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Exit scam

In shortA fraud in which the people running a project or platform disappear with users' funds.

Exit scams range from anonymous memecoin rug pulls to whole platforms that stop withdrawals and vanish. Promised "guaranteed" returns are the most common warning sign.

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Related terms

  • Rug pullWhen a project's creators suddenly take the investors' money and disappear.
  • Ponzi schemeA fraud that pays earlier investors with money from new investors, not from real profits.
  • Pig butchering scamA long con where a scammer builds a friendship or romance online, then lures the victim into a fake crypto investment platform.

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  • Exploit (hack)
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