Is there a pie falling from the sky? No, that's a hacker casting bait!
Recently, several eager people came to ask me: "Teacher, I mysteriously have a token worth tens of thousands of U in my wallet, what should I do to sell it?"
When I looked at the screenshot, I broke into a cold sweat—brother, you have stepped into the classic trap of 'fishing coins'.
In simple terms, it's that scammers airdrop a 'high-value token' to your address in bulk, which might be called something like 'TeslaToken' or 'SpaceXCoin', looking quite impressive, with a price showing tens of thousands of U.
You get excited, thinking, let me sell it quickly for U, but then there’s a transaction prompt, and in a moment of haste, your real assets in the wallet are instantly emptied.
Why can’t you ever sell it?
Because this thing is not real currency at all; its contract has been tampered with. Every time you click 'sell', it just triggers an 'authorization transfer' operation, not a transaction.
Once authorized, the scammer's address has the permission to withdraw all the coins from your wallet.
What’s even worse is that this wave of scammers has upgraded their technology, even bypassing the original risk warnings of the wallet. Do you think the page not alarming means it’s safe? Too young!
As an old investor, I’ll give you three life-saving mantras, remember them:
Strange tokens are to be considered as air
Regardless of whether it shows a value of 100,000 or 1,000,000 U, as long as you didn’t actively buy it, just ignore it. Really, just pretend you didn’t see it.
If you are too curious, check the contract address on the blockchain explorer. 99% are newly deployed scam contracts, and the holding addresses are all 'sheep to be slaughtered' like you.
Authorization is equivalent to giving away the keys
Remember, in the Web3 world, authorization (Approve) is like giving your safe’s key to someone else.
Unless it’s a protocol you trust 100% (like Uniswap, Compound, etc., which have stood the test of time), don’t randomly click 'confirm authorization'.
One less authorization means one more layer of security.
A moment slower, live longer
The three most expensive words in the crypto world are 'fast hands'.
At the sight of 'high profit', it often marks the beginning of a tragedy. If you encounter any uncertain operation, take a screenshot first, ask an experienced investor, or just come and ask me directly. A few minutes late won't cost you a hundred million, but it might save all your fortune.
Lastly, let me say something heart-wrenching
Behind those seemingly 'free pies' are meticulously designed traps for asset zeroing.