Crypto Phishing: How Scammers Steal Your Wallet and How to Stop Them
When you hear crypto phishing, a type of cyberattack where scammers trick users into revealing private keys, signing malicious transactions, or sending crypto to fake addresses. Also known as phishing scams, it’s one of the most common ways people lose their crypto—not because of hacking, but because they were fooled. Unlike a brute-force attack, crypto phishing doesn’t break in. It talks you into letting it in. You get a message that looks like it’s from Binance. A fake airdrop page that mirrors the real one. A Discord DM saying your wallet is locked and you need to "verify" it by connecting your wallet. All of it is designed to look real. And it works.
These scams rely on urgency, fear, and fake legitimacy. Look at the posts here: HUSL airdrop, a token with no team, no website, and no real distribution—it’s a classic phishing lure. Same with FLTY (Fluity) Paddle, a token with zero volume and no official airdrop. Scammers create fake projects, list them on CoinMarketCap using bot traffic, then push them through Telegram groups and Twitter bots. They don’t need the token to rise. They just need you to click a link and connect your wallet. Once you do, they drain it in seconds. Even Apple Network (ANK), a fake token pretending to be tied to Apple, was just a phishing trap with a shiny name.
You don’t need to be tech-savvy to fall for this. Even experienced users get caught. Why? Because the scams keep getting better. They copy real logos, use real-looking URLs (like binance-safety[.]com), and even send fake emails from "support" addresses that look official. They know you’re excited about an airdrop. They know you’re nervous about a locked wallet. They know you’ll act before you think.
So how do you fight back? First, never connect your wallet to a site you didn’t type yourself. Second, if something looks too good to be true—a free token, a huge reward for signing a transaction—it is. Third, check the official project’s website, Twitter, and Discord. If the airdrop isn’t listed there, it’s fake. And if someone DMs you first? Block and report. Real teams don’t reach out to strangers.
The posts below cover real cases: the JF airdrop that vanished, the NBOX giveaway that turned into a trap, the Ustream Coin scam built on hype. They’re not just stories. They’re warning labels. Each one shows how the same playbook repeats—fake legitimacy, fake urgency, fake rewards. You’ll see how these scams are built, who they target, and how to spot them before you lose your money.
- By Eva van den Bergh
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- 25 Nov 2025
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