If you ever post about any issue you're having with a coin or wallet, the roaches come out of the dark and message you, sometimes claiming to be the developers, and offering to "help" by sending you a link to a website where they want you to connect your wallet. This is almost always done privately, and oddly they like do it in the old reddit.

The accounts they use are hacked accounts. I report them using the Spam category. You can further select "user is linking to malicious websites". However, Reddit doesn't seem to really act on this since the accounts remain active days afterwards.

So here's what you can do to take down these bastards:

• Play into their scam. Pretend you're an oblivious and ignorant victim that needs their help. The goal here is to get them to send their scammy website URL to you. This is not only proof for Reddit that they're a scammer but its important for the next step.

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• Identify their hosting server. Without clicking on the link (it may have malicious code so don't click on it) copy the link and paste it into the URL portion of VirusTotal.com This website will use multiple internet security scanning providers to scan the website for malicious code / bad behaviour and give you a report. Click on the Details tab and look for server.

If you click on links inside of Virus Total, it stays in Virus Total. The links are often for further scans of that address or item. So you don't have to worry about them directly linking you to a dangerous website.

• Report the scammy site to the server provider. Go to the server providers website and look for their abuse contact and give them the address and why youre reporting it. They will investigate it and take it down. Sometimes you get providers like Vercel that will block your email address after you make a report making it nearly impossible to report outside of their little community bubble. Shameful. Its up to you where you want to go from there.

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I know it shouldn't have to be said, but don't give out your secret recovery phrase to anyone.. ever. Do not give out your private keys. Don't connect your wallet to a site that you don't know. Don't click on links that users send you in private messages. DYOR