Solana 'Validator Rewards' Giveaway

Impersonation + giveaway scam using a fake Solana Foundation account to solicit SOL for '2x rewards'.

Also known as: Solana Foundation Giveaway

Overview

A verified-looking account impersonating the Solana Foundation ran a "send 1 SOL get 2 SOL back" giveaway during a live-streamed event hijack. Funds sent were never returned.

People & entities involved

Cashio (CASH)RelatedTokensA Solana stablecoin drained of about $52.8M on March 23, 2022 via an 'infinite mint' bug: missing collateral-validation let an attacker mint ~2B CASH with worthless tokens, collapsing the peg to near zero. The attacker left a message saying small accounts were refunded.

Associated wallets

Solana · So1anaFakeGiveaway1111111111111111111111111 — Collection wallet

Sources (1)

Stream hijack giveaway scam — CryptoNews

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