to find out, it all requires a process to be carried out.

[adultcrypto]

Or better yet, stay away from Telegram airdrops(besides the likes of NOT and Hamster Kombat, which are actually Telegram native apps on the TON ecosystem) because the actual reputable airdrops don't use Telegram anymore? Seriously if a serious non-TON project does an airdrop on Telegram then they're stuck in 2016-2017.

I have actually seen other airdrops token of TON ecosystem run airdrop on Telegram, are you saying that those token might be legit because they are built on Ton blockchain? My concern is that as soon as a project become successful in any particular area, you will see thousands of other projects flooded in that area. This really make me sick because scammers are always out to exploit people through any trend.

What I have also realised from the whole airdrop drive is that most of them are just out to build their YouTube channels and social media for monetization with no intention of creating anything. Time will prove me either wrong or right.

[mk4]

I have actually seen other airdrops token of TON ecosystem run airdrop on Telegram, are you saying that those token might be legit because they are built on Ton blockchain? My concern is that as soon as a project become successful in any particular area, you will see thousands of other projects flooded in that area. This really make me sick because scammers are always out to exploit people through any trend.

What I have also realised from the whole airdrop drive is that most of them are just out to build their YouTube channels and social media for monetization with no intention of creating anything. Time will prove me either wrong or right.

I'm not saying that it makes the projects automatically legit, but it makes far more sense for these projects to launch on Telegram if they're going under the TON blockchain. But Solana, Ethereum, or BNB projects launching their airdrops on Telegram? 99% scam.

Generally, though I'd stay away from Telegram airdrops. I've been doing airdrops for a good while now and I've only taken part in two Telegram airdrops lol.

[Troytech]

This are good tips that anyone can use to stay safe look out for cause lots of scammers are on Telegram and a lot of unexperienced people dive in ever day and would join airdrop groups without having any means to confirm. The best way to avoid the stress of not having to work for fake airdrops is to rely on a good source of information, early in my crypto life I also did a lot if airdrops and I didn't go through much stress cause I only did airdrops tgat were approved by the group admin, but right now I'll advice everyone that can research to do it themselves to save yourself the stress.

[Wexnident]

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I'd honestly just stay away from telegram projects. Like really, a large majority of them are pretty much fake/scams that the less than 1% legit projects from it are most likely going to just turn into fake projects to rug pull their users or just in general a bad project.

But yeah, outside of that what OP basically said stands true. Needing money for airdrops, a team that can't even be bothered to quality check their post announcements and stuff like that. If you're hovering between deciding whether a project is a scam or not, it's usually safe just to assume that it is imo.

[FanEagle]

Most times it is actually difficult to differentiate between genuine telegram airdrop and fake one. it means that the telegram link is fake as well as the telegram group. as a guide, I usually visit coinmarketcap to check if such project is listed there. If listed, then I will check the website and the social media sites. I can check if they are actually running an airdrop and the link to the airdrop. This way, you will discover that some telegram groups are fake, Fake telegram groups harbor fake airdrops with malicious intentions such as: collecting wallet addresses - to send fake coins, fake DeFi websites, etc.

I don't think so and maybe for you only because you might still be lacking of some knowledge? But before, I always find it easy to differentiate a scam from not but it does not mean that all legit airdrops are now doing well. Many are still weak and only end up having a small value but that's fine because at least our efforts aren't totally wasted.

A Telegram link and Telegram group can't be fake as long as it still redirects to the Telegram app but Telegram is still known for a den of scammers, so we must be cautious dealing with the projects or the people that are inside it. Coinmarketcap is indeed like a one-stop-shop but not many projects are listed there.