Crypto Scammers Exploit Twitter Loophole to Impersonate Top Accounts in Elaborate Fraud Schemes
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Cryptocurrency scammers are abusing a Twitter redirect "feature" to impersonate high-profile crypto accounts like Binance and promote scams.
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The feature allows you to modify a tweet's URL to have any account name, while still showing the original tweet based on its ID.
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Scammers make tweets look like they're from legit accounts, promoting fake crypto giveaways, wallet-draining sites, and pump-and-dump Discords.
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An example showed a fake zkSync tweet promoting a crypto "drainer" site that steals assets when you connect your wallet.
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Users should check the account name in URLs and address bars before clicking links to ensure they haven't been unwittingly redirected.