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Avoiding Common Scams

Recognise and avoid fake mints, fake airdrops, and lookalike names.

Updated over a week ago

Good to Know

  • Never share your 12- or 24-word recovery phrase β€” ENS will never ask for it

  • ENS has no active airdrops β€” the only airdrop ended May 2022. Any site claiming otherwise is a scam

  • Official ENS websites are under ens.domains, ens.dev, ens.xyz β€” check the URL before connecting your wallet

  • Never interact with unknown tokens sent to your wallet β€” they may drain your funds when you try to exchange them

  • Always verify transaction details in your wallet match what you intend to do before approving


Common Scams

Fake NFT Mint

The fake NFT mint website is one of the most common scams, a site that's set up to look like an NFT project where you connect your wallet, press a button to mint, and approve a transaction to "get your NFT". Instead, the transaction either transfers your NFTs directly or grants another wallet access to your entire NFT collection.

Always verify the transaction details in your wallet match what you intend to do.

Fake MetaMask Login

A website designed to look like MetaMask's login screen can sometimes be extremely convincing. The scam asks for your seedphrase. The real MetaMask only asks for your password.

Never share your seedphrase with anyone. ENS will never ask for it.

Fake Airdrop

Fake airdrop claim pages are always around, and multiply during news announcements. ENS has no active airdrops. The only airdrop ended May 2022.

ENS has no current or planned airdrops. Any site claiming otherwise is a scam.

Fake Token

Scammers send unknown tokens to your wallet. These tokens can drain your funds when you try to exchange them.

Never interact with tokens you didn't request or recognise.

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