Learn to spot it,
and you won't fall for it.
Fake support, fake wallets, fake exchanges, fake airdrops — the most common crypto scams, made into a specimen catalogue. One entry each: what it looks like, where it traps you, and how to check it yourself. You don't need to be a crypto expert to follow along.
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Specimen index
Fake support
Impersonators DM you as "Binance official support" with an "account frozen / help unfreeze" script to fish for your seed phrase. Official support never DMs first.
Fake wallets
Cloned MetaMask / TrustWallet apps or extensions that ask you to type in your seed phrase — type it once and the wallet is emptied.
Fake exchanges
A near-perfect clone on a look-alike domain (one letter off) that takes your deposit. Logging in from a bookmark is the safest habit.
Fake airdrops
A "free claim" link that gets you to sign a malicious approval — the wallet is drained later. Learn to review and revoke approvals.
Fake mentors
Signal groups and pig-butchering: small early wins build trust, then you're nudged to add more, and it all disappears.
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Open toolAbout the Chain Scam Index desk
"Chain Scam Index" is a pen-name editorial desk, not a single named expert. We don't endorse any project and we don't give investment advice. Every entry cites checkable sources — Binance's official announcements, block explorers, ethereum.org — and updates are logged at the foot of each page. Spot an error? Email [email protected] and we'll fix it and record it.