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Fake giveaways as an account-growth strategy

Fake giveaways as an account-growth strategy. Dated original source, with context and links.

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❗Fake Airdrops. Real Scammers. Same Old Strategy.❗

Retweet to protect others from falling for it.🤝

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A new and big wave of accounts is farming followers using fake #giveaways and #airdrops.
You already know - no one’s ever seeing a cent from these.

Instead, these are fresh #scammer accounts in the making. Once they’re big enough, they’ll either push their own scam or amplify someone else’s.
This growth tactic works — and closely mirrors strategies used by known #scam groups.

-$MASTR

#giveaway #airdrop

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