SNEAK PEEK
- A fake website for staking BEN is created, and users have lost their BEN tokens.
- Ben Armstrong has plans to blacklist the addresses associated with the illegal website.
- The fraudulent website mentions ongoing airdrops and refunds of gas fees.
On May 9, crypto influencer Ben Armstrong updated on Twitter that someone had created a fake staking website for BEN, which led to several people losing their BEN.
Apparently someone set up a fake staking site for $BEN and many people were tricked and lost their $BEN.
We are looking at blacklisting the addresses directly associated with the scam site, but doesn’t seem like it’s possible with the contract.
1/2
— Ben Armstrong (@Bitboy_Crypto) May 8, 2023
Ben shared that they are considering blacklisting the addresses related to the scam website, which is likely to be impossible with the contract.
He added that, though he doesn’t support blacklisting, since scammers are behind it, they have no other choice, provided it is possible. Furthermore, Ben shared about leaving the decision to the community.
As of now, he is interested in being approached by an expert who has knowledge about this. Apparently, some scammers are already fooling people into stealing their money via the fraudulent site.
There are some scammers already tricking people to steal their money with $BEN https://t.co/5qY2HV8y8T
— Ben Armstrong (@Bitboy_Crypto) May 8, 2023
Meanwhile, CertiK Alert also reported the matter and alerted users to stay away from fake Ben airdrops on Twitter.
Be aware of a fake Ben airdrop sites promoted on Twitter.
Do not interact with hxxps://bencoineth.net/
See more on this incident below ?https://t.co/H8X0JHPdYN
Stay safe!
— CertiK Alert (@CertiKAlert) May 9, 2023
Furthermore, @ben.eth also warned users to be watchful for scams, as BEN has no plans for staking, airdrops, or NFTs.
One such scam was shared by @JBcrypto via a tweet. As per the fake announcement, a second airdrop is going on, and users can come forward to claim BEN.
Reportedly, a new token named “BEN” was launched a few days ago, leaving people thinking that Ben Armstrong is behind the launch. However, he confirmed that he has nothing to do with it and that its founder, creator, and LP holder is ben.eth.
At the same time, he shared that he is now a part of the team that initially released the token.
We are going to really do some cool stuff with $BEN. It was created by @eth_ben and he holds the liquidity so I know this isn’t a rug lol.
This started as a movement on telegram and is quickly evolving. I wasn’t involved in its creation, but I am now involved in $BEN
— Ben Armstrong (@Bitboy_Crypto) May 8, 2023
