2026-01-17 16:22:56

Your recovery phrase and private keys are yours alone. Legitimate wallet services will never ask you to share them—not through support channels, not in DMs, not anywhere.

If someone's asking for these, walk away. That's not us, and it's not any trustworthy platform.

Unsure about a request? Stop and verify through official communication channels before taking any action.

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Web3Educator

· 3h ago

ngl this hits different when you realize how many people still fall for basic phishing... let me break this down for my students: your seed phrase is literally your private key to everything. once it's gone, it's gone forever. seen too many cases where someone just... handed it over to what looked like "support" lmao

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DeFiDoctor

· 01-17 18:24

The medical records show that this type of "asking for private keys" clinical behavior is indeed prevalent among DeFi patients. To put it simply, if a legitimate protocol asks you for your recovery phrase, that is a diagnostic conclusion—immediately blacklist them. It is recommended to regularly review your information security awareness and avoid falling victim to social engineering vulnerabilities.

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AlwaysAnon

· 01-17 16:51

Really, if anyone asks for your private key, just block them directly. That's basic common sense.

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DeadTrades_Walking

· 01-17 16:51

Who hasn't been scammed before? Anyway, I have been phished... Remember, legitimate platforms will never ask for your private key.

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LayerZeroEnjoyer

· 01-17 16:50

Who the hell would tell others their private key, are you out of your mind?

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MevHunter

· 01-17 16:50

Wow, you're trying to scam private keys again? I'm really speechless, this trick is played out.

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TaxEvader

· 01-17 16:48

There's nothing wrong with what you said. I've seen too many people get phished, and they really just give out their private keys with a single sentence.

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PumpDoctrine

· 01-17 16:31

Really, if someone asks for your private key, just block them immediately—don't even think about it.

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GasWaster

· 01-17 16:30

ngl the amount of people who still fall for this... i've literally seen folks lose entire wallets because they couldn't wait 5 mins to verify. like bestie your seed phrase isn't a support ticket, stop copy-pasting it into sketchy DMs lmao

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