🔐 Protect Yourself: Avoid Scammers' Traps

You’ve probably come across news stories about people losing large sums of money to scammers, often due to a lack of awareness. To help you stay vigilant, we’ve outlined some of the most widespread schemes that could put your money at risk:

🐠 Phishing. The most common and obvious type of scam. Example: You’re added to a chat or receive a message like “You’ve been gifted Telegram Premium—activate it now” or “I want to buy your asset on exchange.” Naturally, the exchange link is fake. The moment you enter your credentials on the scam platform, they are instantly stolen.

Always check the URL for any inconsistencies, and before confirming any transaction, carefully review its details.

🥸 Impersonation. Another form of phishing, where a “representative” of a project messages you directly after you’ve posted in its chat. Attention to detail is key to spotting the fake—these scammers often alter a single letter in their username to mimic the person they’re pretending to be.

In this case, extra caution is needed, as finding the real usernames of the people scammers impersonate is much harder than verifying the correct link to a platform.

👾 Rug pull. And here we are, at what’s often referred to as “legal” fraud. As you may know, anyone can create a token on TON, which means there’s nothing stopping people from selling off the token’s liquidity and disappearing with your money, as this possibility is built right into the ecosystem.

Before buying a “promising token with high potential,” take the time to thoroughly research it: How long has it been around? What’s the reputation of its creators—are they even known? Is their token share locked for a certain period (if so, they’re likely interested in keeping it alive for as long as possible)?

🔔 That was just the first part, covering a few ways scammers deceive users. If you'd like to learn more about how to protect yourself in the web3 space, let us know by leaving positive reactions!