#AirdropSafetyGuide Airdrop Safety Guide: How to Avoid Getting Wrecked While Chasing Free Money

1. Don’t Connect Your Main Wallet

Use a fresh wallet for every new project. Your main wallet is sacred — don’t hand it to a random website promising “FREE 1000 COINZ.”

2. Always Verify URLs

Fake airdrop links are everywhere. Double-check project URLs via their official X/Twitter or website. If it looks like “sushiswap.appz.freefunds.ru” — run.

3. Avoid “Connect to Claim” Pop-Ups (Unless Official)

If you land on a site and it immediately begs to connect your wallet or asks for seed phrases… congrats, you’ve found a scam.

4. Never Give Out Your Seed Phrase

No legit airdrop will ever ask for your 12/24 words. If they do, they’re not giving — they’re taking.

5. Watch for Fake Tokens in Your Wallet

Sometimes scammers airdrop fake tokens just to bait you into “claiming” or “swapping” them — which connects you to malicious smart contracts.

6. Use a Hardware Wallet (or At Least a Cold Wallet)

Store real value offline. Do your risky farming from hot wallets you can afford to lose.

7. DYOR Before You Interact

If a project has zero GitHub activity, no whitepaper, and was created 6 hours ago — maybe don’t give them access to your wallet.

8. Don’t FOMO Into Everything

If you missed an airdrop, breathe. There will be 20 more tomorrow. FOMO is how wallets get drained and dreams get crushed.

Final Rule:

If it seems too good to be true, it’s probably not even an airdrop — it’s a trap.