Asset protection is one of the important parts of investing. Recently, many people have been scammed by fake accounts. Here are a few ways scammers can approach you to get your money:
- Impersonate a scam exchange/create a scam exchange
Please carefully check the exchange you access, and bookmark the website so you don't get scammed. In addition, you should also pay more attention to the legality of the applications you download on your phone or browser, as there are many exchanges and trading apps that have been impersonated and caused losses to users just in this way.
- Coins/tokens giveaway on social networks
You should be careful with fake accounts, which were created to give away free tokens, or more sophisticated, giving a few basic tasks and saying it's an airdrop, but actually fooling people who don't have too much experience. You should absolutely avoid believing in missions or announcements in the form of token giveaways without any reason. Because cryptocurrency is also an asset, and no one is willing to give it away for free.
- Fake emails
Emails with logos and addresses that look reputable, sent to people to redirect us to other websites, or invite us to participate in some programs are most likely a form of scam. When receiving these emails, you should not rush to click on the link or fill in your personal account information. Because it can cause your account and assets to be hacked.
- Impersonating the Support team or admins
The purpose of this form is the same as fake emails, is to obtain personal information and attack your account, by impersonating the project's support groups and asking to send money and provide personal information.
- Malware & Crypto Mining
These are two forms of malware that can silently infect your computer resources when you use the CPU and GPU to mine coins. This causes your machine resources to be exploited to mine coins and transfer them to another account, while you still run the machine and maintain it daily. To avoid this, please be careful when installing software on your computer for crypto trading, and check the authenticity of the application and its source.
- Fraudulent advertisements
Scam individuals and organizations can also attach ads to lead people straight to scam websites. The best way to avoid being scammed from these forms of fraud is always bookmark official websites that you frequently use; and also check the URL address and ads before clicking on any link.
