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Helping to keep the Cardano community safe.

Alerts

Blacklists Report
  • A full report system is coming.
  • If you believe you have encountered a scam, or have been a victim of one, please contact EpochSec, and they will attempt to assist you; epochsec.io
    If it is an scam that could impact others, we will get it added to this Alerts list.
  • CardanoShield are maintaining blacklists

Protect Yourself

  1. Always make sure that the wallet you are installing is legitimate.
    i.e. from one of the links in the wallets listed at cardanowallets.io.
    Don't trust a link that has been sent to you!
  2. Generally, "Air Drop Websites" are a scam.
    Apply the rule: if it's too good to be true, it probably isn't!!
  3. Watch out for "Airdrop Tokens / Reward Tokens" that are sent to your wallet.
    The URL link in the token will lead you to a website that will send many tokens from your wallet to the creator of the scam website when you sign the transaction.
    You can go to pool.pm and enter the assetname and see if they have marked it as "SCAM". e.g. https://pool.pm/asset18vykxgx7yk5usjpwhegqlp9zjda92wcr93rhnl.
    Noting that even if it is not marked as "SCAM", does not mean it is not a scam.
    Also checkout the blacklist of SCAM Tokens, Policy IDs, Websites etc listed under "Blacklists" above. Blacklists data by CardanoShield
    You can also find a projects website URL at CardanoCube.io
    If you want to get them out of your wallet, then you can send them to $sendscams or $scamexamples (epochsec uses them for education).
  4. Look out for deep-fake GenerativeAI based Videos!
    Again, apply the rule: if it's too good to be true, it probably isn't!
  5. Look out for social media impersonation.
    Check the date when the account was created, the number of followers and look closely at the handle, they will typically change one character.
  6. Be very careful who you trust.
    Always independently verify who they say they are.
    Never share your wallets seed-phrase with anyone!
  7. Check the transaction you are sending from your wallet before sending/signing the transaction!
  8. Consider creating a wallet that you use as your transactional (hot) wallet.
    i.e. have a main (cold) wallet and then send only the assets you plan to use with the website/app to the transactional (hot) wallet. Once you've finished interacting with the website/app using your transactional (hot) wallet, send assets back to your main (cold) wallet.
  9. On social networks block the term "Airdrop".
    i.e. if using X set up a "Muted words"
  10. Check the projects website link using CardanoCube (cardanocube.io)
  11. Look out for job offers where they ask you to download and run a file - no matter how good the website looks.
  12. If you're not sure, ask the team at EpochSec (epochsec.io)

Community

Wallets Suggest
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