Fraudulent banner ads displayed during the June 2025 Cointelegraph hack urged users to connect their crypto wallets by falsely promising nearly $5,500 in token rewards, showing a fabricated token price.

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It displayed a fabricated token price and promised users just under $5,500 worth of tokens if they connected their crypto wallets. It also claimed security firm CertiK had audited the smart contract.

The fraudulent banner urged users to connect their crypto wallets, falsely promising $5,500 in tokens, and cited a bogus CertiK audit to appear legitimate.