09-28-2022, 12:03 PM
I found fake Reddit Avatars being sold on OpenSea! Don't get scammed.
<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/xpzwnn/i_found_fake_reddit_avatars_being_sold_on_opensea/"> <img src="https://b.thumbs.redditmedia.com/NFcNBclcz50oORH7SRmvZlsRddLoBet5Du9kH8-7R4Q.jpg" alt="I found fake Reddit Avatars being sold on OpenSea! Don't get scammed." title="I found fake Reddit Avatars being sold on OpenSea! Don't get scammed." /> </a> </td><td> <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I was doing some casual browsing as one does on OpenSea, which led me to the Butterfly of Diamonds...which led me to one particular user selling avatar-looking NFTS! BE warned because they won't be the first ones. Other fakes must already be out there... </p> <p>Here is an example - spot the fake: </p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/gagukvd2diq91.png?width=1413&format=png&auto=webp&s=d932884159e1e88e24aaba7416ac2407946ab886">The Butterfly of Diamonds #406 is fake!</a></p> <p>The one on the left is fake (#406). Why? Because it doesn't have the blue check mark at the end showing it's from the official collection. Why is this important? Well for someone not knowing how OpenSea works/is trying to buy an NFT on the secondary market...if they don't catch that they could quickly be handing over money for a useless image. It looks so real! But it isn't due to there being no checkmark. </p> <p>This one butterfly is not an anomaly. Their wallet is littered with other official-looking avatars!</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/sr4tzfo6diq91.png?width=1798&format=png&auto=webp&s=35066d6e18cae72e971e5d081f5001524b1b14a7">Again the Cheeky Book and Classic Animation look innocent but are fakes due to no blue check marks!</a></p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/k9eva0bgdiq91.png?width=1811&format=png&auto=webp&s=97cc272b8b95cf88a0abbd8bb306b8938d9cf8d0">The Butterfly, Meme Team, & Mia are all good-looking fakes.</a></p> <p>Another way to verify an NFT belongs to an official Reddit collection is to look for the following:</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/zkbxbupudiq91.png?width=1342&format=png&auto=webp&s=ee5b4d41426085ff59ec31b2f9120d935d3d55fa">The collection title at the top will take you to the official Reddit collection page/has a blue check mark. Those cannot be faked.</a></p> <p>TLDR: with the explosion in popularity behind our beloved avatar NFTs there seem to be fakes and scammers creating them in an attempt to make a quick buck. Perhaps the metadata for those NFTs is not showing properly...but this user seems to have too many "fakes". </p> <p>BE WARNED! Reddit will need to work with OpeanSea to make sure others don't get harmed.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Roy_Playz"> /u/Roy_Playz </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/xpzwnn/i_found_fake_reddit_avatars_being_sold_on_opensea/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/xpzwnn/i_found_fake_reddit_avatars_being_sold_on_opensea/">[comments]</a></span> </td></tr></table>
<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/xpzwnn/i_found_fake_reddit_avatars_being_sold_on_opensea/"> <img src="https://b.thumbs.redditmedia.com/NFcNBclcz50oORH7SRmvZlsRddLoBet5Du9kH8-7R4Q.jpg" alt="I found fake Reddit Avatars being sold on OpenSea! Don't get scammed." title="I found fake Reddit Avatars being sold on OpenSea! Don't get scammed." /> </a> </td><td> <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I was doing some casual browsing as one does on OpenSea, which led me to the Butterfly of Diamonds...which led me to one particular user selling avatar-looking NFTS! BE warned because they won't be the first ones. Other fakes must already be out there... </p> <p>Here is an example - spot the fake: </p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/gagukvd2diq91.png?width=1413&format=png&auto=webp&s=d932884159e1e88e24aaba7416ac2407946ab886">The Butterfly of Diamonds #406 is fake!</a></p> <p>The one on the left is fake (#406). Why? Because it doesn't have the blue check mark at the end showing it's from the official collection. Why is this important? Well for someone not knowing how OpenSea works/is trying to buy an NFT on the secondary market...if they don't catch that they could quickly be handing over money for a useless image. It looks so real! But it isn't due to there being no checkmark. </p> <p>This one butterfly is not an anomaly. Their wallet is littered with other official-looking avatars!</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/sr4tzfo6diq91.png?width=1798&format=png&auto=webp&s=35066d6e18cae72e971e5d081f5001524b1b14a7">Again the Cheeky Book and Classic Animation look innocent but are fakes due to no blue check marks!</a></p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/k9eva0bgdiq91.png?width=1811&format=png&auto=webp&s=97cc272b8b95cf88a0abbd8bb306b8938d9cf8d0">The Butterfly, Meme Team, & Mia are all good-looking fakes.</a></p> <p>Another way to verify an NFT belongs to an official Reddit collection is to look for the following:</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/zkbxbupudiq91.png?width=1342&format=png&auto=webp&s=ee5b4d41426085ff59ec31b2f9120d935d3d55fa">The collection title at the top will take you to the official Reddit collection page/has a blue check mark. Those cannot be faked.</a></p> <p>TLDR: with the explosion in popularity behind our beloved avatar NFTs there seem to be fakes and scammers creating them in an attempt to make a quick buck. Perhaps the metadata for those NFTs is not showing properly...but this user seems to have too many "fakes". </p> <p>BE WARNED! Reddit will need to work with OpeanSea to make sure others don't get harmed.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Roy_Playz"> /u/Roy_Playz </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/xpzwnn/i_found_fake_reddit_avatars_being_sold_on_opensea/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/xpzwnn/i_found_fake_reddit_avatars_being_sold_on_opensea/">[comments]</a></span> </td></tr></table>