{"id":175953,"date":"2023-10-17T21:42:48","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T16:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/?p=175953"},"modified":"2023-10-17T21:42:48","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T16:12:48","slug":"the-community-should-watch-out-for-this-scam-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/the-community-should-watch-out-for-this-scam-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"The Community Should Watch Out for This Scam &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>TL;DR<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Shiba Inu community faces warnings about a fake airdrop from a malicious Shibarium tech channel.<\/li>\n<li>Scammers exploit the memecoin\u2019s branding for fraudulent schemes, prompting cautionary advice on connecting wallets to unfamiliar decentralized apps.<\/li>\n<li>A SHIB-related token, Calcium (CAL), is flagged as having no future value by a Shiba Inu developer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SHIB-SCAM.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2>\u2018Stay Safe\u2019<\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Shiba Inu community received another stark warning that could prevent investors from becoming victims of fraud. The X (Twitter) member using the handle Vet Kusama warned there is a malicious Shibarium tech channel that offers a fake airdrop.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I just came across the fake shibarium tech channel. Please remember \u201cNO AIRDROP\u201d. Stay safe <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ShibArmy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">#ShibArmy<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T6VzaQ8rHE\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">pic.twitter.com\/T6VzaQ8rHE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vet KUSAMA \u2122 (@vetkusama) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vetkusama\/status\/1714039177124233265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">October 16, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Previously, they\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/watch-out-hackers-promote-fake-bone-airdrop-via-shib-telegram-admin-account\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">alerted<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the community that the SHIB Telegram admin account was compromised, and hackers have used it to promote another non-existing token distribution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The team behind the popular memecoin quickly\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/problem-solved-shib-telegram-admin-account-is-secure-again\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">solved<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0the issue. The account\u2019s passwords have been changed, whereas the X profile has implemented a two-factor authentication (2FA) to prevent another possible jeopardy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Other Shiba Inu Scams in the Past Month<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">LUCIE \u2013 Shibarium\u2019s Marketing Strategist \u2013\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/shiba-inu-shib-developer-with-stark-warning-its-not-the-first-time\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">warned<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0that wrongdoers might employ the memecoin\u2019s name and the logo of the recently launched layer-2 blockchain solution Shibarium in their fraudulent projects. As such, they advised people to conduct proper due diligence before hopping on the bandwagon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Shibarmy Scam Alerts \u2013 the X account dedicated to protecting from fraud \u2013 also\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/five-things-to-be-extremely-careful-about-shiba-inu-shib-team-with-massive-warning\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">sounded<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0the alarm, maintaining that individuals should pay special attention when connecting their cryptocurrency wallets to unknown decentralized applications.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The team suggested that scammers are \u201ccrafty\u201d and can create Dapps that look identical to the original ones related to Shiba Inu (SHIB), Bone ShibaSwap (BONE), Doge Killer (LEASH), and other memecoins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last but not least, Shiba Inu developer Kaal Dhairya\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/shiba-inu-shib-team-warned-them-but-they-didnt-listen-cal-token-drama\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">alerted<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0traders to stay away from SHIB-related token Calcium (CAL). The asset was created \u201conly for the specific purpose to mint and renounce BONE\u201d and will not have any future value, they insisted.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-12\" style=\"margin: 8px 0;clear: both\">\n<div><span style=\"font-size:11px;color: gray\">SPECIAL OFFER (Sponsored)<\/span><br \/>\n<b>Binance Free $100 (Exclusive): <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/pl\/binancebanner\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Use this link<\/a> to register and receive $100 free and 10% off fees on Binance Futures first month<\/b> (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/buy-bitcoin-5-easy-steps\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">terms<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><b>PrimeXBT Special Offer: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/pl\/primexbt2\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Use this link<\/a> to register &amp; enter CRYPTOPOTATO50 code to receive up to $7,000 on your deposits.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TL;DR The Shiba Inu community faces warnings about a fake airdrop from a malicious Shibarium tech channel. Scammers exploit the memecoin\u2019s branding for fraudulent schemes, prompting cautionary advice on connecting wallets to unfamiliar decentralized apps. A SHIB-related token, Calcium (CAL), is flagged as having no future value by a Shiba Inu developer. \u2018Stay Safe\u2019 The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":175954,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[230,225,221,227,226,228,229,60,223,224,222],"class_list":["post-175953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency","tag-brave","tag-coinbase","tag-crypto","tag-decentralised","tag-decentralized","tag-decentralized-exchange","tag-erc-20","tag-featured","tag-meme-coin","tag-robinhood","tag-solana"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175953"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175953\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":175956,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175953\/revisions\/175956"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/175954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=175953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}