Rare Bears Scam Account - Revision history

Azoundria: Another 30 minutes complete. Additional external sources merged in. Added start to technical analysis, and clearly differentiated it from the separate Discord breach incident.

2023-12-08T19:59:18Z

Another 30 minutes complete. Additional external sources merged in. Added start to technical analysis, and clearly differentiated it from the separate Discord breach incident.

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	{{Case Study Under Construction}}[[File:Rarebearsnft.jpg\|thumb\|Rare Bears]]The Rare Bears NFTs are a set of NFT bears made by a New Zealand artist Enox. A scam account was ~~posting some~~ links ~~and~~ successfully scammed at least one user out of $2k worth of assets.		{{Case Study Under Construction}}[[File:Rarebearsnft.jpg\|thumb\|Rare Bears Logo/Homepage]]The Rare Bears NFTs are a set of NFT bears made by a New Zealand artist nicknamed Enox. A scam account was created on Twitter and posted links to a fake minting website, claiming to allow users to mint Rare Bears NFTs. They successfully scammed at least one user out of $2k worth of assets.

	== About Rare Bears ==		== About Rare Bears ==
	Rare Bears are an NFT collection of 2,347 unique digital NFTs created by Iain Spanhake, an NFT artist from New Zealand commonly referred to as "Enox"<ref name="opensea-8508" /><ref name="opensea-10552" />. The first minting of the collection was launched on March 12th, 2022<ref name="bearsraretwitter-10559" /><ref name="rarebearsnft-8507" />. Rare Bears describes their NFTs in detail on their website<ref name="rarebearsnft-8507" /> and OpenSea<ref name="opensea-8508" />.<blockquote>"The Rare Bears are taking over. They’re cute and sweet, but tough and street. The Bears have a cool retro vibe mixed with a futuristic cyber tone. They’re all about street art, graffiti, music, tech, fashion, and a few old-school video games. They’re down to cuddle once in a while, but if you cross a Bear it’s bad news. The Rare Bears are your ticket into the BearVerse with the most vibrant community around. More NFTs will drop, collabs will happen and more mediums will be explored. We’re bearly getting started."</blockquote>On April 5th, 2022, an announcement appeared on the Rare Bears Discord channel<ref name="bearsraretwitter-10405" />.<blockquote>"We are planning to expand all the way around the world, while doing so we will need you to follow us through this ride, you are now able to obtain our rarest bears early with a presale now available. Goodluck bears." "PRESALE IS LIVE NOW!"</blockquote>		Rare Bears are an NFT collection of 2,347 unique digital NFTs created by Iain Spanhake, an NFT artist from New Zealand commonly referred to as "Enox"<ref name="opensea-8508" /><ref name="opensea-10552" />. The first minting of the collection was launched on March 12th, 2022<ref name="bearsraretwitter-10559" /><ref name="rarebearsnft-8507" />. Rare Bears describes their NFTs in detail on their website<ref name="rarebearsnft-8507" /><ref name=":1">[https://rarebearsnft.com/ Rare Bears NFT Homepage] (Dec 8, 2023)</ref> and OpenSea<ref name="opensea-8508" />.<blockquote>"The Rare Bears are taking over. They’re cute and sweet, but tough and street. The Bears have a cool retro vibe mixed with a futuristic cyber tone. They’re all about street art, graffiti, music, tech, fashion, and a few old-school video games. They’re down to cuddle once in a while, but if you cross a Bear it’s bad news. The Rare Bears are your ticket into the BearVerse with the most vibrant community around. More NFTs will drop, collabs will happen and more mediums will be explored. We’re bearly getting started."</blockquote>On April 5th, 2022, an announcement appeared on the Rare Bears Discord channel<ref name="bearsraretwitter-10405" /><ref name=":2">[https://web.archive.org/web/20220405062415/https://twitter.com/EnoxxArt/status/1511228080806793218 "EnoxxArt" - "we plan to expand all the way around the world, while doing so we will need you to follow us through this ride, you are now able to obtain our rarest bears early with a presale now available" - Twitter Archive April 5th, 2022 12:24:15 AM MDT] (Dec 8, 2023)</ref>.<blockquote>"We are planning to expand all the way around the world, while doing so we will need you to follow us through this ride, you are now able to obtain our rarest bears early with a presale now available. Goodluck bears." "PRESALE IS LIVE NOW!"</blockquote>Users were invited to visit rarebears.org to mint Rare Bears for 0.12 ETH as part of an exclusive presale<ref name="bearsraretwitter-10405" />.

			Website:<ref name=":1" />

			Twitter:<ref name=":3">[https://twitter.com/BearsRare Rare Bears Twitter] (Dec 8, 2023)</ref>

			LinkTree:<ref name=":4">[https://linktr.ee/rarebears Rare Bears Linktree] (Dec 8, 2023)</ref>

	== The Reality ==		== The Reality ==
	The announcement was not a real mint and was posted by phishing scammers.		The announcement was not a real mint and was posted by phishing scammers on a separate Twitter account. The actual website of the Rare Bears NFT project is rarebearsnft.com<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":1" />.

