Abstract: The world of Crypto is like a dark forest, and there may be countless crises lurking around you.
As the transactions in the NFT market become more and more popular, many thefts and scams have also begun to occur one after another. Scammers are developing and innovating ways to scam people every day.
Frauds in the NFT field are frequent and difficult to prevent
"During Chinese New Year, Twitter user @larrylawliet.eth tweeted: I just lost all my apes and mutant apes, has anyone bought them? Please contact me!"
"Recently, some hackers took advantage of the upgrade of the OpenSea contract to send a phishing email to all users' mailboxes, and many users mistakenly took it as an official email and authorized their wallets, which led to wallets being stolen."
"According to statistics, this email led to the theft of at least 3 BAYC, 37 Azuki, 25 NFT Worlds and other NFTs. Based on the floor price, the hacker's income has reached 4.16 million US dollars."
"On the same night, the 1/1 Doodle held by Niq, a Tongji university student of "All in NFT" for a long time, was also stolen. Link. "
Nowadays, the hacker attacks we need to guard against not only exist at the technical level, but also come from social engineering. In addition, the prices of many NFT projects are rising, and if you are not careful, you will lose huge amounts of assets.
What are the common scams?
1. Scam website link via Discord private message
2. Attack the Discord server
3. Send fake transaction links
4. Cheat mnemonic words
5. Create a fake Collection and seek deals in the project's Discord public channel
6. Fake emails
Having a sense of urgency for safe property protection is as important as knowing how to make money in a fluctuating market. No one wants to have their hard-earned things stolen by shameless villains under their noses. It is our collective responsibility to educate each other and raise awareness. Scallop Technology has summarized a comprehensive anti-fraud guide for everyone, be sure to bookmark it!
15 major anti-fraud points that must be kept in mind!
- URL Screening
- Do not reveal private keys or seed phrases
- Cancel wallet authorization in time
- Avoid talking to strangers, turn off DMs (Direct Messages)
5. Beware of fake minting sites on Discord and Twitter
6. Never share your screen with a stranger
7. Beware of fake accounts
8. Never share your Recovery Phrase with anyone
9. Put your wallet on a system you don’t use to browse other sites
10. Always carefully check links in emails and notices or services provided by OpenSea
11. Watch out for random Discord server announcements
12. Use a hardware wallet, especially for valuable assets
13. Beware of Rug Pulls and Honeypots
14. Be careful when searching for project links on Google
15. Be vigilant and skeptical at all times