Here’s who to watch for, and how they work in 2026:

*1. Fake Binance staff & phishing sites*

*Who*: Scammers pretending to be Binance support on Telegram, WhatsApp, X, email.

*How*:

- “Your account is locked, click here to verify” → fake login page steals your password + 2FA

- “Binance agent” DMs you offering to fix issues. Real Binance staff never DM first

- Fake “binance-support.com” domains, 1 letter off real site

*Red flag*: Urgency, “click now”, asking for seed phrase/API key.

*Result*: They drain your account in 5 min. Binance can’t reverse it.

*2. Fake new coin listings & presales*

*Who*: Anonymous dev teams launching tokens like “Pepeto”, “APEMARS” that claim “Binance listing soon”.

*How*:

- Pay influencers to shill. Show fake partnerships

- Lock liquidity for 1 week, rug pull after pump

- Honeypot contracts: you can buy but can’t sell

*Red flag*: No audit, anonymous team, “guaranteed 100x”, presale only on their website.

*Result*: Token goes to zero in 48h. This is what happened to 99% of BNB Chain meme coins launched last 24h.

*3. Pump & dump groups*

*Who*: Telegram/Discord groups with 10K+ members.

*How*:

- Announce “Binance listing at 8pm UTC, buy now”

- Organizers buy first, dump on you when you FOMO

- Often happens with low-liquidity tokens like TURBO, APE listed recently

*Red flag*: “Exclusive signal”, everyone posting rockets, delete chat after pump.

*4. Fake P2P traders on Binance*

*Who*: P2P sellers/buyers with fake proof of payment.

*How*:

- Send fake bank screenshot, you release crypto, payment never arrives

- Reverse payment after you release. Especially common with easypaisa/jazzcash

- “Overpayment” scam: send extra, ask you to refund to different account

*Red flag*: New account, no trades, off-platform chat, asking to release before payment clears.