【Beware of Scams | Impersonation of Exchange Business Trojans】
Recently, someone has been impersonating a business representative from a major exchange on social media to carry out scams under the guise of false cooperation. The scammer's tactics are as follows:
First, they steal or imitate the official logo of the exchange as their avatar, and in their profile, they claim to be a "Business Manager" or "Listing Manager," appearing very official. Then they contact you via private message, saying that your project or account meets the cooperation standards and has received a special opportunity.
But this is a trap — they will ask you to download a file (usually with a very intimidating name, such as "Cooperation Agreement.exe" or meeting software), claiming to discuss details in depth. Once you download and run the file, malicious software will steal your wallet private keys, account information, and even wipe out your assets.
**Protection Tips**: - Official exchange cooperation will never be conducted via private messages, nor will they actively induce you to download unfamiliar files - Do not touch .exe files or unofficial software - For any matters involving funds cooperation, verify contact information directly on the exchange's official website - Genuine business negotiations will go through formal channels and will not be mysterious
Remember this rule: the official will not reach out to you proactively. Downloading unknown files is equivalent to giving away your assets. Protecting your private keys and assets is the first lesson to survive in Web3.
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DegenWhisperer
· 01-10 07:10
Another wave of scams, really speechless. Is there really someone falling for such obvious tricks?
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AirdropF5Bro
· 01-10 01:50
It's the same old trick, and people fall for it every time.
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NftRegretMachine
· 01-09 05:46
It's the same trick again, people fall for it every day.
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BrokenRugs
· 01-08 13:50
Here comes another wave, really, these scammers' tricks are everywhere. Someone actually clicks on .exe files.
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FancyResearchLab
· 01-08 13:49
Another classic "pie in the sky" scam script. In theory, I should have been immune to it long ago, but still, people keep falling for it every day.
This trick is even more outrageous than when I was locked into a certain contract out of greed. At least back then, I learned a thing or two.
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PretendingSerious
· 01-08 13:48
Here comes another wave, truly unstoppable.
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ReverseTradingGuru
· 01-08 13:39
It's the same trick again, I'm already tired of seeing it...
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TheMemefather
· 01-08 13:39
Here we go again with this? Private messages pushing collaborations should have been banned long ago, it's really outrageous.
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DisillusiionOracle
· 01-08 13:35
Another wave of incompetent scammers, private messages claiming cooperation are mostly scams. Learn a thing or two, everyone.
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ZeroRushCaptain
· 01-08 13:23
Another casualty list. I damn well keep advising here every time, but people still go and run that broken exe...
【Beware of Scams | Impersonation of Exchange Business Trojans】
Recently, someone has been impersonating a business representative from a major exchange on social media to carry out scams under the guise of false cooperation. The scammer's tactics are as follows:
First, they steal or imitate the official logo of the exchange as their avatar, and in their profile, they claim to be a "Business Manager" or "Listing Manager," appearing very official. Then they contact you via private message, saying that your project or account meets the cooperation standards and has received a special opportunity.
But this is a trap — they will ask you to download a file (usually with a very intimidating name, such as "Cooperation Agreement.exe" or meeting software), claiming to discuss details in depth. Once you download and run the file, malicious software will steal your wallet private keys, account information, and even wipe out your assets.
**Protection Tips**:
- Official exchange cooperation will never be conducted via private messages, nor will they actively induce you to download unfamiliar files
- Do not touch .exe files or unofficial software
- For any matters involving funds cooperation, verify contact information directly on the exchange's official website
- Genuine business negotiations will go through formal channels and will not be mysterious
Remember this rule: the official will not reach out to you proactively. Downloading unknown files is equivalent to giving away your assets. Protecting your private keys and assets is the first lesson to survive in Web3.