Crypto Scam Radar

A presale scam sells you a token that does not exist yet, which is the perfect product, because there is nothing to verify. You send SOL or ETH to a wallet today for an allocation at launch.

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Holder distribution tells you who actually controls a token. Pull up the top wallets and do the math.

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Bundled snipers rig the first block of a token's life. The deployer submits the launch and a batch of buys from their own wallets in one bundle, so insiders own the bottom before the public sees a single candle.

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So you got rugged. First, stop the bleeding: revoke the token approvals you granted, move what is left to a fresh wallet, and assume any site connected to that trade is hostile.

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A liquidity lock is supposed to prove the team cannot run off with the pool. The pool tokens go into a time-locked contract, or get burned outright, so the classic exit rug becomes impossible.

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Fake volume is manufactured with wash trading. Bots swap a token back and forth between wallets the same operator controls, so the pair rockets up the trending lists with what looks like real demand.

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Pump dot fun made launching a token as easy as posting a meme, and that is exactly the risk. Most launches come from anonymous wallets that also launched yesterday's failures.

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A token risk scan is the thirty seconds of homework that beats most scams. Paste in a contract address and the scanner reads what the code and the chain actually say.

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A wallet drainer is a malicious contract hiding behind a normal-looking button. You visit a site that promises an airdrop, a mint, or a support fix, and it asks you to sign a transaction.

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Fake support scams start the moment you complain in public. Post a question in a crypto Discord or on X, and within minutes a helpful admin slides into your DMs.

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