Safety

How to avoid airdrop scams

Airdrops attract scammers because they mix free money with wallet approvals. Most losses come from a handful of repeated tricks. Learn them once and you avoid nearly all of them.

Red flags

✕It asks you to send crypto first to "unlock" or "receive" the airdrop.
✕A wallet pop-up asks you to sign a token approval you did not initiate.
✕The link came from a DM, reply, or ad, not the project's pinned official channel.
✕The domain is slightly misspelled or uses a lookalike character.
✕There is urgency: "claim in the next 2 hours or lose it".
✕It asks for your seed phrase or private key. No legitimate airdrop ever does.

Safety checklist

Find the project's official site through its verified social account, not a search ad.
Use a fresh, dedicated wallet with little or no funds.
Read what each signature approves before you sign. Reject blind approvals.
Revoke token approvals you no longer need after claiming.
When in doubt, wait. A real airdrop does not vanish in an hour.

The one rule. No legitimate airdrop ever needs your seed phrase or a payment. If either is requested, it is a scam, full stop.