# What Are Honeypot and Scam Tokens? * These are tokens designed to **deceive users into trading** and ultimately **steal their funds**. * In a **honeypot or scam setup**, the malicious contract often appears legitimate and may even employ **KOLs or Telegram group owners** to encourage users to buy in. * At first, users might see the token’s price rise or notice seemingly normal trading activity. * However, once they attempt to **sell or transfer** the token, they’ll find their transactions **blocked by the contract**. * Through this mechanism, attackers extract users’ funds, leaving victims unable to recover their losses. ### ⚠️ **Disclaimer:** Token security checks are for reference only and **cannot guarantee 100% accuracy**. Please compare results across multiple security tools and do your own due diligence **before trading**. {% content-ref url="/pages/00BPdKGgVKjIwrRAsJT8" %} [Token Security Check](/en/basic-features/token-security-check.md) {% endcontent-ref %} --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.debot.ai/en/faq/what-are-honeypot-and-scam-tokens.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.