"Digital security" alert NFT's seven Scams

burgeoning NFT market , It provides new opportunities for artists and creators to monetize their works , But it is also stolen by fraudsters NFT And cryptocurrencies create opportunities . This article reveals NFT Common since the emergence of the market NFT Fraud , Remind readers to pay attention to recognition , Calmly avoid losses .

 

Phishing scam

Many popular NFT, Mainly from The etheric fang The Internet . If you want to buy Ethereum based NFT, You need a support ERC-721 Standard encrypted wallet , among MetaMask It's the most popular NFT Wallets welcomed by creators and collectors .

however ,MetaMask Wallet has become the target of phishing fraudsters , These scams involve asking wallet users for private keys or restoring false advertisements using phrases 、 Apps and websites . Once you get it , Malicious actors will use the leaked key information , Steal all the assets in the victim's encrypted wallet .

To avoid such scams , Remember ： Only when backing up or restoring your wallet , You need to use mnemonics . Never share your recovery phrase or private key with anyone .

 

NFT Airdrop scam

Fraudsters often create malicious NFT Project website , Promise to provide free NFT Gift . Although some NFT The gift is real , But a large part of it is fraud .

The idea behind this scam is , Let you connect your encrypted wallet on the website , Once connected , Fraudsters can use malicious code , Steal encrypted assets from your wallet .

To avoid such scams , You can verify on social media NFT Authenticity of trading platform or project , Or not participate in this kind of NFT Airdrop .

Do bureau pull up shipment

NFT Fraudsters also tend to sell higher , Artificially raise its NFT The price of collectibles makes money . They pass on this in a short time NFT Multiple bids , Through hype to achieve higher . Once the price rises to a certain level , Fraudsters will cash out , This leads to the serious lock-in of unwitting buyers .

To avoid this kind of scam , You can check what you are interested in NFT Transaction history and wallet records . You can also do it in OpenSea etc. NFT Check on the market NFT Transaction volume and number of buyers . Besides , stay Etherscan You can view the transaction history on Ethereum blockchain .

 

Bidding fraud

When you try to NFT When reselling to the highest bidder , The scam that usually occurs in the secondary market is bidding fraud . Once you hang up what you want to transfer NFT, An interested buyer offered the highest price , Be careful , Fraudsters may switch the cryptocurrency without telling you . such , You will eventually receive 10 dollar , Not what you intended 10 ETH .

Avoid this scam , Before you start trading , Check the currency of the transaction .

 

forge NFT

The situation is , Cast a piece of art into NFT, But the artwork does not own intellectual property （IP） The original of .

stay OpenSea Such as platform , Whether you own the image or not IP, People can convert any image into NFT. Fraudsters plagiarize from other users' works NFT, To mislead users that they are buying legitimate NFT, And continue in NFT Counterfeit goods are listed on the market for auction . What buyers buy is a fake Art NFT, Once the scam is exposed by the community , This piece NFT Will become worthless .

In order to prevent being cheated , Make sure you buy anything in the market NFT All from authenticated accounts . Besides , You can also contact original artists through social media channels , To confirm NFT The ownership of the .

 

Fake project customer service personnel

Fraudsters will penetrate NFT Community social channel of the project , such as Telegram and Discord, And pretend to be the customer service personnel of the project . Their goal is to get the user's wallet private key , So that you can steal the assets in your wallet .

To avoid this kind of scam , Please make sure to pass only NFT The official page or website of the creator , Access specific telegram or Discord Project group .

Besides , Don't claim to come from on the Internet NFT Stranger interaction of the project or customer service personnel . Generally speaking , Only after you ask for help , Real customer service personnel will interact with you in the official community channels , Instead of taking the initiative to add your private chat first .

 

Fake social media

Similar to fake project customer service personnel , Cyber criminals also like to create NFT Fake social media accounts for the project , The purpose is to allow social media users to access fake NFT Project website or market , Induce victims to connect wallets to malicious smart contracts .

Very unfortunate , stay NFT Market and in the broader encryption ecosystem , Fraudsters are very common . therefore , We must adhere to the basic network security habits every day , For example, check the website you use carefully 、 Application or platform , To ensure its legitimacy and authenticity , Also avoid interacting with anonymous individuals who provide services free of charge on social media channels .