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I think the huge ones are profitable because the recent ARB airdrop was probably worth $1000 and it has only cost you hundreds to do the tasks plus the time and effort, but probably worth it. Seed phrase or private keys are not the problem but likely phishing sites. I am not fan of airdrops too but if it's huge and profitable I didn't hesitate to do so.

You don't need to be sorry for anything, but the fact is not expressed anywhere, or is it? Would you mind sharing if it is? Telegram is also a popular platform for crypto business, just like Twitter.


You are correct ✅

Yeah, I've seen those people that have been scammed by those fake extension of ARB airdrop. That's why don't be greedy guys.

If the airdrop was done, it's already done and there will be new extensions of it unless it's coming from the actual officials and developers of the project.

The hype is on and the risk is getting higher, having that huge airdrop can be a big reward but you have to be more careful because hackers are just waiting for the best opportunity for them to get your money, if there's a chance to receive the airdrop better to take profit right away. There's a lot of potential airdrop now because of $ARB hype, no one can tell if they will do the same, some hunters are willing to take the risk while me I'm just waiting for the price drop because I buy, I usually wait for their exchange listing which I can say is more safe.

All this complications are reasons why I don't like doing shitcoins or Altcoins and I prefer stable coins like Bitcoin and airdrops is one thing that I really don't think would easily move me because I would rather prefer to acquire than be given as a gift.

On the other hand, people should learn how to treat everyone in the internet as a suspect and deal extremely careful with everyone as long as internet is involved and there is one thing I always tell people that, he didn't run with a one thousand dollar deal, doesn't mean he can't run with a ten thousand dollars deal, hence internet security should be taken too personal.

You should add a third kind. They only focus on Bitcoin and consider every other coin to be shitcoins or a best not worth investing in, and that includes even coins which are in the top 5 or 10 on cointracking websites.

Altcoins are full of traps, like bars in Thailand

I've noticed there are two kinds of people in here. One stick to holding and trading known, verified coins. They have BTC, ETH, maybe go crazy from time to time and buy a shitcoin like Doge when they feel like it may get pumped by some influencer, that's it.
The other kind is a bounty hunter that does not verify. That bounty hunter jumps into every single project without even knowing what it's about. The only thing these guys care about is the money they can make from it. They jump into the water, not knowing its depth or temperature, thinking there's a treasure waiting for them, but often it's just an old shoe, or a shark ready to bite.

Believe me when I say it, claiming airdrops is one step forward, two steps back. You think you're ahead one month and then someone cheats you the next.

Clicking links on social media is always a risky thing to do. One can never be too careful with security.
Twitter is the social media site I use the most and I have seen different forms of scams on that platform. If you decide to click links from only handles you know and trust, that's still not a good idea because these scammers buy accounts too, or they just find a way to hack them if the user is not careful.
These days, with how easy it is to get verified on Twitter things are much worst. Before you can trust a verified account to an extent but these days anybody with $84 a year can get a Twitter verification. 
Sometimes the people posting those links do not even know that they're posting an unsecured link because they just want to refer people as it is a criterion for most airdrops.

Are you opposing or supporting the facts? 
If you read the entire comment properly, you will understand that we are just on the same page... 


There are lots of newbies out there who claim they know more about crypto, but all they have ever known is airdrops. 

They actually don't need to paste their seed phrase into any site for them to be hacked; all they need to do is make one mistake, which is connecting their wallet to an unsafe site, and the hackers will get everything they want. Most newbies don't just know when to give up; that's why scammers still have the time to map out new scam plans because they know their victims are always ready to fall into them. 

I'm wondering if Airdrop is still profitable nowadays. It's surprising that people involved with Airdrop don't know they shouldn't enter their seed or private key to participate in Airdrop. When will they learn? Or is it just bots doing Airdrop? However, I am not a fan of Airdrop anyway. It's just a waste of time, and I don't think it's profitable for projects to give free tokens to Airdrop participants, which often leads to the dumping of the project. It's better not to be greedy for free money and stay safe.

@Nwada001, this sort of scam is not only pioneered by Twitter influencers; some general Twitter users also share these links for referral sake because most of this airdrop will require them to refer more people so they could earn a higher referral bonus. Scammers will go to any length to get their expected results, even if it requires them to pay for a Twitter account or adds so that their tweets will also appear more frequently. There are some sophisticated ways these scammers are using to scam both crypto and non-crypto users, and everyone just needs to be more careful.


In terms of sharing this kind of phishing link, Twitter has not been any closer to being safe since 2021 to 2023 because all these kinds of phishing airdrops and giveaways have always been tweeted about since then; it did not just start recently.

Twitter is not the most dangerous social media, but it's among the regular social media that scammers use to scam some newbies and greedy people. Telegram, Facebook crypto groups, Discord, and Reddit are mostly used by these scammers.

This is exactly what I mean when I try to warn people against social media influencers; if this is true that the links there are phishing links, then there is no length to which these scammers can't get. Earlier, I guess there were some criteria one needed to meet before his account could be verified on social media, but now it's more business than before; if you can pay for that blue badge, they will hand it over to you. There is less of a suspicion when one sees any information posted online from a verified account; no one will ever suspect that. 

This warning is not only for Twitter users but for all social media, email, and any site at all. To be security conscious, we should always avoid links from unverified users unless they're from the project itself, and even if they're from project owners, we should be mindful of the kind of link we open on our mobile device, which we usually use as storage for crypto. 

Most of these Web 3 projects and airdrops online, which require users to connect their wallets directly to their sites, impose more risk than good on users and should be avoided. 

Me personally, I don't connect my wallet to any site of any kind, most especially my crypto wallets. Back in the days when I still participated in airdrops, I had a separate wallet for each airdrop that I participated in, for security reasons, so that if anything were to happen to the wallet, I wouldn't be a complete loser. 
 

Or one could just avoid airdrops together. The security and privacy risk one is exposed to by trying out multiple airdrops is not worth the tokens they give out as rewards.
The time completing those tasks and creating different social accounts can be applied to some other endeavor which would be more rewarding.

Are you already feeling the hype of Arbitrum airdrop? And you feel like you will never miss out on the next upcoming airdrop like Zksync and StarkNet? This warning message is for you.

After the Arbitrum airdrop was a success and many people are claiming their arb tokens some people claimed that they lost all their arbs after claiming them from the official claiming website into their wallet, including a friend of mine, you want to know how it happened? This is how

There is no way you won't use Twitter if you are into airdrops, even if you don't want to, some tasks will require you to follow the project's official Twitter account, some crazy people are sending Tweet out on Twitter about how to pass for the next big Airdrop e.g Zksync and they will drop you a link, or ask you for your BSC address.

   

Look at the red spot very carefully, the links are phishing links, they can easily have access to your recovery seed once you connect your wallet to the link and wait patiently till the claiming day of the real token or send you a malicious fake token.

Stop visiting every links you see on Twitter because you want to qualify for the airdrop, Twitter is no more a safe place, Twitter is the most dangerous social media platform, especially for crypto-related things.

I passed the Arbitrum airdrop myself, using Airdrops.io and Airdropbob, they are oldy and trusty, it's been over four years since I've been using these two, Zksync task is currently on the platforms.

Stay safe and do not forget that not all that glitters are made of real Gold.

If you have already interacted with any link on Twitter all in the name of Airdrop, please go back and check the link very well, make sure it says lite.zkysnc.io or bridge.zksync.io, if not , please change your old wallet you are using for airdrop and use a new wallet address.