XRP Community Hit With Scam Warning

XRP Ledger developer and Xaman founder Wietse Wind has renewed a warning to $XRP users as scammers continue to target the wallet's brand with increasing aggression.

Fake Wallets and Airdrops Flood Social Media

More than 20 scam X accounts and 10 fake domains now appear daily, Wind said. His latest post confirmed that fake Xaman accounts and websites continue to promote a desktop wallet and airdrop that do not exist.

The tricksters are promoting fake "desktop wallets," despite Xaman being a strictly mobile application. Some fraudulent projects are also promising free tokens in exchange for users' secret keys. The most common pattern involves impersonation accounts posing as well-known XRPL developers or ecosystem projects, copying profile photos and display names before directing users to claim a reward or connect a wallet to a third-party site. Once a user signs the transaction, the wallet can be drained.

The warning follows a similar alert from Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz earlier in May, who said fake airdrops, giveaways, and impersonators had increased sharply across the XRP Ledger community and that any such posts on social media are likely scams. Schwartz also highlighted a rise in impersonation accounts targeting Ripple officials, including himself.

What Users Should Do

The official Xaman wallet operates exclusively as a mobile application, and XRPL Labs does not send unsolicited emails or out-of-app support messages. All genuine assistance is provided directly within the mobile application.

Wind stressed that funds will stay safe if users avoid approving unknown transactions or sharing their keys. The official wallet account has also urged users not to click links, respond to DMs, or connect wallets to unknown websites.

On public ledgers, funds generally cannot be recovered once transferred, making user vigilance the primary line of defence.

Sources:
crypto.news: XRP users warned as fake Xaman airdrop scams spread
U.Today: XRPL Developer Repeats Crucial Warning to XRP Community
CryptoPotato: Wallet Founder Warns of Coordinated Scam Targeting XRPL Users