# Spotting Fake MetaMask Extensions & Apps

**URL:** <https://community.metamask.com/t/spotting-fake-metamask-extensions-apps/23>\
**Category:** Security\
**Created:** [January 19, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.metamask.com/t/spotting-fake-metamask-extensions-apps/23 "2021-01-19T20:34:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![bharmon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@bharmon](https://community.metamask.com/u/bharmon)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.metamask.com/t/spotting-fake-metamask-extensions-apps/23/1 "2021-01-19T20:34:12Z")

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Recently we have seen a flood of new phishing attacks targeting MetaMask users via fake browser extensions and mobile apps.

Read [our recent blog post](https://medium.com/metamask/rotten-seed-phrases-a-new-scam-targeting-crypto-users-b414f9ef292e) regarding the nature of these attacks, and how to avoid them.

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**Author:** ![bharmon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@bharmon](https://community.metamask.com/u/bharmon)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 8:38pm UTC](https://community.metamask.com/t/spotting-fake-metamask-extensions-apps/23/2 "2021-01-19T20:38:29Z")

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Pinned on January 19, 2021, 8:38pm UTC