Free money or cryptocurrency
Technique in the Bait (B000) stage of the SC&MS ABCDEF lifecycle
Description
An offer of free money or cryptocurrency, distinct from a contest or giveaway.
Subtechniques
- B009.001Lottery or lotto winningsAn offer from a lottery winner to share proceeds, or a notice that the recipient has won a state lotto.
- B009.002Inheritance or estate beneficiaryA notification that the recipient is the beneficiary of an inheritance or estate.
- B009.003Cryptocurrency airdropAn airdrop offer from a new or forked cryptocurrency project claiming to distribute free tokens.
- B009.004Cash blessingAn offer from a supposedly generous person to bless the victim with cash.
- B009.005Government grant or stimulusAn offer of a government grant, stimulus check, or refund.
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How to cite
Plain text:
Narang, S. S. (2026). Free money or cryptocurrency (B009), in SC&MS: Scam Classification & Mapping System (Version 0.3). https://scams.dev/techniques/B009/BibTeX:
@misc{scms03_b009,
author = {Narang, Satnam Singh},
title = {{B009 Free money or cryptocurrency}, in SC\&MS: Scam Classification \& Mapping System},
year = {2026},
version = {0.3},
url = {https://scams.dev/techniques/B009/},
note = {A taxonomy for classifying scam techniques}
}