XRPL Safety
This is the survival page. It covers scams, fake tokens, phishing, bad habits, and the people you should stop listening to.
First Rule
If somebody wants your seed phrase, private key, or secret words, they are trying to take your wallet.
There is no valid exception to that.
Common Scam Types
- Fake support accounts
- Phishing websites
- Fake airdrops
- Fake token issuers
- Impersonators in replies and DMs
- Urgency-based pressure tactics
Red Flags
- Guaranteed returns
- Pressure to act fast
- Requests for wallet secrets
- Links sent through random DMs
- Accounts pretending to be official support
- Projects that cannot explain what they actually do
People To Unfollow
Bad information is a security risk too.
- Fantasy number accounts
- Engagement farmers
- People selling certainty instead of process
- People who never explain risk
- People who call everything a guaranteed winner
Practical Safety Moves
- Use a burner wallet for testing
- Use cold storage for serious holdings
- Double check URLs
- Do not approve things you do not understand
- Test small before moving big
- Slow down when someone wants urgency