			Holders of Rare Bears were no strangers to phishing attacks. In fact, the Rare Bears Discord channel had recently been breached a month prior<ref name=":5">[https://cointelegraph.com/news/rare-bears-discord-phishing-attack-nabs-800k-in-nfts Rare Bears Discord phishing attack nabs $800K in NFTs - CoinTelegraph] (Jun 21, 2023)</ref><ref name=":6">[https://www.theblock.co/post/138250/hacker-steals-790000-of-nfts-and-crypto-from-owners-of-rare-bears Hacker steals $790,000 of NFTs and crypto from owners of Rare Bears - TheBlock] (Jun 21, 2023)</ref><ref name=":0">[https://mpost.io/rare-bears-nft-discord-hack/ Rare Bears NFT Discord Hack: Almost $800,000 Worth of NFTs Stolen - Metaverse Post] (Jun 21, 2023)</ref>, which was shortly after the project release. That breach was widely reported, with losses estimated to be between $790k and $800k.

	== What Happened ==		== What Happened ==
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	\|The first Rare Bears NFT collection is released for minting<ref name="bearsraretwitter-10559" /><ref name="rarebearsnft-8507" />.		\|The first Rare Bears NFT collection is released for minting<ref name="bearsraretwitter-10559" /><ref name="rarebearsnft-8507" />.
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	\|March ~~21st~~, 2022 9:59:47 PM MDT		\|March 17th, 2022 11:21:05 PM MDT
	\|~~MetaVerse Post Article~~		\|Previous Discord Breach
	\|~~The situation~~ is ~~reported in the MetaVerse post article~~<ref name=":0">~~[https~~://~~mpost~~.~~io/rare-bears-nft-discord-hack/~~ Rare Bears ~~NFT~~ Discord ~~Hack: Almost~~ $~~800,000 Worth~~ of NFTs ~~Stolen~~ - ~~Metaverse~~ Post~~] (Jun 21, 2023)~~</~~ref~~>.		\|An unrelated Discord breach happens, and is published on CoinTelegraph<ref name=":5" />, The Block<ref name=":6" />, and later Metaverse<ref name=":0" />. Users are reported to [[Rare Bears Discord Attack\|lose over $800k worth of NFTs in this separate attack]].
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			\|April 4th, 2022 11:23:00 AM MDT
			\|Initial Post From EnoxxArt
			\|The Twitter phishing account EnoxxArt posts to announce the Rare Bears expansion plans<ref name=":2" />.
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	\|April 5th, 2022 12:43:00 AM		\|April 5th, 2022 12:43:00 AM
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	\|April 12th, 2022 4:45:00 PM MDT		\|April 12th, 2022 4:45:00 PM MDT
	\|Hiring ~~Shane~~		\|Hiring Social Media Outreach
	\|The RareBears ream announces the hiring of Shane, a lawyer from Singapore, to look after "Discord management/communications and social media outreach"<ref name="bearsraretwitter-10409" />.		\|The RareBears ream announces the hiring of Shane, a lawyer from Singapore, to look after "Discord management/communications and social media outreach"<ref name="bearsraretwitter-10409" />.
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	== Technical Details ==		== Technical Details ==
	~~TBD~~		The attack involved the registration and usage of a rarebears.org domain name and multiple fake Twitter accounts.

			=== EnoxxArt Twitter Handle ===
			EnoxxArt<ref name="bearsraretwitter-10405" /> is a misspelling of the EnoxArt Twitter handle which belongs to Enox, who created the Rare Bears NFT art.

			The account posted several times<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web//https://twitter.com/enoxxart EnoxxArt Twitter Posts - Internet Archive] (Dec 8, 2023)</ref>.

			=== Valuable Domain Name ===
			It appears that the attackers were successful due to the registration of a valuable and short rarebears.org<ref name="bearsraretwitter-10405" /> domain name. The Rare Bears website is actually located at rarebearsnft.com<ref name=":4" />. This website URL is only published through the project's linktree page<ref name=":4" />, which many users may not interact with.

			=== The Final Post ===

	== Total Amount Lost ==		== Total Amount Lost ==
	At least $2k of losses were reported by Twitter user @lord_IY<ref name="lordiytwitter-10553" />:<blockquote>"[S]ad. 2k fallen victims already[.]"</blockquote>		At least $2k of losses were reported by Twitter user @lord_IY<ref name="lordiytwitter-10553" />:<blockquote>"[S]ad. 2k fallen victims already[.]"</blockquote>
	The total amount lost has been estimated at $2,000 USD.		The total amount lost has been estimated at $2,000 USD.

