2026-01-17 12:39:37

Your wallet's recovery phrase and private keys are sacred—never, ever share them. And I mean with anyone.

Scammers love impersonating official support. They'll slide into your DMs with smooth talk, urgent requests, technical jargon—whatever it takes. Don't fall for it.

Here's the golden rule: Legitimate wallet services will never ask for your recovery phrase or private keys. Period. If someone claims to represent the platform and wants either? That's a red flag the size of Texas.

When you're unsure, don't rush. Pause, take a breath, and verify directly through official channels—check the website, official social media, or community moderators you trust. Reach out and confirm before doing anything.

Your security depends on this one habit: staying skeptical and staying cautious.

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fork_in_the_road

· 3h ago

Oh my God, is someone else about to be scammed out of their private key... Really, this thing is just like your bank card password. Don't give it to anyone, no matter what they say about emergencies.

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PuzzledScholar

· 3h ago

Private keys are really not something you should give out casually. No matter how many times I say it, people still fall for it. I'm exhausted.

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BlockchainBrokenPromise

· 3h ago

Really, who hasn't been harassed by fake customer service? I always delete those "urgent incidents" in DMs directly, no discussion.

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NFTRegretful

· 3h ago

Here comes another private key scam, this trick is old... Just block and don't listen to explanations.

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NonFungibleDegen

· 4h ago

ngl i almost fell for this shit last week lmao... ser the scammers are getting too smooth with their jargon, almost sounds like they actually know tokenomics fr fr

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AirdropHarvester

· 4h ago

Wow, does anyone really just hand over their private keys to strangers... I'm tired of hearing this stuff, yet people still fall for scams, it's crazy. The official stance is that they will never ask you for your private key, is this still necessary to say in this day and age? All messages from DMs are scammers. My advice is to block them immediately and don't waste time.

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