How to spot crypto scams and phishing
Common scam patterns and the signs that give them away.
What you usually meet
Phishing sites copy real exchanges and wallets. The address differs by a letter or uses another domain.
Fake support writes to you first in private messages and asks for your seed phrase or to "verify your wallet".
Giveaways and "doubling" schemes: you send an amount and they promise more back.
Rug pulls: a project raises money and vanishes with the liquidity.
Red flags
Guaranteed or unusually high returns.
Pressure to hurry: "10 minutes left".
An anonymous team with no verifiable history.
A request to enter a seed phrase or install remote access.
A link that arrived in a private message instead of from the official site.
How to protect yourself
Open exchanges and wallets only from a saved bookmark.
Turn on two-factor authentication through an app, not only SMS.
Before signing a wallet transaction, read which permissions you are granting.
When in doubt, do not click. Ask the community or check the project yourself.
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