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Giveaway scam
A giveaway scam promises to send you back more crypto than you send, often double, usually in the name of a celebrity, a company or another well-known figure. Whatever you send goes to the scammer, and nothing comes back.
What it means for you. No genuine giveaway requires you to send crypto first, and a payment to the scam address cannot be reversed. Countdowns, replies from people claiming they were paid and official-looking livestreams are all part of the setup. A block explorer can show money flowing into the address, which proves nothing about money flowing out.
Sources: ethereum.org: Security and scam prevention (giveaway scams), FTC: What to know about cryptocurrency and scams, bitcoin.org: Avoid scams (giveaways) · checked 4 October 2026
Fake airdrop
A fake airdrop is a scam that sends unrequested tokens or NFTs to your wallet, or advertises free tokens, to lure you to a website where you "claim" them. The claim page asks you to connect your wallet and sign, or to enter your seed phrase, and then empties the wallet.
What it means for you. Tokens that appear in your wallet uninvited can sit there harmlessly; the risk starts when you try to claim, swap or sell them through a link. Signing on a claim site can grant spending permission over your real assets. A real airdrop never needs your seed phrase.
Sources: ethereum.org: Ethereum security and scam prevention, ethereum.org: How to identify scam tokens · checked 4 October 2026