05 / fake pairs and other predators
The swamp has copies of me. They bite.
pons says it plainly in their own risk notes: anyone can create a launch with any name, any symbol, and any image, including ones built to imitate a project that already exists. There is no verification badge to look for and no vetting queue behind the scenes. Their advice is the whole of this section. Always check the token address, because it is the only identifier that cannot be copied.
critical · impersonation
The copy with my face on it
Same name, same picture, same tagline, different contract. Launching one costs almost nothing, takes a minute, and needs no permission from anybody. The name and the artwork are free to steal. The address is not.
check: does the token page url end in the address printed on this page? if it does not, close the tab.
critical · honeypot
The token you can buy but never sell
An active pattern on this chain. The contract happily takes your ETH, then blocks the sell, or taxes it down to nothing, or only lets certain wallets out. The chart looks perfect because nobody in it has ever been allowed to leave.
check: read the verified source on the explorer. a blacklist, a pause switch, or an owner who can change the tax later are all visible in it.
critical · drainer
The unlimited approval
The EVM speciality. A page asks for an approval instead of a trade, sets the amount to unlimited, and takes nothing that day. Weeks later the contract you approved empties that token out of your wallet, and the signature it uses is the one you already gave.
rule: edit every approval down to the amount you are spending. unlimited has no expiry date.
critical · fabrication
The Robinhood Chain airdrop
There is no Robinhood Chain token. Gas is paid in ETH and the chain never issued a coin of its own, so there is no allocation, no claim page, and no snapshot you missed. Every version of this offer is fabricated from the first word.
rule: a claim page for a token that does not exist is a claim page for your wallet.
critical · fabrication
The Proof of Blob claim page
A page, a bot or a stranger says a round has paid out and you need to connect, sign, or cover gas to receive your share. Proof of Blob pushes shares into wallets. There is no claim page, no claim button, no signature and no fee to receive, and there never will be.
rule: a share you have to claim is not a share. it is bait with the toad's face on it.
high · social
The helpful stranger
Minutes after you post a question, someone friendly arrives in your inbox. They have the right avatar, an almost right handle, and a very urgent fix that starts with a link or a phrase.
rule: nobody from this project will ever message you first. support happens in public or not at all.
high · phishing
The lookalike domain
One letter dropped, one word added, one ending swapped. The page is a pixel perfect copy that asks you to sign something described as a connection or a claim. There is exactly one official launchpad domain, and it is www.ponsfamily.com.
rule: read the domain out loud before signing. bookmarks beat memory, every single time.
medium · pressure
The fake deadline
Presale closing, allocation expiring, bonus ending in nine minutes. Urgency exists to stop you verifying. There was never a presale here and there never will be, and the opening seconds of any pons launch are taxed so heavily that racing them loses money on purpose.
rule: any countdown that wants your money is a countdown to your regret.
medium · impersonation
The mirrored channel
A group with the same name, same banner, and a bot pinning a different contract address. Member counts are inflated with bought accounts, and admins ban anyone who asks questions.
rule: reach channels only through links on this site. never through search results.