# Avoiding Scams {% hint style="info" %} 99.9% of all scams can be avoided by **NEVER sharing your Private Key or Seed Phrase with anyone.** The only reason anyone will ever ask is to steal your money. Don't let them get it! {% endhint %} ## Impersonators A common method is to impersonate official accounts. Scammers will pretend to be BONKbot Moderators, BONKbot Support Accounts and even BONKbot Official Channels. To stay safe: * Ensure that you have found BONKbot through official sources. You can click the link here: . **There are fake bots which will ask you to deposit SOL**. They are NOT real * Scammers typically will DM you first. Official BONKbot Admins will never DM first, and will never ask you for your Private Key or Seed Phrase

This is a real bot.

All official BONKbots are listed here [Broken mention](broken://pages/asN7c5mXv1gwzLXUiY9b). Please check the username carefully otherwise you may get scammed. ### **FAKE BOTS BELOW**

All of these bots are FAKE!

*** ## Unauthorised Account Access * If scammers gain access to your accounts, they can often steal your money. Fortunately, BONKbot's Security Upgrade will keep you safe - [Broken mention](broken://pages/w6as1b9UnQ0WAP8Ml4kp). * However, you should still make sure you NEVER allow unauthorised access to your Telegram account (or any other account!). Only verify through official channels. *** ## Malicious Advertisements Malicious actors may utilize advertising on BONKbot to target user funds. Though **it is NOT possible for BONKbot user wallets to be drained directly from advertisements**, we've seen cases of users being tricked or social engineered into sending funds to bad actors. We at BONKbot do not have control over these ads, so we advise all users to exercise extreme caution when engaging with all external links presented in BONKbot ads. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.bonkbot.io/safety-and-security/avoiding-scams.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.