This year, Pushing Poop, or Digging For Doge, as some may know him, has suffered from a number of painful scam attacks, leading to several losses for him. But somehow, he acts like everything is cool on Twitter
Loosing Doodles, BAYC Other NFTs Worth Over $700k
During the first week of July 2023, the Twitter account of Gutter Cat Gang, an NFT collection, got compromised. A phishing link was posted promising an airdrop, and many lost money after clicking on the link and trying to claim the airdrop.
One of the several people who lost money was Pushing Poop. Here's how the scam worked: Similar to others anyway.
The scammers gain access to the Twitter account of notable people in CT who use only phone verification
They tweeted a link inviting people to claim some rewards or an airdrop
When users click, connect wallet and then sign a message, they gain access to the wallet
Then they proceed to empty whatever they can from that wallet
That's exactly what they did to Pushing Poop. He ended up losing over $700k worth of NFTs, which includes some BAYCs, MAYCs, Doodles, and others.
How 60 ETH Was Lost On Friend Tech
If you think scammers are not already on Friend Tech, you are wrong. Yes, it's a new platform, but these scammers can't just stop, eh? And guess who fell victim to another scam on this new platform—Pushing Poop!
A scammer bought his keys on Friend Tech and sent him a message saying "a charge has been requested for this account," and all he had to do was reply YES or NO.
He replied no, and he was told that a code had been sent to his phone number to confirm his choice. Truly, a code was sent. He copied the code and sent it to them. Here's how that made him lose 60 ETH worth of keys.
Your Twitter account is needed to create a Friend Tech profile. Pushing Poop uses only SMS verification for his Twitter account. I think you're getting the connection now.
To gain access to his Friend Tech, the scammers needed access to his Twitter account
They tried to login into his account through SMS verification
They told him a code will be sent for a different purpose
He copied the code and sent to them
They gained access to his Twitter account
They proceeded to sell all his keys and the keys of others he was holding, leading to a loss for those who held his keys and the keys of those he held.
What's The Lesson?
This cannot be overemphasized enough: Set two-factor verification for your Twitter account and every other account you have. It's much more difficult to gain access to your account that way
Also, use common sense when you see a link promising rewards. Even if it's coming from an influencer you know, you need to test the practicality of what you just saw.
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