Key Points:
His warning was directed towards a website called “holdxrp.com“, which he identified as a scam site, and urged users to be very careful.
Although not recommended, a visit to the website shows an interface that is similar to Medium and features an announcement of a fake airdrop. The announcement contains a blog post from Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple Labs Inc, and has surprisingly received over 5,000 claps, which is possibly an attempt to make the website appear more legitimate. However, the announcement contains phishing links that may cause users to lose their funds. The site creators even impersonated industry experts like BitBoy Crypto, Carl from the Moon, and Crypto Rover to comment on the post, further displaying their fraudulent behavior.
Scams related to XRP and Ripple have been increasing since Judge Analisa Torres declared that secondary sales of the cryptocurrency are not securities. Many bad actors are taking advantage of the high social interest in the token by creating fake airdrops and giveaways to lure unsuspecting community members. While David Schwartz has been warning about these types of scams for some time, it is worth noting that genuine XRP-linked Twitter accounts have also been calling for boycotts of fraudulent websites.
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