Most Popular Type Of Crypto Scams Running On Twitter

Brware of these popular crypto scams going on Twitter.

‘Unicode letter’ is the way for scammers to trick people by copying URLs using lookalike Unicode letters that drains your NFTs or ETH.

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The FAKE REVOKE CASH SCAM induces a state of urgency to trick you into visiting a fake website. The account is actually the hacked verified account of Opensea.

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Honeypot account :- this scammer sends a DM to the user asking for help in transferring USDT.

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But it will not have the money for transaction fees to transfer the USDT out. Once the money is sent irrespective of its amount, a bot transfers it to scammer's wallet.

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Fake art commission scam is used to target influencers by sending fake art previews that are affected by malware which steals all the data including the user’s wallet data.

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The most bizarre scam is the crypto recovery scam, they target people who have already been scammed and claim to recover their funds.

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Another way used is hacked verified accounts, scammers usually launch fake airdrops/mints.

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