Scammers posted 11.5 million fake XRP reward messages in 30 days
Image: The Crypto BasicScammers posted about 11.5 million messages on X aimed at the XRP community in the past 30 days, according to validator Vet's analysis of X API data. The posts promise fake rewards or airdrops and often link to phishing sites or malicious wallets. Victims have lost thousands of XRP, including a case of a 14,646 XRP loss. Vet noted similar scam activity around other blockchains, suggesting a broader industry issue.
Key points
- Approximately 11.5 million X posts targeted the XRP community with fake reward and airdrop promises in the last 30 days.
- Vet said similar scam comments appear around Ethereum and Solana, indicating the problem is not exclusive to XRP.
Why it matters
The large volume of fraudulent posts raises the risk of phishing attacks and token loss for XRP holders, underscoring the need for heightened security awareness.
What's unclear
Vet did not release the X API query parameters or full dataset, so the 11.5 million figure cannot be independently verified.
The reports do not establish whether XRP is targeted more frequently than other crypto communities.
Price context · XRP
At publication
$1.06
Now
$1.06
Change since
+0.28%
7 days · dashed line = publication
Sources · 2 publishers
U.Today
Tier 2
Airdrop Trap? XRP Community Gets Targeted by 11.5 Million Scam Posts
Coverage timeline
- First reported by The Crypto Basic
- Also reported by U.Today
- CryptoVideos brief published
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