2026-01-14 22:24:45

⚠️Fraud Prevention Tips

Recently, a high-frequency scam pattern has been identified. Everyone must be cautious— the other party will give you an Alipay account, but this account cannot be found in the Alipay system at all, and then they will ask you to scan a QR code to make a payment.

If you really scan it, the money will be gone, and you won't get any coins.

The data is very shocking: about 95% of those who are scammed fall for the scan-to-pay step. The seemingly convenient and quick scan actually is a trap set by scammers. They will fabricate various reasons (such as instant到账, fee discounts, etc.), but essentially it's just one thing—get you to scan quickly and then disappear.

So remember this bottom line: if the account provided by the other party cannot be found on the official platform, no matter how urgent they are, do not scan the code. There are only a few legitimate transaction procedures, and no need for so many tricks.

Spending 30 seconds verifying the other party's identity is much easier than having your card frozen or calling the police afterward.

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MEV_Whisperer

· 13h ago

95% of failures happen at the scanning step, which shows that everyone really needs to be more careful.

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MidnightGenesis

· 13h ago

On-chain data shows that this scam loophole is full of flaws. If the account cannot be found, it should immediately turn red. Unsurprisingly, all scammers use the same trick... 95% of those who get scammed are actually confused at the scanning step. From the code logic, it's just a simple phishing script. The interesting part is that they even fabricate reasons to urge users, which is too low-level.

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RugpullSurvivor

· 13h ago

95% of people get caught at the scanning code step, I swear I'm part of that 95%, lessons learned the hard way, brothers.

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GetRichLeek

· 13h ago

Oh my god, I almost scanned... Luckily I saw this. I used to believe in what people said in the group about instant transactions. Now that I think about it, I really was an idiot. Remember, everyone, any account not verified by the official source is a scam. Even someone like me, who frequently falls into traps, can tell.

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