Cyber-Forensics.net
Cyber Forensic Specialist
A crypto airdrop is a marketing tactic where blockchain companies distribute free tokens to users. But as much as the attention, it also brings scammers.
— Timothy Benson
SOFIA, BULGARIA, August 18, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — Digital currencies have caused ripples in blockchain-based services, and major players are already feeling the heat from the competition. Airdropping tokens appear to be a marketing stunt to create awareness about a new currency entering the market.
However, recent developments indicate that scammers are airdropping fake tokens to digital wallet holders and stealing personal information and funds instead. Stories surfaced throughout Twitter, Reddit, and Facebook where victims warn inexperienced investors of this new airdrop token scam.
Earlier the term was used concerning apple devices. But the term isn’t constrained to just apple now. It has become significant, and so are the related scams. In one such event, a fake Twitter account with 60k followers, claiming to be the Moonbirds project offering up an NFT airdrop, tweeted, “To celebrate almost 60k followers on our official Twitter account, we want to give you the biggest airdrop in the history of the NFT community. To find more go to the airdrop page”….
