Crypto
Beware of a Scam Clone Impersonating My Team
There’s a long-standing scam account/channel impersonating my development brand. Here’s how it works and how to protect yourself before you pay anyone.
·1 min read
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Crypto
Flash USDT Is a Scam Developers Still Get Asked to Build
Over the past year I’ve received more than 10 requests to build a so‑called “Flash USDT” smart contract. It’s not a product idea—it’s a fraud pattern, and here’s how it works.
·4 min read
Crypto
A Fake Client, a “Cash-Out Check,” and the Wallet-Drain Scam Pattern I Keep Seeing
A scammer posed as a potential client, faked an AML block on Binance, and tried to push me to a “cash-out check” site designed to drain my wallet. Here’s how the script works—and how to avoid it.
·3 min read
Crypto
A New Scam Targeting Web3 Contractors: Fake Overpayment via Edited USDT “Proof”
A “client” offered a 50% prepayment, sent a screenshot showing 3,643 USDT, and hoped I’d refund the “extra.” The wallet showed the truth: $3.64.
·2 min read
Blockchain
Why We Refused a “TRON Wallet Dashboard” Project
A potential client asked us to build a TRON wallet management system. The deeper we reviewed the spec, the clearer it became: it looked like an address-poisoning scam pipeline—so we walked away.
·2 min read
Business
Getting Burned Online: Three Lessons on Vetting People in a Busy Month
This month I ran into three different “almost avoidable” situations—an Instagram SMM scam, a developer who disappeared after a prepayment, and a client dispute over an unpaid final invoice. Here’s what happened and what I’m taking away from it.
·3 min read
Crypto
Uniswap Scam Tokens: The Classic AMM Trap That Still Drains Wallets
This week alone I’ve had multiple people reach out after losing serious money trading scam tokens on Uniswap. The trick is old, but it still works—because it exploits how permissionless AMMs really are.
·3 min read
Business
Upwork Scams Targeting Blockchain Developers: What I Learned While Landing My First Job
As I started growing my Upwork profile for blockchain development, I ran into an unexpected time sink: fake jobs designed to trick you into running malware. Here are the patterns I’ve seen and how to protect yourself (without burning your Connects).
·3 min read