Prepare For A Week Of Scams: Fake Otherside Accounts Spring Up

As the Bored Ape Yacht Club Otherside release closes in, multiple fake Otherside accounts emerge on Twitter. BAYC members and fans should buckle up for this week of scams.

Fake Otherside Accounts Spring Up on Twitter

Since the rise of NFTs, the space has been flooded with hacks and scams. Obviously, NFT holders falling for scam Discord links or fake verified accounts is nothing new. However, it is a prominent example of a blue-chip NFT project subject to hacks and scams.

“BE CAREFUL THIS WEEK! I can’t even find the actual Otherside account by searching on twitter. There are multiple fake accounts and some are verified,” tweeted NFT artist and Twitter user taylor.wtf.

Some fake Otherside Twitter accounts even have as many as 66k followers, making it easier to scam NFT holder. For those new to the NFT space, it is very easy to fall for these phishing attacks.

A Week of Scams For BAYC Otherside

Not long ago, hackers took control of the Bored Ape Yacht Club Instagram account, sending out an unofficial “mint” link. Furthermore, the scammers stole about 91 NFTs with over $2.8 million in estimated total value. 

The fake BAYC Otherside Twitter accounts follow a wave of Twitter scams using hijacked verified Twitter accounts. Moreover, the Twitter scams previously generated from ApeCoin have since spread to other collections like Moonbirds and Azuki.

On the bright side, the series of hacks and phishing attacks don’t seem to affect the Otherside mint. In fact, the official Otherside Twitter handle has posted further updates about the upcoming Otherside mint process.