Target’s verified Twitter account hacked
Retailer Target’s Twitter account was hacked earlier today and is actively promoting a Bitcoin scam. Worse yet, they have taken control of the Target ad account and have paid for promoted tweets which are spreading quickly, with massive engagement: The tweets take victims to a website (not linked on purpose) which requests them to “confirm” […]
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Airdrops
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A marketing tactic where cryptocurrency is given away in order to build a community around the new coin.
Giveaway Scam
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An infamous scam method which targets cryptocurrency newbies. It promises to give away a multiple of whatever cryptocurrency you send them. Users send coins but never receive anything back.
Giveaways
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In the early days of cryptocurrencies there were several legit coin giveaways. In recent times, most giveaways are scams.