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In February, we had several entries concerning scams related to crypto wallets. These scams utilized YouTube comments, but they also occurred on various other platforms and messaging apps, not solely on YouTube [1]. The fraudulent scheme was rather intricate: The perpetrator shared the secret key to their crypto wallet. Typically, this would jeopardize their crypto wallet, making it susceptible to being drained. However, the wallet they employed had a unique feature: A secondary key was necessary. The scammer relied on the victim covering the transaction fee, which the scammer would then claim, before trying to extract the funds.


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