The Fbi Warns About Phishing Scams, Social Media Account Hijackers, and Other Phishing Attacks
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning about criminals hijacking social media accounts to pose as legitimate people in crypto and non-fungible tokens.
Another concern is the fake websites that trick victims into thinking they are using genuine platforms to steal their NFTs/cryptocurrencies.
This warning is being issued as the number of victims being robbed of their money through these two scam techniques continues to increase.
In a public notice released on August 4, the FBI warned people about “criminals posing as NFT developers to carry out financial fraud schemes targeting active users in the NFT community.”
Criminals gain access to NFT developers’ social media accounts or create nearly identical accounts to promote NFT releases. Deceptive posts often aim to create urgency by using language such as “limited offer” and labeling the action in question as “surprise” or unannounced.
The FBI said that the links provided in these announcements were phishing sites that redirected victims to a fake website that appears to be an extension of a specific NFT project.
Generally, scam websites ask people to connect to their wallets to buy or claim NFTs. In fact, however, they are associated with more sophisticated smart contracts that result in the loss of funds or assets.
It is important to note that sometimes it can be more complex. Even if people don’t link their wallets to dubious websites, they can still get scammed.
In a thread on Twitter (April). Stolen in a 5 NFTs.
Google has yet to resolve the issue of a fake website being promoted as an ad on the top results page.
Was just talking with @bax1337 earlier today about how Google Ads phishing scams are out of control. Surprised no one has organized a class action against them. Have easily seen 8 figures stolen from them recently.
— ZachXBT (@zachxbt) August 5, 2023
There was a lot of discussion in the comments about how to empty the victim’s NFTs even without the wallet being connected.
Others suspected that there was a MetaMask wallet link hidden somewhere on the scam website that was accidentally clicked.
ZachXBT reported that two fake airdrop links were being promoted by @AvalancheApp and @QwQiao – two accounts hijacked in the last 24 hours.
These two happened in past 24 hrs pic.twitter.com/KV5Kaxhihf
— ZachXBT (@zachxbt) August 5, 2023
The FBI warned people about these scams and gave them some tips how to protect yourself.
The FBI stressed that people should take any opportunity, such as B. NFT surprises or giveaways should ”check” before clicking on links. The FBI also advised people to check for discrepancies between website URLs and account names to avoid becoming victims of copycats.
