Oddbean new post about login | logout Bitrace warns of new crypto scam using QR codes According to a social media post by blockchain analysis firm Bitrace, scanning the wrong QR code could drain users’ wallets. https://yakihonne.s3.ap-east-1.amazonaws.com/953281df0361f1a7ff836841c2b978b8d606b035e7d07b8d148c72e50b4d78a7/files/1717847719821-YAKIHONNES3.jpg
According to Bitrace, the scam follows a specific pattern. First, the scammer proposes that the user swap tokens over-the-counter — through a wallet-to-wallet transfer rather than an exchange — and offers an exchange rate that beats the market.
The scam typically begins with the scammer making a small payment in USDT to the victim, which is intended to build trust. Following this, the scammer invites the user to participate in a "small repayment test." This involves scanning a QR code that leads to a third-party website
