How to claim an airdrop without getting drained

The most dangerous week to be a crypto user is the week a big airdrop opens. Scammers buy search ads for '[token] claim', clone the official site, and drain every wallet that signs. The defense is boring and reliable: verify the URL, read what you sign, and never type your seed phrase anywhere.

Find the real claim site

Never search for a claim site. Get the URL from the project's official X account, Discord, or documentation, and check that the account announcing it is the one with the history, not a lookalike created last week. Airdropped.link lists the official claim link on every airdrop page in the directory, which is a second reference point if you're unsure.

Know what a claim should ask for

A legitimate claim asks you to connect a wallet, shows your allocation, and has you sign a claim transaction. It never asks for your seed phrase or private key, under any circumstances, on any page. It also shouldn't ask for payment beyond the network fee; treat any 'unlock fee' or 'verification deposit' as theft.

Before approving, read the simulation your wallet shows. Modern wallets preview what a transaction does. If a 'claim' wants approval to spend your USDC or transfer your NFTs, reject it.

Use a claim wallet if the stakes are high

For large allocations, claim from the eligible wallet but send tokens straight to a separate wallet that has never signed anything unusual. Hardware wallets help because signatures happen on the device. And check allocations by pasting your address on Airdropped.link first; checking eligibility this way requires no connection and no signature, so there's nothing to exploit.

Mind the deadline

Claim windows close. Pudgy Penguins gave 88 days; Jupiter's unclaimed tokens went back to the DAO. If you find an old allocation, check whether the window is still open on the airdrop's page before assuming the tokens are yours.

Check any wallet address against every airdrop in our directory. No wallet connection, nothing to sign.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I lose funds just by checking eligibility?

Not by pasting an address. Addresses are public information; anyone can look one up. Losses happen when you sign a malicious transaction or reveal a seed phrase. That's why Airdropped.link checks by address paste instead of wallet connection.

A site says I'm eligible for an airdrop I never heard of. Real?

Almost certainly not. Unsolicited eligibility for a project you never used is the standard drainer setup. Check whether the project exists, whether the drop is announced on its official channels, and whether the domain matches.

What if I already signed something suspicious?

Move remaining funds to a fresh wallet immediately, then revoke token approvals from the compromised one using a revoke tool. Assume the old wallet stays compromised and stop using it.

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