Pump-and-Dump Schemes
Coordinated groups buy a low-cap coin simultaneously to spike the price, then sell into the retail buyers the spike attracts.
How it works
Organised buying inflates the price rapidly. Latecomers who see the gain buy in near the top, and the organisers sell into that demand, collapsing the price within hours.
Red flags to look for
- ⚠Sudden price spike of 50%+ with no news or development
- ⚠Social channels spiking with "don't miss out" messages
- ⚠Very low market cap (easy to manipulate with small capital)
- ⚠Volume massively exceeds normal levels
- ⚠Price collapses within hours of the spike
Coins currently showing this pattern
30 assets from our most recent automated scan. These are algorithmic risk indicators, not allegations of wrongdoing.
| Asset | Risk score | Top-10 hold | Measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lil' ShrubSHRUB | 71 | — | — |
| Infinity GroundAIN | 70 | — | — |
| DeepNodeDN | 69 | — | — |
| Vida Global CTOCTO | 62 | — | — |
| TWINETWINE | 62 | — | — |
| Robinhood Hat StrategyRSTR | 59 | — | — |
| artificial gooner intelligenceAGI | 58 | — | — |
| Self-Evolving AgentYOYO | 55 | — | — |
| NetNetNET | 53 | — | — |
| Down to FinanceDTF | 52 | — | — |
| loomLOOM | 51 | — | — |
| SynapseSYN | 50 | 42.4% | |
| LiskLSK | 50 | — | — |
| 4Stock4STOCK | 49 | — | — |
| BORTBORT | 47 | — | — |
| 施工猫 (Construction Cat)SUE | 47 | — | — |
| Hyper BullHBULL | 46 | — | — |
| Dominion SilverSILV | 44 | — | — |
| three.wsTHREE | 43 | — | — |
| ZoeZOE | 41 | — | — |
| ast.funAST | 41 | — | — |
| swarmboardSWARM | 41 | — | — |
| batonBATON | 40 | — | — |
| FLORKFLORK | 37 | — | — |
| BREWBREW | 37 | — | — |
| embercurveEMBER | 37 | — | — |
| Commodity Market ExchangeCME | 37 | — | — |
| 富贵 (Wealth and Prosperity)富贵 | 37 | — | — |
| CatecoinCATE | 33 | — | — |
| memestockMEMESTOCK | 31 | — | — |
Frequently asked questions
What is pump & dump in crypto?
Coordinated groups buy a low-cap coin simultaneously to spike the price, then sell into the retail buyers the spike attracts. Organised buying inflates the price rapidly. Latecomers who see the gain buy in near the top, and the organisers sell into that demand, collapsing the price within hours.
How does FraudCoins detect pump & dump?
Our automated scan runs daily against public market and on-chain data and applies the indicators listed on this page. Results are automated, opinion-based assessments — not statements of fact or allegations of wrongdoing.