- Blur is the current king of NFT marketplaces, having displaced OpenSea.
- After Blur NFT Marketplace announced its airdrop programme, several fake websites emerged.
- These fake websites have scammed users approximately $300,000.
TrustCheck, an extension for your browser that scans Ethereum-based transactions for threats and stops them in the tracks, revealed that over $300,000 has been stolen from unsuspecting users by fake websites pretending to be Blur drop websites.
These scammers have connected their crypto wallets with malicious wallets. One of the malicious URLs appears to have been linked to a notorious phishing address, which has so far stolen more than $300,000.
Blur Airdrop
Blur NFT marketplace platform, which is actually new in the NFT marketplace market, has quickly risen to the top after removing OpenSea NFT marketplace from the market and forcing it into implementing 0% fees for a limited time.
Blur has had a boom in user numbers and trading volume buoyed by the platform’s three-phase BLUR token airdrop incentive scheme.
Blur launched its first airdrop, awarding BLUR tokens for anyone who traded NFTs on Ethereum in the six months prior to the launch of Blur’s platform in October 2022. The second airdrop granted BLUR tokens as a reward to traders who traded NFTs on Ethereum before December 6. The third airdrop, currently ongoing, aims to award BLUR tokens depending on user activity on the platform.
Blur began distributing 10% from its total BLUR to token supply to users through Airdrops based their trading activity, starting February 15, 2023.
Airdrop frauds involving BLUR
Scammers took advantage of the BLUR tokens airdrop program to increase demand. They promoted fake BLUR airdrop links to dangerous websites.
TrustCheck has shared data that shows 24 scam websites were involved in this scheme. However, some websites remain functional. NFT users are warned to be careful when connecting wallets to websites especially if it’s a case of the BLUR airdrop.