	Losses are reported as $790k - $800k<ref name=":0" /><ref>https://www.theblock.co/post/138250/hacker-steals-790000-of-nfts-and-crypto-from-owners-of-rare-bears (Jun 21, 2023)</ref><ref>https://cointelegraph.com/news/rare-bears-discord-phishing-attack-nabs-800k-in-nfts (Jun 21, 2023)</ref> TBD incorporate.

	== Immediate Reactions ==		== Immediate Reactions ==
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	== Ultimate Outcome ==		== Ultimate Outcome ==
	The RareBears team hired Shane specifically to help with their Discord management<ref name="bearsraretwitter-10409" />.<blockquote>"We are SO excited to have Shane @lunnietunesNFT as part of the Rare Bears team. He is a lawyer based in Singapore, with a background in law and communications. He looks after Discord management/communications and social media outreach. Let's all welcome him to the #BearFam!"</blockquote>		The RareBears team hired Shane specifically to help with their Discord management<ref name="bearsraretwitter-10409" />.<blockquote>"We are SO excited to have Shane @lunnietunesNFT as part of the Rare Bears team. He is a lawyer based in Singapore, with a background in law and communications. He looks after Discord management/communications and social media outreach. Let's all welcome him to the #BearFam!"</blockquote>The EnoxxArt account appears to have been suspended<ref>[https://twitter.com/enoxxart EnoxxArt Twitter Account (Suspended)] (Dec 8, 2023)</ref>.

	== Total Amount Recovered ==		== Total Amount Recovered ==
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	== Ongoing Developments ==		== Ongoing Developments ==
	The RareBears team hired a new team member named Shane ~~specifically~~ to help with their social media management on April 12th<ref name="bearsraretwitter-10409" />.<blockquote>"We are SO excited to have Shane @lunnietunesNFT as part of the Rare Bears team. He is a lawyer based in Singapore, with a background in law and communications. He looks after Discord management/communications and social media outreach. Let's all welcome him to the #BearFam!"</blockquote>The team also posted a new roadmap on April 16th<ref name="bearsraretwitter-10407" /><ref name="bearsraretwitter-10408" />:<blockquote>"We're coming back stronger than ever. If you haven't seen our Roadmap 2.0 here's a few highlights. new leadership. new utility & holder perks. utility token ecosystem. holders only merch. Factions. Mare Bears. We are excited!"</blockquote>They've also been posting encouragement to their community such as the following<ref name="bearsraretwitter-10406" />:<blockquote>"As a community, we've been through the ringer. We've gone through what could be any other project's worst nightmare. But we've risen to meet adversity and emerged on the other side stronger, more fired up, & with more conviction than ever! Don't bet against the bears."</blockquote>		The RareBears team hired a new team member named Shane to help with their social media management on April 12th<ref name="bearsraretwitter-10409" />.<blockquote>"We are SO excited to have Shane @lunnietunesNFT as part of the Rare Bears team. He is a lawyer based in Singapore, with a background in law and communications. He looks after Discord management/communications and social media outreach. Let's all welcome him to the #BearFam!"</blockquote>The team also posted a new roadmap on April 16th<ref name="bearsraretwitter-10407" /><ref name="bearsraretwitter-10408" />:<blockquote>"We're coming back stronger than ever. If you haven't seen our Roadmap 2.0 here's a few highlights. new leadership. new utility & holder perks. utility token ecosystem. holders only merch. Factions. Mare Bears. We are excited!"</blockquote>They've also been posting encouragement to their community such as the following<ref name="bearsraretwitter-10406" />:<blockquote>"As a community, we've been through the ringer. We've gone through what could be any other project's worst nightmare. But we've risen to meet adversity and emerged on the other side stronger, more fired up, & with more conviction than ever! Don't bet against the bears."</blockquote>
	==Individual Prevention Policies==		==Individual Prevention Policies==
	Users should be careful to ensure that all minting links come from the official team behind a project.		Users should be careful to ensure that all minting links come from the official team behind a project.

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2023-06-21T17:06:19Z

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	{{Imported Case Study With About\|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/rarebearsscamaccount.php}}		{{Imported Case Study With About\|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/rarebearsscamaccount.php}}
	~~{{Unattributed Sources}}~~

	[[File:Rarebearsnft.jpg\|thumb\|Rare Bears]]The Rare Bears NFTs are a set of NFT bears made by a New Zealand artist Enox. A scam account was posting some links and successfully scammed at least one user out of $2k worth of assets.		[[File:Rarebearsnft.jpg\|thumb\|Rare Bears]]The Rare Bears NFTs are a set of NFT bears made by a New Zealand artist Enox. A scam account was posting some links and successfully scammed at least one user out of $2k worth of assets.
	~~<ref name="mintalytics-8509" />~~

