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Crypto scam describe a way or a set of techniques for a malicious actor to extract mone from a less vigilant crypto user. | Crypto scam describe a way or a set of social engineering techniques for a malicious actor to extract mone from a less vigilant crypto user. | ||
There are plenty of scams in the free land of crypto and most of them involve some kind of social engineering. In most cases attacker tries to create a sense of urgency, so the victim acts fast without time to think and rationally access the situation. | There are plenty of scams in the free land of crypto and most of them involve some kind of social engineering. In most cases attacker tries to create a sense of urgency, so the victim acts fast without time to think and rationally access the situation. | ||
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* [[Direct message scams]] | * [[Direct message scams]] | ||
*Scam posts | *[[Scam posts]] | ||
* [[Internet search ad scam|Internet search ad scams]] | * [[Internet search ad scam|Internet search ad scams]] | ||
* [[Token sale scam (rugpull)|Token sale scams (rugpull)]] | * [[Token sale scam (rugpull)|Token sale scams (rugpull)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:13, 29 April 2022
Crypto scam describe a way or a set of social engineering techniques for a malicious actor to extract mone from a less vigilant crypto user.
There are plenty of scams in the free land of crypto and most of them involve some kind of social engineering. In most cases attacker tries to create a sense of urgency, so the victim acts fast without time to think and rationally access the situation.
Best way to avoid any kind of scam is to remember that if something is too good to be true its most likely a scam.
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