Due to numerous questions about fake Uptrip NFT cards, we want to provide a helpful guide: How can you identify fake Uptrip NFTs and what should you watch out for when buying on Opensea.io?
Most Important: The Correct Contract Address
The key element in identifying authentic Uptrip cards – which will also appear in your Uptrip App after purchase – is the contract address.
The correct address is: 0xA59B69E1faD081aF56C472c03D9B7f80AF847C9c
Good news: you don’t need to double-check this address with every single trade. As long as you are browsing the official Uptrip NFT collection, all cards within it will automatically use this address.
Be Careful When Searching on NFT Marketplaces
Look carefully when searching for the Uptrip collection via Opensea or other NFT marketplaces.
Fake NFT collections appear regularly and often show up in the search results right next to the genuine collection. These have nothing to do with Miles & More or Uptrip.
Typical Signs of Fake Uptrip NFT cards
Fake Uptrip NFT cards may look like genuine ones at first glance, but there are several clues (besides the contract address) that give them away:
- Price: Fake cards are often offered at unusually low prices.
- Fractionalization: Many fakes are sold in fragments (e.g., 1/10 or 1/100 shares).
- Collection size: The official Uptrip collection contains over 8,000 cards. Fake collections often have only a few dozen or fewer.
- Collection date: Uptrip launched on the blockchain in August 2023. Collections created after that are likely to be fake.
- Collection URL: If the URL after “Uptrip Cards” includes a number or suffix, it is not the original collection.
Cards Without Images and Metadata
Another pitfall are Uptrip NFTs without images or metadata that are still found within the official collection.
- In some cases, metadata may take a few hours to load.
- Unfortunately, it often happens that no data loads at all, leaving the cards permanently undefined.
We have contacted Uptrip support about this issue and will share their response as soon as it becomes available.
Conclusion: Fake Uptrip NFT Cards
Anyone looking to purchase Uptrip NFT cards via marketplaces such as Opensea should always double-check the contract address and the collection URL.
For those interested in learning more, you can find a detailed analysis of Uptrip’s success with NFTs.
