A Must-Read Anti-Scam Checklist for Newbies in the Crypto World (Recommended to Bookmark)

In Web3, safety is always the first lesson.

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

The following pitfalls are particularly easy for newbies to fall into 👇 Digital One Agency

1️⃣ Phishing Websites / Fake Apps

Links look exactly like the official website, just missing one or two letters.

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

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

✅ Add commonly used websites to your browser's favorites and access them from there.

2️⃣ Fake Customer Support / Fake “Account Unfreezing”

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

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

✅ Official sources will not privately ask you for your password or mnemonic phrase;

✅ Any request that requires you to transfer coins to “unfreeze” should be blocked immediately.

3️⃣ Fake Airdrops / Fake Whitelists

They randomly send strange tokens to your wallet.

They ask you to visit a certain website to “claim airdrop” or “authorize transactions.”

✅ Do not casually interact with tokens from unknown sources;

✅ If you don't recognize the airdrop, treat it as non-existent.

4️⃣ Rug Pull

The team pumps the project, shouts trades, creates FOMO.

After everyone rushes in, the project suddenly dumps the price and withdraws liquidity, causing the token to drop to zero.

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

✅ Check if the contract is locked, whether liquidity is locked, and if the team is transparent.