Shytoshi Kusama Explains How to Avoid Shiba Inu - Shibarium Scams

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Shytoshi Kusama has commented on a post about a Shibarium-related scam that was shared on Twitter.

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Scammers are using his name to promote fraudulent offers targeted at the Shiba Inu army, such as "Shibarium OG NFTs."

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Kusama advised users to do their own research (DYOR) to avoid falling for these scams.

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Kusama provided a tip on how to tell his real Twitter account from fake ones: the real account has a blue verification check.

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The scam account had an extra letter "s" in the name - Shytoshi K-s-usama - and a much smaller amount of subscribers (13,700).

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Kusama's real Twitter account has over 901,700 followers.

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The latest Medium article by Kusama revealed that the long-awaited Layer 2 blockchain Shibarium beta will be released for public testing this week.

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Shibarium promises fast and seamless transfers of crypto, low transaction fees, and better security.

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Developers will be able to build their projects on Shibarium, including smart contracts, DeFi, and NFTs.

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