Malefactors created numerous impersonating accounts to steal user data of ETHW community
EthereumPoW (ETHW) is the most popular of the post-merge Ethereum (ETH) hard forks running on Proof-of-Work (PoW) consensus. Now scammers are trying to take advantage of its growing popularity.
Fake EthereumPoW (ETHW) accounts flooded Twitter
According to a statement shared on EthereumPoW (ETHW) social media, a number of fake accounts and websites are impersonating the largest PoW hard fork of Ethereum (ETH).
Typically, such accounts are designed to promote fake gifts of ETH or ETHW tokens. In order to participate in these “airdrops”, people on Ether must submit their data via a Google form.
All accounts also invite gullible investors to share the information about the “giveaways” with friends and followers by tagging them on Twitter.
There is a high probability of having dozens of fake EthereumPoW (ETHW) accounts up and running at the moment. Some of them were built in the last days while others are older.
Here’s how to protect your holdings
Scammers also hacked a number of popular Twitter accounts to promote ETHW airdrops and ETH/ETHW exchange operations.
Meanwhile, EthereumPoW (ETHW) contributors do not plan to introduce additional token distributions. The only valid ETHW drop occurred on 16 September; Most Ethereum (ETH) holders were automatically listed for distribution.
To avoid falling victim to such blatant scam campaigns, crypto holders should not expect “free” token giveaways and avoid sharing personal or wallet data (in particular, seed phrases) with anyone.