	== About Rare Bears ==		== About Rare Bears ==
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	<ref name="opensea-8508">[https://opensea.io/collection/rarebearsnft-official Rare Bears NFT Collection - OpenSea] (Jul 14, 2022)</ref>		<ref name="opensea-8508">[https://opensea.io/collection/rarebearsnft-official Rare Bears NFT Collection - OpenSea] (Jul 14, 2022)</ref>

	~~<ref name="mintalytics-8509">[https://mintalytics.com/collection/rarebearsnft-official/ Rare Bears Nft - Official (RAREBEARS) Charts & Data \| Mintalytics] (Jul 14, 2022)</ref>~~

	<ref name="opensea-10552">[https://opensea.io/assets/matic/0x2953399124f0cbb46d2cbacd8a89cf0599974963/56144700689644350180899240544937895920675956438542393869705654108823807328257 Matic Asset With Enox Information - OpenSea] (Feb 8, 2023)</ref>		<ref name="opensea-10552">[https://opensea.io/assets/matic/0x2953399124f0cbb46d2cbacd8a89cf0599974963/56144700689644350180899240544937895920675956438542393869705654108823807328257 Matic Asset With Enox Information - OpenSea] (Feb 8, 2023)</ref>

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	!Description		!Description
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	\|~~Mar 12~~, 2022 8:46 AM		\|March 12th, 2022 8:46 AM
	\|Rare Bears Launch		\|Rare Bears Launch
	\|The first Rare Bears NFT collection is released for minting<ref name=":1" /><ref name="rarebearsnftwebsite" />.		\|The first Rare Bears NFT collection is released for minting<ref name=":1" /><ref name="rarebearsnftwebsite" />.

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	~~{{Imported Case Study\|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/rarebearsscamaccount.php}}~~

	[[File:Rarebearsnft.jpg\|thumb\|Rare Bears]]The Rare Bears NFTs are a set of NFT bears made by a New Zealand artist Enox. A scam account was posting some links and successfully scammed at least one user out of $2k worth of assets.		[[File:Rarebearsnft.jpg\|thumb\|Rare Bears]]The Rare Bears NFTs are a set of NFT bears made by a New Zealand artist Enox. A scam account was posting some links and successfully scammed at least one user out of $2k worth of assets.

	== About Rare Bears ==		== About Rare Bears ==
	Rare Bears are an NFT collection created by Iain Spanhake, an NFT artist from New Zealand commonly referred to as "Enox"<ref name="rarebearsnftopensea" /><ref>[https://opensea.io/assets/matic/0x2953399124f0cbb46d2cbacd8a89cf0599974963/56144700689644350180899240544937895920675956438542393869705654108823807328257 Matic Asset With Enox Information - OpenSea] (Feb 8, 2023)</ref>. Rare Bears describes their NFTs in detail on their website<ref name="rarebearsnftwebsite" /> and OpenSea<ref name="rarebearsnftopensea" />.<blockquote>"The Rare Bears are taking over. They’re cute and sweet, but tough and street. The Bears have a cool retro vibe mixed with a futuristic cyber tone. They’re all about street art, graffiti, music, tech, fashion, and a few old-school video games. They’re down to cuddle once in a while, but if you cross a Bear it’s bad news. The Rare Bears are your ticket into the BearVerse with the most vibrant community around. More NFTs will drop, collabs will happen and more mediums will be explored. We’re bearly getting started."</blockquote>On April 5th, 2022, an announcement appeared on the Rare Bears Discord channel<ref name="rarebearstwitter1" />.<blockquote>"We are planning to expand all the way around the world, while doing so we will need you to follow us through this ride, you are now able to obtain our rarest bears early with a presale now available. Goodluck bears."		Rare Bears are an NFT collection of 2,347 unique digital NFTs created by Iain Spanhake, an NFT artist from New Zealand commonly referred to as "Enox"<ref name="rarebearsnftopensea" /><ref>[https://opensea.io/assets/matic/0x2953399124f0cbb46d2cbacd8a89cf0599974963/56144700689644350180899240544937895920675956438542393869705654108823807328257 Matic Asset With Enox Information - OpenSea] (Feb 8, 2023)</ref>. The first minting of the collection was launched on March 12th, 2022<ref name=":1">[https://twitter.com/BearsRare/status/1502672262297944066 RareBears Original Minting Link - Twitter] (Feb 13, 2023)</ref><ref name="rarebearsnftwebsite" />. Rare Bears describes their NFTs in detail on their website<ref name="rarebearsnftwebsite" /> and OpenSea<ref name="rarebearsnftopensea" />.<blockquote>"The Rare Bears are taking over. They’re cute and sweet, but tough and street. The Bears have a cool retro vibe mixed with a futuristic cyber tone. They’re all about street art, graffiti, music, tech, fashion, and a few old-school video games. They’re down to cuddle once in a while, but if you cross a Bear it’s bad news. The Rare Bears are your ticket into the BearVerse with the most vibrant community around. More NFTs will drop, collabs will happen and more mediums will be explored. We’re bearly getting started."</blockquote>On April 5th, 2022, an announcement appeared on the Rare Bears Discord channel<ref name="rarebearstwitter1" />.<blockquote>"We are planning to expand all the way around the world, while doing so we will need you to follow us through this ride, you are now able to obtain our rarest bears early with a presale now available. Goodluck bears." "PRESALE IS LIVE NOW!"</blockquote>

