David was 22.
A student, a part-time freelancer — grinding every day.
After months of hustle, he saved up $1,000. He wanted to grow it fast.
It was 2021.
🚀 Meme coins were going wild.$ETH
🪙 Dogecoin was flying.
💥 Everyone on Twitter was shouting about the next "100x gem."
Then came MoonPaws.
A new token hyped in a Telegram group.
The devs looked active.
The website? Decent.
Even a few influencers were posting about it:
> “Low supply, insane tokenomics!”
“$100 could turn into $10,000!”
“Don't miss this next Shiba!”
David gave in to the hype.
He bought MoonPaws on PancakeSwap — $1,000 in.
It pumped: +10%, +25%... He was pumped too.
But when he tried to sell — ❌ Nothing happened.
He tried again. And again. Still nothing.
🔍 He checked the contract.
It was a honeypot.$SOL
You could buy the token… but you could never sell it.
Then:
The Telegram group vanished.
Website went offline.
Liquidity got drained in seconds.
His $1,000 became… $0.11
A worthless token no one could ever sell.
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💡 The Hard Truth:
David got wrecked — but he didn’t quit.
He learned. He studied. He came back smarter.
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🚨 How to Avoid Getting Scammed Like This:
✅ Use honeypot detectors like honeypot.is or DexTools
✅ Read the smart contract (or ask someone who can)
✅ Avoid hype-only tokens with no real project behind them
✅ Look for locked liquidity and renounced ownership
✅ DYOR — don’t trust influencers blindly
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📌 Final Words:
Crypto can build life-changing wealth…
But one wrong move can cost it all.
Be like David — but skip the mistake.
Stay smart. Stay safe.
🔥 Got rugged before? Share your story — it might save someone else.
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