Dear Hivers,
We are already seeing multiple scams on Discord. But this one is different.
And it is deadly serious...
Because a lot of people are falling for it. The scam account has received dozens of transactions within hours.
You see, on Facebook, a new account is impersonating the Hive official account. It promises to give you 900,000 Hive tokens as a bonus.
A Scam That Works
Our scammer is clever. He isn't merely posting on Facebook. He is doing more than that.
Here is a glimpse of his frequent posting:
Here's what is actually happening:
First, he finds your username on Hive. Then he does a reverse search to find your real name.
And finally, once he finds your real name, he tags you by sharing your post. This way you – and your friends – can see the scammy message. It reaches to more people, you see.
So if you are tagged on your personal Facebook account — then avoid it at all cost.
Never entertain such messages.
Just. Ignore. It.
Further Investigation
The Facebook post points to an account on Hive.
At a quick glance, you will see this is an unused account with no posts and activities.
And very little Hive, right?
Actually, Hive.blog hasn't updated the number of Hive tokens. The account, when you check the wallet, has over 48,000 tokens in liquid.
At the current price of 70 cents, that's over $36,000!
Plus, you can also see the tokens transferred by users. Look at the time:
In fact, the scammer is also receiving tokens from exchanges like Huobi and Bittrex, which makes me feel like there is another ongoing scam yet to be revealed.
Update 1: As mentioned in the comments, the account actually belongs to MXC. However, the scammer used a different memo to trap the users. He has failed.
Update 2: Overall, I hope and wish you will avoid falling for such scams. Also, I hope Facebook will take this page down as several of us are reporting it. [link here]
Just hope it is not too late.
Cheers,
Sid
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