	"PRESALE IS LIVE NOW !"</blockquote>

	== The Reality ==		== The Reality ==
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	!Description		!Description
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	\|~~March 9th~~, 2022		\|Mar 12, 2022 8:46 AM
	\|Rare Bears Launch		\|Rare Bears Launch
	\|The ~~official~~ Rare Bears NFT ~~collect~~ is ~~first~~ released.		\|The first Rare Bears NFT collection is released for minting<ref name=":1" /><ref name="rarebearsnftwebsite" />.
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	\|April 5th, 2022 12:43:00 AM		\|April 5th, 2022 12:43:00 AM

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	<ref name="rarebearsnftwebsite">[https://rarebearsnft.com/ Rare Bears – Rare Bears NFT collection from digital artist, Enox] (Jul 14)</ref>		<ref name="rarebearsnftwebsite">[https://rarebearsnft.com/ Rare Bears – Rare Bears NFT collection from digital artist, Enox] (Jul 14)</ref>
	<ref name="rarebearsnftopensea">[https://opensea.io/collection/rarebearsnft-official Rare Bears NFT Collection - OpenSea] (Jul 14)</ref>		<ref name="rarebearsnftopensea">[https://opensea.io/collection/rarebearsnft-official Rare Bears NFT Collection - OpenSea] (Jul 14)</ref>
	~~<ref name="rarebearsnftmintalytics">[https://mintalytics.com/collection/rarebearsnft-official/ Rare Bears Nft - Official (RAREBEARS) Charts & Data \| Mintalytics] (Jul 14)</ref>~~
	</references>		</references>

Azoundria: /* About Rare Bears */ Cleaning up the article, using all the sources.

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	== About Rare Bears ==		== About Rare Bears ==
	Rare Bears describes their NFTs in detail on their website<ref name="rarebearsnftwebsite" />.<blockquote>"The Rare Bears are taking over. They’re cute and sweet, but tough and street. The Bears have a cool retro vibe mixed with a futuristic cyber tone. They’re all about street art, graffiti, music, tech, fashion, and a few old-school video games. They’re down to cuddle once in a while, but if you cross a Bear it’s bad news. The Rare Bears are your ticket into the BearVerse with the most vibrant community around. More NFTs will drop, collabs will happen and more mediums will be explored. We’re bearly getting started."		Rare Bears are an NFT collection created by Iain Spanhake, an NFT artist from New Zealand commonly referred to as "Enox"<ref name="rarebearsnftopensea" /><ref>[https://opensea.io/assets/matic/0x2953399124f0cbb46d2cbacd8a89cf0599974963/56144700689644350180899240544937895920675956438542393869705654108823807328257 Matic Asset With Enox Information - OpenSea] (Feb 8, 2023)</ref>. Rare Bears describes their NFTs in detail on their website<ref name="rarebearsnftwebsite" /> and OpenSea<ref name="rarebearsnftopensea" />.<blockquote>"The Rare Bears are taking over. They’re cute and sweet, but tough and street. The Bears have a cool retro vibe mixed with a futuristic cyber tone. They’re all about street art, graffiti, music, tech, fashion, and a few old-school video games. They’re down to cuddle once in a while, but if you cross a Bear it’s bad news. The Rare Bears are your ticket into the BearVerse with the most vibrant community around. More NFTs will drop, collabs will happen and more mediums will be explored. We’re bearly getting started."</blockquote>On April 5th, 2022, an announcement appeared on the Rare Bears Discord channel<ref name="rarebearstwitter1" />.<blockquote>"We are planning to expand all the way around the world, while doing so we will need you to follow us through this ride, you are now able to obtain our rarest bears early with a presale now available. Goodluck bears."

	"Official is an NFT collection that was created on March 09, 2022." "Iain Spanhake A.K.A Enox is a professional digital artist from New Zealand." "The Rare Bears are 2,347 unique NFTs from digital artist, Enox. The first collection released in March 2022 and our upcoming Mare Bear collection will be dropping in the second half of the year."</blockquote>On April 5th, 2022, an announcement appeared on the Rare Bears Discord channel<ref name="rarebearstwitter1" />.<blockquote>"We are planning to expand all the way around the world, while doing so we will need you to follow us through this ride, you are now able to obtain our rarest bears early with a presale now available. Goodluck bears."

