J33T has survived 16+ years without being scammed. Here's her wisdom — free of charge.
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BUNDLED SNIPING AT LAUNCH
The creator buys from multiple wallets simultaneously at launch (bundle tx), securing 20–90% of supply at the lowest price. Artificial pump follows, FOMO kicks in, you buy high — they sell. Use RugCheck.xyz or Flintr to detect bundles. Avoid the first 1–2 minutes after launch.
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WASH TRADING + VOLUME BOTS
The same wallets trade back and forth in tiny amounts (e.g. 0.01 SOL) to generate fake volume. The chart looks active, "huge interest" — everyone piles in. Check Dexscreener and Solscan: repeated txs between the same wallets, identical trade sizes, all new wallets = red flag.
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DEV WALLET > 5%
If the dev controls more than 5% of supply at launch, that's a dump waiting to happen. Check top holders on Birdeye or Solscan — if concentration is high or multiple wallets show the same transaction patterns, walk away.
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MINT & FREEZE AUTHORITY ACTIVE
Mint authority lets the dev print unlimited new tokens, diluting your bag. Freeze authority lets them freeze your tokens so you literally can't sell. Both should always be revoked. Check on Solscan — if either shows anything other than "None", skip immediately.
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CLONED TOKEN CONTRACTS
When a token hits Raydium, scammers clone the contract with the same name and logo but a different address. You send funds to the fake — low or no liquidity, money gone. Always verify the exact contract address from official channels only. Never click Telegram links blindly.
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COORDINATED SHILLING
Paid shillers, bot accounts and fake "influencers" push "next 100x" and "dev doxx later". Check follower accounts — created days ago, generic comments, zero real engagement. Real communities grow slowly. If it feels coordinated, it is.
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LIQUIDITY NOT BURNED
After Raydium listing, if LP is not burned or properly locked, the dev can remove liquidity at any time — price collapses instantly. Check LP status on Dexscreener. "Locked" via a contract the dev controls is not the same as burned. 93% of Raydium pools are soft rugs.
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YOUR ESSENTIAL TOOLKIT
RugCheck.xyz — bundle detection, authority checks. Birdeye.so — real holder distribution. Solscan.io — contract truth, mint/freeze authority. Dexscreener — LP status, volume, wallet concentration. Bubblemaps.io — visualise connected wallets.
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TIMING IS EVERYTHING
Never FOMO into the first minutes. Wait 10–30 minutes minimum, or until after Raydium listing. Take partial profits on pumps. Set a loss limit and stick to it. Size every position as if it could go to zero — because in 98.6% of cases, it does.
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ONLY INVEST WHAT YOU CAN LOSE
This is crypto. Even legit projects can go to zero. Even J33T could go to zero (she would be very sad about it). Never invest rent money. Never. Not even in $J33T.