MetaMask, one of the most used wallets within Ethereum and other networks, launches new support for victims of scams. It does this together with the security firm, Assets Reality.
The ad It was released yesterday, May 26, by Consensys, MetaMask developer company.
The support, according to the statement, will be completely free for all users of the aforementioned wallet who are victims of scams. About the coverage offered, this will guide the victims on the steps to follow to recover the funds.
Through this partnership, MetaMask and Asset Reality will help scam victims recover their digital assets whenever possible. This support will be available to all MetaMask users worldwide who have been victims of scams.
Consensys, Metamask developer company.
According to the statement, the purpose of this association is to provide a helping handas “victims of scams often have a hard time getting enough resources and attention from law enforcement.”
Although the advice will be free, in case of reaching the judicial instance, the people must cover the pertinent costs. However, MetaMask and Asset Reality will collaborate to “join forces” with other victims, and thus make the collective causes prosper.
Through this industry-leading partnership with Asset Reality, ConsenSys and MetaMask want to enable victims to come together, build cases against these scam operations, and bring them to justice.
Dan Finlay, co-founder of Metamask.
Those interested in accessing this new tool in MetaMask need to contact technical support from the Web. There, a specialized team will guide you step by step on what to do.
Asset Reality is a firm dedicated to the investigation, management and recovery of crypto assets, whose tools range from financial advice to legal services.
MetaMask for scam prevention
MetaMask has always shown its willingness to protect its users from scams. Since its inception, the wallet, in addition to serving for the administration of funds, has prevention services on sites phishing.
When a user enters a potentially malicious site, the wallet extension will give them a preventive alert that a possible vulnerability has been detected, and that their cryptocurrencies may be compromised.
This does not exempt Metamask users from being victims of scams. A recent case, reported by CriptoNoticias, was that of a token that was sent to MetaMask wallet addresses.
This had to be claimed within a website and its value supposedly exceeded USD 80 thousand in ETH.
At the time of claiming the prize, the wallet interface was opened, and unsuspecting users unknowingly signed a contract that sent all the crypto assets of the wallet to the attacker. Because of this, the recommendation is never to trust unknown or disreputable websites.