	"PRESALE IS LIVE NOW !"</blockquote>		"PRESALE IS LIVE NOW !"</blockquote>
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	!Event		!Event
	!Description		!Description
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			\|March 9th, 2022
			\|Rare Bears Launch
			\|The official Rare Bears NFT collect is first released.
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	\|April 5th, 2022 12:43:00 AM		\|April 5th, 2022 12:43:00 AM
	\|Twitter Announcement		\|Twitter Announcement
	\|The RareBears team posts their announcement on Twitter.		\|The RareBears team posts their announcement on Twitter<ref name="rarebearstwitter1" />.
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	\|April 16th, 2022 2:30:00 AM		\|April 16th, 2022 2:30:00 AM
	\|New Roadmap		\|New Roadmap
	\|The RareBears team shares their new roadmap.		\|The RareBears team shares their new roadmap<ref name="rarebearstwitter3" /><ref name="rarebearstwitter4" />.
	\|-		\|-
	\|May 7th, 2022 10:00:00 AM		\|May 7th, 2022 10:00:00 AM
	\|Sentimental Post		\|Sentimental Post
	\|The RareBears Twitter posts "As a community, we've been through the ringer. We've gone through what could be any other project's worst nightmare. But we've risen to meet adversity and emerged on the other side stronger, more fired up, & with more conviction than ever! Don't bet against the bears."		\|The RareBears Twitter posts "As a community, we've been through the ringer. We've gone through what could be any other project's worst nightmare. But we've risen to meet adversity and emerged on the other side stronger, more fired up, & with more conviction than ever! Don't bet against the bears."<ref name="rarebearstwitter2" />
	\|}		\|}

	== Total Amount Lost ==		== Total Amount Lost ==
	At least $2k of losses were reported by Twitter user @lord_IY:		At least $2k of losses were reported by Twitter user @lord_IY<ref name=":0">[https://twitter.com/lord_IY/status/1511233419845505025 lord_IY - Twitter] (Feb 8, 2023)</ref>:<blockquote>"[S]ad. 2k fallen victims already[.]"</blockquote>

	"[S]ad. 2k fallen victims already[.]"



	The total amount lost has been estimated at $2,000 USD.		The total amount lost has been estimated at $2,000 USD.

	== Immediate Reactions ==		== Immediate Reactions ==
	The RareBears Twitter @BearsRare posted an announcement after		The RareBears Twitter @BearsRare posted an announcement after some users started to fall for the scheme<ref name="rarebearstwitter1" />. <blockquote>"THIS IS A SCAM ACCOUNT!! Please report them and DO NOT click the links to their FAKE "presale". Only ever use our official links. Keep your wallets safe bears."</blockquote>Twitter user @lord_IY called the situation "sad"<ref name=":0" />.

	"THIS IS A SCAM ACCOUNT!! Please report them and DO NOT click the links to their FAKE "presale". Only ever use our official links. Keep your wallets safe bears."

	Twitter user @lord_IY called the situation "sad".

	~~Twitter user @PurplePopRocks had the idea that victims should be to blame and deserve their losses:~~

	"If [your] dumb followers fall for that again a month after mint they deserve to lose the money they already did once after mint for pure greed[.]"		Twitter user @PurplePopRocks had the idea that victims should be to blame and deserve their losses<ref name="purplepoprockstwitter" />:<blockquote>"If [your] dumb followers fall for that again a month after mint they deserve to lose the money they already did once after mint for pure greed[.]"</blockquote>

	== Ultimate Outcome ==		== Ultimate Outcome ==
	The RareBears team hired Shane specifically to help with their Discord management.		The RareBears team hired Shane specifically to help with their Discord management.<blockquote>"We are SO excited to have Shane @lunnietunesNFT as part of the Rare Bears team. He is a lawyer based in Singapore, with a background in law and communications. He looks after Discord management/communications and social media outreach. Let's all welcome him to the #BearFam!"</blockquote>

	"We are SO excited to have Shane @lunnietunesNFT as part of the Rare Bears team. He is a lawyer based in Singapore, with a background in law and communications. He looks after Discord management/communications and social media outreach. Let's all welcome him to the #BearFam!"

	== Total Amount Recovered ==		== Total Amount Recovered ==
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	== Ongoing Developments ==		== Ongoing Developments ==
	The RareBears team hired a new team member named Shane specifically to help with their social media management on April 12th.		The RareBears team hired a new team member named Shane specifically to help with their social media management on April 12th<ref name="rarebearstwitter5" />.<blockquote>"We are SO excited to have Shane @lunnietunesNFT as part of the Rare Bears team. He is a lawyer based in Singapore, with a background in law and communications. He looks after Discord management/communications and social media outreach. Let's all welcome him to the #BearFam!"</blockquote>They posted a new roadmap April 16th<ref name="rarebearstwitter3" /><ref name="rarebearstwitter4" />:<blockquote>"We're coming back stronger than ever. If you haven't seen our Roadmap 2.0 here's a few highlights. new leadership. new utility & holder perks. utility token ecosystem. holders only merch. Factions. Mare Bears. We are excited!"</blockquote>They've also been posting encouragement to their community such as the following<ref name="rarebearstwitter2" />:<blockquote>"As a community, we've been through the ringer. We've gone through what could be any other project's worst nightmare. But we've risen to meet adversity and emerged on the other side stronger, more fired up, & with more conviction than ever! Don't bet against the bears."</blockquote>

	"We are SO excited to have Shane @lunnietunesNFT as part of the Rare Bears team. He is a lawyer based in Singapore, with a background in law and communications. He looks after Discord management/communications and social media outreach. Let's all welcome him to the #BearFam!"

