A variation of a phishing scam has targeted the owners of Basic Attention (BAT (LON:BATS)) and Request Network (REQ). Reddit users noticed the scams were making the rounds on social media.

In the past, the phishing scams used the message that the user needed to check their Ethereum (ETH) balance. But with the proliferation of tokens, the message evolved, citing problems with the token’s smart contract.

In theory, tokens could be problematic, and a smart contract could have unpredictable behaviors. However, there is no need to share private keys with …

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