Safeguarding Your Crypto: Common Scams & How to Avoid Them

Scammers continue to target cryptocurrency users because once funds are stolen, they are extremely difficult to recover. Knowledge and caution are your best protections.

Top Crypto Scams to Watch Out For

🚫 Phishing links pretending to be exchanges or wallets
🚫 Fake airdrops requiring private keys
🚫 “Guaranteed profit” trading schemes
🚫 Rug pulls in meme tokens & NFTs

Don’t Trust — Verify

Scammers often impersonate support teams or influencers to create urgency. They want you to act before you think.

⚠️ No legitimate platform will ever ask for your seed phrase.

Simple Rules to Stay Safe

  • Enable 2-Factor Authentication on all exchanges
  • Keep long-term funds in a hardware wallet
  • Bookmark official websites — avoid Google ads
  • Double-check URLs before connecting a wallet
  • Avoid sharing screenshots revealing balances
Tip: If something sounds too good to be true — it’s a scam.

Written by: James Lawson

Crypto safety specialist teaching users how to protect themselves in decentralized online environments.