Les escrocs de MetaMask semparent des sites Web gouvernementaux pour cibler les investisseurs en cryptographie
Crypto scams targeting MetaMask users are using government-owned website URLs to con victims and access their crypto wallet holdings.ăăEthereum-based crypto wallet MetaMask has been a long-standing target for scammers â which involves redirecting unwary users to fabricated websites that request access to the MetaMask wallets. Cointelegraphs investigation on the matter found numerous government-owned websites being used to perpetrate this exact scam.ăăOfficial government websites from India, Nigeria, Egypt, Colombia, Brazil, Vietnam and other jurisdictions have been found redirecting to fake MetaMask websites, as shown below.ăăCointelegraph alerted MetaMask about the ongoing scams and received an immediate acknowledgment. According to the MetaMask security team, Web3s incredible growth potential makes the ecosystem attractive for scammers and thieves.ăăOnce a user clicks on any of the rogue links placed within the government website URLs, they are redirected to a fake URL instead of the original URL âMetaMask.io.â Once accessed, Microsofts built-in security â Microsoft Defender â warns users about a possible phishing attempt.ăăIf users ignore the warning, they are greeted by a website resembling the official MetaMask website. The fake websites will eventually ask the users to link their MetaMask wallets to access various services on the platform.ăăThe above screenshot shows the similarity between the real









