{"id":17615,"date":"2023-03-29T07:48:47","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T07:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/crypto\/scam-alert-metamask-warns-users-of-deceptive-march-31-airdrop-rumors\/"},"modified":"2023-03-29T07:48:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T07:48:50","slug":"scam-alert-metamask-warns-users-of-deceptive-march-31-airdrop-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/crypto\/scam-alert-metamask-warns-users-of-deceptive-march-31-airdrop-rumors\/","title":{"rendered":"Scam alert: MetaMask warns users of deceptive March 31 airdrop rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Web3 wallet provider MetaMask has warned its users of \u201cfalse rumors\u201d of a purported MetaMask airdrop, which appears to have been making the rounds on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to a March 28 tweet from MetaMask, there have been \u201cquite a few rumors going around\u201d of a MetaMask snapshot or airdrop on March 31.<\/p>\n

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There are quite a few false rumors going around about a MetaMask snapshot\/airdrop\/etc. on March 31.<\/p>\n

These rumors are not only false, but they are dangerous. They create opportunities for scammers and phishers.<\/p>\n

Please be on the lookout for fake sites in the coming days<\/p>\n

\u2014 MetaMask (@MetaMask) March 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThese rumors are not only false, but they are dangerous. They create opportunities for scammers and phishers,\u201d warned MetaMask. <\/p>\n

Cointelegraph has identified a number of Twitter accounts purporting to be related to MetaMask or a MetaMask token airdrop.<\/p>\n

A Twitter account claiming to be owned by MetaMask that links to a phishing website<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In its Twitter post, MetaMask has denied the rumors of an upcoming airdrop and has urged users to stay vigilant for fake sites in the coming days.<\/p>\n

Screenshot from a phishing website claiming to be MetaMask<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The recent rumors may be linked to a \u201cfireside chat\u201d session with ConsenSys CEO and Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin at ETHDenver 2023 on March 14, who reiterated\u00a0that his firm is \u201cactively working to decentralize\u201d MetaMask. He later reportedly confirmed that the team intends to launch a token.<\/p>\n