	They posted a new roadmap April 16th:

	"We're coming back stronger than ever. If you haven't seen our Roadmap 2.0 here's a few highlights. new leadership. new utility & holder perks. utility token ecosystem. holders only merch. Factions. Mare Bears. We are excited!"

	They've also been posting encouragement to their community such as the following:

	"As a community, we've been through the ringer. We've gone through what could be any other project's worst nightmare. But we've risen to meet adversity and emerged on the other side stronger, more fired up, & with more conviction than ever! Don't bet against the bears."

	== Prevention Policies ==		== Prevention Policies ==
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	== References ==		== References ==
	<references>		<references>
	<ref name="rarebearstwitter1">[https://twitter.com/BearsRare/status/1511233054404407296 ~~@BearsRare~~ Twitter] (Jan 29)</ref>		<ref name="rarebearstwitter1">[https://twitter.com/BearsRare/status/1511233054404407296 RareBears Announcement of the Fraud - Twitter] (Jan 29)</ref>
			<ref name="rarebearstwitter2">[https://twitter.com/BearsRare/status/1522969513599283202 "We've Been Through The Ringer" - RareBears via Twitter] (Jan 29)</ref>
	<ref name="rarebearstwitter2">[https://twitter.com/BearsRare/status/1522969513599283202 ~~@BearsRare~~ Twitter] (Jan 29)</ref>

	<ref name="rarebearstwitter3">[https://twitter.com/BearsRare/status/1518560460299137024 @BearsRare Twitter] (Jan 29)</ref>		<ref name="rarebearstwitter3">[https://twitter.com/BearsRare/status/1518560460299137024 @BearsRare Twitter] (Jan 29)</ref>

	<ref name="rarebearstwitter4">[https://twitter.com/BearsRare/status/1515246232792313862 @BearsRare Twitter] (Jan 29)</ref>		<ref name="rarebearstwitter4">[https://twitter.com/BearsRare/status/1515246232792313862 @BearsRare Twitter] (Jan 29)</ref>

	<ref name="rarebearstwitter5">[https://twitter.com/BearsRare/status/1514011788366401545 @BearsRare Twitter] (Jan 29)</ref>		<ref name="rarebearstwitter5">[https://twitter.com/BearsRare/status/1514011788366401545 @BearsRare Twitter] (Jan 29)</ref>

	<ref name="purplepoprockstwitter">[https://twitter.com/PurplePopRockz/status/1511234032213798914 @PurplePopRockz Twitter] (Jan 29)</ref>		<ref name="purplepoprockstwitter">[https://twitter.com/PurplePopRockz/status/1511234032213798914 @PurplePopRockz Twitter] (Jan 29)</ref>

	<ref name="rarebearsnftwebsite">[https://rarebearsnft.com/ Rare Bears – Rare Bears NFT collection from digital artist, Enox] (Jul 14)</ref>		<ref name="rarebearsnftwebsite">[https://rarebearsnft.com/ Rare Bears – Rare Bears NFT collection from digital artist, Enox] (Jul 14)</ref>
			<ref name="rarebearsnftopensea">[https://opensea.io/collection/rarebearsnft-official Rare Bears NFT Collection - OpenSea] (Jul 14)</ref>
	<ref name="rarebearsnftopensea">[https://opensea.io/collection/rarebearsnft-official ~~https://opensea.io/collection/rarebearsnft~~-~~official~~] (Jul 14)</ref>

	<ref name="rarebearsnftmintalytics">[https://mintalytics.com/collection/rarebearsnft-official/ Rare Bears Nft - Official (RAREBEARS) Charts & Data \| Mintalytics] (Jul 14)</ref>		<ref name="rarebearsnftmintalytics">[https://mintalytics.com/collection/rarebearsnft-official/ Rare Bears Nft - Official (RAREBEARS) Charts & Data \| Mintalytics] (Jul 14)</ref>
	</references>		</references>

Azoundria at 21:25, 9 February 2023

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	== About Rare Bears ==		== About Rare Bears ==
	"The Rare Bears are taking over. They’re cute and sweet, but tough and street. The Bears have a cool retro vibe mixed with a futuristic cyber tone. They’re all about street art, graffiti, music, tech, fashion, and a few old-school video games. They’re down to cuddle once in a while, but if you cross a Bear it’s bad news. The Rare Bears are your ticket into the BearVerse with the most vibrant community around. More NFTs will drop, collabs will happen and more mediums will be explored. We’re bearly getting started."		Rare Bears describes their NFTs in detail on their website<ref name="rarebearsnftwebsite" />.<blockquote>"The Rare Bears are taking over. They’re cute and sweet, but tough and street. The Bears have a cool retro vibe mixed with a futuristic cyber tone. They’re all about street art, graffiti, music, tech, fashion, and a few old-school video games. They’re down to cuddle once in a while, but if you cross a Bear it’s bad news. The Rare Bears are your ticket into the BearVerse with the most vibrant community around. More NFTs will drop, collabs will happen and more mediums will be explored. We’re bearly getting started."

