Dogecoin’s official Twitter handle has warned users of fraudsters stealing personal details by impersonating tech support service providers of the meme coin.
These scammers pretend to connect with those having “difficulties, complaints, or issues” and trick victims into creating a fraudulent wallet that asks them to enter their seed phrase.
The Dogecoin account stated that it would never ask users to set up a Trust wallet or their seed phrases or account information.
The scam account existed much before Dogecoin was launched. Since gaining massive popularity in 2021, there’s been a steady stream of Dogecoin knock-offs that ended up being worthless scams.
Previously reported by TronWeekly, the latest of the coin’s long-list of infamous impersonators, Teddy Doge turned out to be a rug pull by blockchain security firm PeckShield.
In another recent report, the DOGE community unearthed a new scam after spotting a large number of suspicious transactions on the memecoin’s network.
Dogecoin Supporters Dig Up A New Scam
A discovery made by one Dogecoin fan revealed that the mysterious transactions were automated and very small. The said fan shared a list of the many addresses involved in the transactions.
“A large number of small transactions worth 0.0207 Doge were executed on a daily basis supposedly to hide the true nature of the business and the movement of money.”
Notably, the reported scam was devised and marketed as an investment opportunity for Dogecoin…
