A Must-Read Scam Prevention Checklist for Newcomers in the Crypto World (Recommended for Collection)

In Web3, security is always the first lesson.

Many people do not lose money due to market conditions, but rather due to scams.

The following pitfalls are particularly easy for newcomers to fall into:

1️⃣ Phishing Websites / Fake Apps

Links look identical to the official site, only differing by one or two letters.

Once you connect your wallet or enter your mnemonic phrase, your assets can be emptied immediately.

✅ Only click links from official channels (official website, official Twitter, official TG/Discord);

✅ Add commonly used websites to your browser favorites and access them from the favorites.

2️⃣ Fake Customer Service / Fake “Account Unfreeze”

They actively add you as a friend, claiming to be platform staff.

They ask you to “cooperate with operations,” “pay a deposit,” or “provide verification codes/mnemonic phrases.”

✅ Officials will not privately message you for passwords and mnemonic phrases;

✅ Any request for you to transfer coins to “unblock/unfreeze” should be directly blacklisted.

3️⃣ Fake Airdrops / Fake Whitelists

Randomly sending strange tokens to your wallet.

They prompt you to click on a certain website to “claim airdrop” or “authorize transactions.”

✅ Do not interact with tokens from unknown sources casually;

✅ Treat unknown airdrops as if they do not exist.

4️⃣ Rug Pull

The team pumps the project, makes calls, creates FOMO.

After everyone rushes in, the project team suddenly crashes the market and withdraws liquidity, causing the token to drop to zero.

✅ Try to avoid projects that rely solely on “stories and emotions;”

✅ Check if the contracts are locked, if liquidity is secured, and if the team is transparent.