[DigitalToday reporter Yoonseo Lee] An analysis found that fraudulent posts on X (formerly Twitter) targeting the XRP community totalled about 11.5 million over the past 30 days.

Blockchain outlet The Crypto Basic reported on Nov. 11 that Vet, an XRP Ledger (XRPL) validator, released the estimate after analysing X API data.

A common tactic is to lure users to phishing sites with promises of free XRP, rewards or token allocations, or to induce approval of malicious transactions. Such scams targeting XRP holders have been flagged for warnings several times this year.

David Schwartz (데이비드 슈워츠), Ripple's former chief technology officer, urged caution in May, saying cases of fake XRP airdrops and giveaway scams were surging and advising users to be especially wary of reward offers that arrive without prior notice. Wietse Wind (위트세 윈드), founder of Xaman, has also warned about fake wallet apps and non-existent XRP airdrops.

There have also been cases of actual losses. In June, an XRP holder lost 14,646 XRP after approving a transaction disguised as a confirmation message and being tricked by a payment request tied to a fake reward. The scammers were reported to have used copycat accounts, malicious domains and impersonation tactics together.

Scams have used not only new spam accounts but also hijacked official accounts. In October, the X account of Ireland's national police, with about 300,000 followers, was hacked and used to promote a fake XRP and Xaman airdrop. Vet also noted that large accounts could be stolen or sold and then used as phishing tools.

Warnings say users should not judge the authenticity of reward offers based only on follower counts or verification badges. Caution is especially needed if someone asks users to send XRP first to receive more XRP, or demands submission of a private key or approval of a wallet transaction with unclear details.

The problem is not limited to XRP. In a follow-up response, Vet said similar scam comments are posted on Ethereum- and Solana-related posts, describing it as an industry-wide issue in the cryptocurrency sector.

The estimate showed how widely scam content targeting the XRP holder community is being circulated. It also highlighted that exploiting existing trust mechanisms, such as hijacking verified accounts and pushing wallet approvals, shows user protection is a challenge that goes beyond simply blocking spam.

Doing some X analytics with their API. In the last 30 days about 11.5 million (!!) posts were made targeting specifically the XRP community to scam them with reward and airdrop promises.