Security Company: Beware of new scams where impersonators share mnemonic phrases and use multi-signature wallets to trick users into paying gas fees
ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, a recent report from security company Kaspersky shows that a new type of scam targeting cryptocurrency thieves is becoming popular on YouTube. Scammers disguise themselves as newcomers and "accidentally" share wallet recovery phrases in the comments section, enticing others to attempt to steal USDT worth $8,000 from the wallets.However, these wallets are actually multi-signature wallets, and when the thieves pay TRX as gas fees in an attempt to transfer funds, these TRX are automatically transferred to another wallet controlled by the scammers. Since gas fees on most blockchains are less than $10, this scam primarily targets small-time thieves rather than large-scale operations.