Scammers get vicitms to share their private keys or seed phrases by convincing them they are admins of a project and try to help them to solve a technical problem.
Sub techniques (8)
| ID | Mitigation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| M11 | Never share private keys or seed phrases | Cryptocurrency investors should never share their private keys or seed phrases with anyone. Legitimate persons will never ask for that information. They should also avoid using screen sharing to solve technical problems since some apps include QR codes of private keys or seed phrases which could show up during the session. |
| M12 | Avoid / 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. |
| M17 | Use a hardware wallet | Hardware wallets protect users to lose their private keys to scammers. Additionally, hardware wallets ask for another assignment before users can send tokens out of it. This additional allowance might help to think twice and not to be scammed. |