The methods used to scam people during a bear market haven't stopped, and in fact, they've reached new heights. Recently, many friends have fallen into traps, and after summarizing, the top three risky schemes to watch out for are:
First is the capital pool under the guise of a "compliance sandbox." Look at how they promote it—endorsed by the UK FCA and Singapore MAS, promising monthly returns of over 10%. It sounds very legitimate. But upon closer inspection, these projects have no regulatory or registration records at all, making them completely fictitious.
The second is NFT airdrop phishing. These scammers are quite cunning; they forge CertiK audit reports to increase credibility and then lure you into authorizing your wallet. Once authorized, the assets in your wallet become someone else's ATM.
The third is the DAO governance trap. They use extremely high voting rights to attract users to lock up assets. When your lock-up period ends, the project team simply disappears without a trace.
In simple terms, there are three protections: legitimate projects will never promise fixed returns—that's basic common sense; always double-check the contract address before authorizing your wallet, even a single character difference means don't proceed; if someone promises high returns easily, just walk away.
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WalletDivorcer
· 01-09 17:21
It's the same old story, really incredible. A 10% monthly return? I can't help but laugh out loud. Who would believe that, they're the fools.
The most critical part is the authorized wallet. I've seen a guy almost lose everything over a single letter.
Is this how DAOs are operated now? Locking funds is just waiting to die.
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NFTFreezer
· 01-09 10:50
Damn, that guy around me was actually caught by the NFT airdrop scam, and his wallet was directly compromised.
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YieldHunter
· 01-06 18:52
ngl the compliance sandbox angle is lowkey the most devious rn... like dudes just larping as regulated entities and degens still fall for it lol
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GasFeeCrier
· 01-06 18:50
Heard about 10% monthly returns, but I've never seen one survive until the end of a bear market.
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LiquiditySurfer
· 01-06 18:50
Another wave of new tricks to cut leeks. My friend was complaining in the group yesterday, almost got caught by an NFT phishing scam.
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NotGonnaMakeIt
· 01-06 18:42
Really, I can even laugh out loud at 10% monthly income; scammers don't even bother to pretend anymore.
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AlphaBrain
· 01-06 18:42
It's the same old trick again. A 10% monthly return makes me laugh. Do they really think we're all that naive?
The methods used to scam people during a bear market haven't stopped, and in fact, they've reached new heights. Recently, many friends have fallen into traps, and after summarizing, the top three risky schemes to watch out for are:
First is the capital pool under the guise of a "compliance sandbox." Look at how they promote it—endorsed by the UK FCA and Singapore MAS, promising monthly returns of over 10%. It sounds very legitimate. But upon closer inspection, these projects have no regulatory or registration records at all, making them completely fictitious.
The second is NFT airdrop phishing. These scammers are quite cunning; they forge CertiK audit reports to increase credibility and then lure you into authorizing your wallet. Once authorized, the assets in your wallet become someone else's ATM.
The third is the DAO governance trap. They use extremely high voting rights to attract users to lock up assets. When your lock-up period ends, the project team simply disappears without a trace.
In simple terms, there are three protections: legitimate projects will never promise fixed returns—that's basic common sense; always double-check the contract address before authorizing your wallet, even a single character difference means don't proceed; if someone promises high returns easily, just walk away.