Safety and scamsBeginner
QR code scams
A QR code on a poster, in an email or in a "support" chat that opens a fake site or a wallet request.
- What it means
- The link is hidden until you scan, and approving a request it opens can let the sender move your tokens.
- What to watch
- Codes you did not expect, the full address the code opens, and any request to connect a wallet or approve spending.
- How Compass-Alpha uses it
- Background only; not used in any figure on Compass-Alpha.
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