🚨 What is a Honeypot Scam?
A honeypot is a malicious smart contract where you can only BUY, not SELL.
In the beginning everything seems perfect:
Chart: Pure green candles, not a single red
Volume: Fake active
Price: Non-stop pump
FOMO: Bots create
Profit: X2, X3 instantly
When you press sell → Transaction Error.
Increase gas → Still Error.
Money is locked. This is the Honeypot.
🧠 Scam Mechanism – New Insights
1️⃣ Whitelist Lock System
Developer contract gives me code
👉 Only whitelist wallets can SELL
And normally only the dev's wallet is in the whitelist.
Only allows the rest to buy.
2️⃣ Perfect Chart = Trap
Since no one can sell:
Sell pressure 0
Price only goes up up up
The chart looks perfect
People think the project is strong
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3️⃣ Wash Trading Bots
The dev uses his own bots:
Create fake volume
Impression of trending
To bring people into FOMO
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4️⃣ Advanced Honeypots (New Trend 2025)
These are the most dangerous.
First, let's allow a little sell to build trust.
When LP is full →
Sell-Lock ON → then no one is allowed to sell.
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😱 Why do people get trapped repeatedly? (Human Psychology)
Extreme Greed: Looking at a perfect chart
FOMO: “If you don’t buy now, the chance will be gone”
Fake Profit: Shows x2, x3 in the wallet
Social Proof: Fake community + bots
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🔍 How to Detect Honeypot? (Must-Do Steps)
Step 1: Copy the contract address
Step 2: Enter in scanners:
TokenSniffer
GoPlus Security
DEXTools Honeypot Checker
Red Flags:
❌ Sell Tax: 100%
❌ Honeypot Detected
❌ Trading Locked
❌ Creator modify transfer rules
❌ Whitelist / Blacklist functions
❌ LP lock short duration
❌ Owner not renounced
If you find even one red flag → RUN.
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🆕 Extra Important New Points (2025 Trends)
Scammers create fake communities with AI bots
Copy-paste website and recycled whitepaper
LP should only be locked for a few hours
Fake “Audit Coming Soon” banner
Secretly pay influencers for hype
Auto-bot messages in Telegram “Pump Pump Pump!”
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📌 Final Advice
If any unknown meme coin is pumping for hours without a red candle,
so understand this is not a miracle — it's a trap.
Save your money.
Make sure to verify before buying.
For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.