	"Official is an NFT collection that was created on March 09, 2022." "Iain Spanhake A.K.A Enox is a professional digital artist from New Zealand." "The Rare Bears are 2,347 unique NFTs from digital artist, Enox. The first collection released in March 2022 and our upcoming Mare Bear collection will be dropping in the second half of the year."		"Official is an NFT collection that was created on March 09, 2022." "Iain Spanhake A.K.A Enox is a professional digital artist from New Zealand." "The Rare Bears are 2,347 unique NFTs from digital artist, Enox. The first collection released in March 2022 and our upcoming Mare Bear collection will be dropping in the second half of the year."</blockquote>On April 5th, 2022, an announcement appeared on the Rare Bears Discord channel<ref name="rarebearstwitter1" />.<blockquote>"We are planning to expand all the way around the world, while doing so we will need you to follow us through this ride, you are now able to obtain our rarest bears early with a presale now available. Goodluck bears."

	"We are planning to expand all the way around the world, while doing so we will need you to follow us through this ride, you are now able to obtain our rarest bears early with a presale now available. Goodluck bears."		"PRESALE IS LIVE NOW !"</blockquote>

	"PRESALE IS LIVE NOW !"

	== The Reality ==		== The Reality ==

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	== References ==		== References ==
	<references>		<references>
	<ref>[https://twitter.com/BearsRare/status/1511233054404407296 @BearsRare Twitter] (Jan 29)</ref>		<ref name="rarebearstwitter1">[https://twitter.com/BearsRare/status/1511233054404407296 @BearsRare Twitter] (Jan 29)</ref>

	<ref>[https://twitter.com/BearsRare/status/1522969513599283202 @BearsRare Twitter] (Jan 29)</ref>		<ref name="rarebearstwitter2">[https://twitter.com/BearsRare/status/1522969513599283202 @BearsRare Twitter] (Jan 29)</ref>

	<ref>[https://twitter.com/BearsRare/status/1518560460299137024 @BearsRare Twitter] (Jan 29)</ref>		<ref name="rarebearstwitter3">[https://twitter.com/BearsRare/status/1518560460299137024 @BearsRare Twitter] (Jan 29)</ref>

	<ref>[https://twitter.com/BearsRare/status/1515246232792313862 @BearsRare Twitter] (Jan 29)</ref>		<ref name="rarebearstwitter4">[https://twitter.com/BearsRare/status/1515246232792313862 @BearsRare Twitter] (Jan 29)</ref>

	<ref>[https://twitter.com/BearsRare/status/1514011788366401545 @BearsRare Twitter] (Jan 29)</ref>		<ref name="rarebearstwitter5">[https://twitter.com/BearsRare/status/1514011788366401545 @BearsRare Twitter] (Jan 29)</ref>

	<ref>[https://twitter.com/PurplePopRockz/status/1511234032213798914 @PurplePopRockz Twitter] (Jan 29)</ref>		<ref name="purplepoprockstwitter">[https://twitter.com/PurplePopRockz/status/1511234032213798914 @PurplePopRockz Twitter] (Jan 29)</ref>

	<ref>[https://rarebearsnft.com/ Rare Bears – Rare Bears NFT collection from digital artist, Enox] (Jul 14)</ref>		<ref name="rarebearsnftwebsite">[https://rarebearsnft.com/ Rare Bears – Rare Bears NFT collection from digital artist, Enox] (Jul 14)</ref>

	<ref>[https://opensea.io/collection/rarebearsnft-official https://opensea.io/collection/rarebearsnft-official] (Jul 14)</ref>		<ref name="rarebearsnftopensea">[https://opensea.io/collection/rarebearsnft-official https://opensea.io/collection/rarebearsnft-official] (Jul 14)</ref>

	<ref>[https://mintalytics.com/collection/rarebearsnft-official/ Rare Bears Nft - Official (RAREBEARS) Charts & Data \| Mintalytics] (Jul 14)</ref>		<ref name="rarebearsnftmintalytics">[https://mintalytics.com/collection/rarebearsnft-official/ Rare Bears Nft - Official (RAREBEARS) Charts & Data \| Mintalytics] (Jul 14)</ref>
	</references>		</references>