Crypto
Wallet drainers, fake exchanges, and long-con investment scams: these terms explain the impersonation attacks aimed at crypto brands and their users.
5 terms
Crypto phishing
Crypto phishing is phishing aimed at cryptocurrency users, using fake wallets, exchanges, and token sites to steal seed phrases, private keys, or wallet approvals.
Crypto wallet drainer
A crypto wallet drainer is malicious code, usually behind a fake site or token approval, that tricks users into signing transactions which empty their cryptocurrency wallet in one go.
Fake airdrop / token scam
A fake airdrop scam imitates a legitimate token giveaway to trick crypto users into connecting their wallet or paying a fee, then drains their funds or steals their approvals.
Fake crypto exchange
A fake crypto exchange is a fraudulent platform that imitates a real exchange or invents a plausible one, to take deposits it never lets users withdraw.
Pig butchering scam
A pig butchering scam is a long-con investment fraud where the scammer builds trust or romance over weeks, then steers the victim into a fake crypto platform that swallows their money.
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