Key Takeaways:
- Animoca Brands issued a scam alert today regarding a new ERC-20 token called “Animoca Brands Metaverse” on Uniswap V2.
- Animoca Brands Metaverse falsely claims to be associated with Animoca Brands and uses the symbol “Animoca.”
Animoca Brands issued a scam alert today regarding a new ERC-20 token called “Animoca Brands Metaverse” on Uniswap V2. Animoca Brands Metaverse falsely claims to be associated with Animoca Brands and uses the symbol “Animoca.” Animoca Brands wishes to highlight that this token is not at all related to the company.
The Etherscan entry of the fraudulent token can be viewed here. Animoca Brands strongly advise the public to avoid this fraudulent token and any associated activities related to it such as social media and messaging apps. They further noted that people should not interact in any way with this token or the scammers behind it.
Animoca Brands has advised people if they have already received or purchased some of these tokens, consider switching to a new wallet right away to reduce the risk of being targeted in future scams.
The legitimate products and activities of Animoca Brands can be viewed on the company’s website. People can visit their website to know about the activities such as sales and launches. All the information regarding sale and launches are communicated on the announcement page of the website.
Animoca Brands further said if anyone is in doubt about an offer, do not buy and instead email them about your query.
The company wishes to emphasize that Animoca Brands and its operated projects will never directly reach out to individuals to arrange sales of tokens. Animoca Brands reserves the right to take appropriate legal action against the fake token’s operators for copyright infringement, impersonation, and misrepresentation, as well as against organisations and individuals who allow the fraudulent token to continue making false claims.
