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NFT Fraud Targets in 2022: Do NFTs Without Getting Scammed

First and foremost, we must address the elephant in the room: cryptocurrency frauds are not new, and it’s no different for blockchain-related activity. Said, criminal acts exist as long as money can be generated from them. Why have they gotten so much attention in NFTs? There are several causes for this.

NFTs, maybe more than any other blockchain-based innovation, has gained widespread acceptance. In 2021, there were over 280,000 buyers and sellers of NFTs, with approximately 185,000 unique wallets. Some examples of crazy expensive NFTs are Cannabis Crucifixion II and Cannabis Crucifixion IV. These NFTS are specifically raising hell against pharmaceutical giants while promoting marijuana. But because many of them are new to cryptocurrency, they are more likely to fall prey to some scams.

Global NFT sales surpassed $4 billion at the start of the year, and Google searches for “NFT scam” reached an all-time high at the beginning of 2021. Unfortunately, scammers exist in all forms of commerce.

It’s vital to remember that an NFT containing an image does not imply that you own that image, and it is not for commercial use or reproduction. Instead, you’re claiming ownership of the blockchain record of your purchase, and another individual can purchase the history of the transaction associated with the image.

As a result, they regulate the NFT market in the same way that the traditional art market might be challenging. Digital artists can benefit from NFTs because they create scarcity and allow customers to acquire one-of-a-kind digital files.

There are specific difficulties that must be addressed. The resource cost of blockchain transactions is one of them. The numerous hustles and scams must also be handled. We can learn to protect ourselves by better knowing them.

Avoid Scams By Observing Common Targets

NFTs appear to be a breeding ground for fraudulent and creative work innovation. “Wash trading” is one of the most prevalent sorts. A group of fraudsters will trade the NFT at a more excellent price until they believe the price is legitimate and not part of the group in this transaction. (These people are referred to as “magpanters” in English investment banking parlance.) They intervene to purchase “art.” The gang then divides the profits among itself and restarts the process.

(This fraud with sellers on both sides of the transaction is common, and it’s not just some crypto bros who take advantage of the public by raising the value of NFTs by accident.) This action was reportedly funded, according to the US Treasury.

CryptoSlam, a cryptanalysis firm, has estimated That disguise transactions have accounted for around 87 percent of the transaction volume since its debut. There’s an exciting imbalance here: most traders were losing money, but successful traders generated so many profits that the group made a lot of money.

Even though NFTs provide a platform for fraudulent innovation, we must admit that we respect the inventiveness of some of the crypto hackers/exploiters at work in this new environment. Consider an OpenSea “hole” that some NFT owners took advantage of since they were unaware that the old sales list was still valid. NFTs were purchased once these old lists were discovered. As a result, several valuable NFTs were lost at the lowest price.

On the other hand, Scams take advantage of the new infrastructure’s nature. One such example is “Honeypot.” The intelligent contract creator that handles the new coin puts a backdoor code into the honeypot, making it so that only his wallet can be sold. Everyone else who buys tokens discovers that the con artist who developed the smart contract can always monetize while his money is trapped in the honeypot.

Final Thoughts

When it comes to web3, the intersection of programming flaws, cryptocurrency, and anonymity-preserving smart contracts, scammers, terrorists, and mischief-makers face a whole new level of competition. The deadly combination of automation and complexity must be dealt with ahead of time, and the only path forward is for a functioning and purposeful 21st-century digital identification infrastructure. People who want to use NFTs should do their homework and research the apps and services they intend to use. Nobody else is looking out for consumers. Thus it is up to the individual to safeguard themselves.

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