Forged Address Phishing

After gaining access to an influential account social media account, the hackers will often post a wallet address for people to deposit funds, with the fake promise of sending an increased amount back to the sender. This will often be in the disguise of a fake giveaway.
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M12Avoid / turn off direct messages / Ingore strangers Investors, who use messenger apps, should use restricting settings. Users should never trust anyone they do not know and who is contacting them in a private message. Legitimate admins of real projects will never send a direct message first.
M13Check charities before donating Donors should get as much information as they can before contributing to a charity or project.
M14Double check too good offers Investors should double check offers which seem to good to be true, even if posted by a celebrity or influencer.
M20Do not send coins/tokens to unknown wallets Users should not send coins or tokens to wallets they do not know since they may lose them.