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Hello.

I've just been targetted in Telegram by someone that found my profile here, calming he had a wallet with like 75000 BTC or something like that.

He asks people for small amounts of money to purchase this wallet and he provides video trying to prove this is legit. I didn't open the video link nor I go along with his shit talk.

Please people, be aware. I screenshot the conversation, because as usual, he deleted it at the end.
I'm not sure I can post here all screenshots but I'll leave here a link for the screens.

https://i.ibb.co/bQrmqhV/Screenshot-20210426-095944-Telegram.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/Jv4ZsTt/Screenshot-20210426-095936-Telegram.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/ZWqpM8d/Screenshot-20210426-100431-Telegram.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/0KLtrQT/Screenshot-20210426-100426-Telegram.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/6t8Wmtc/Screenshot-20210426-100643-Telegram.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/M1F0BqK/Screenshot-20210426-100447-Telegram.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/KzTNZdZ/Screenshot-20210426-100935-Telegram.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/dMCQyhx/Screenshot-20210426-100827-Telegram.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/Yp8spcM/Screenshot-20210426-101316-Telegram.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/kX17b1Z/Screenshot-20210426-101044-Telegram.jpg

The screens aren't probably in the correct order because I'm on the phone and its harder to fix the order. I'll fix this later when I'm at home.

This type of scam is obvious and should be avoided, but there are some people that will not be able to avoid it, they are people that are not wise, greedy and not thinking twice before doing something. Even when Twitter account of celebrities like Bill Gates were hacked, it is less avoidable this way but yet some people were able to know it is a scam, because it is what is happening already, but when I do not even know the person, just the person saw me through maybe a group, added me, and message me, I will be a fool if I send such person bitcoin or anything like money because it is not possible for me to do that, but greedy people may be victims.

Thats too obvious it's a scam attempt, things like that are just become normal nowadays especially that the BTC and most crypto prices are skyrocketed this cheap method of swindling is not new anymore, By the way, where is the logic if you own that huge amount of BTC, and then why you need $100 or $50 dollars for what. just ignore the message that you receive from non familiar person thats simple.

Only fool and Noob like you that will try to at least believe in this person.

75 thousands Bitcoin ? F*cking scammer.
Stop it and just report the account , you don't need to make this an issue.

Yeah, typical scam. They try to lure you saying that they have a lot of money for you but then they require you to send a small amount first.

Be careful guys. In any scam they will ask you for one of these two things (or both):

1) Money

2) Personal/sensible data.

I even too often receive private messages on telegram as discussed in this thread. Unknown random people do it over and over again. Some of them aim to get me to be interested in the project they are working on in exchange for some BTC and invite me to take part in an unclear investment. Providing a website address that I guess is a phishing website.

Scammers use all kinds of methods to trap their prey. The methods used are being updated to make it easier to trap victims.

Be more careful and don't trust strangers with promises of giving away some BTC. it is very unlikely and definitely a fraud.

Chill out man. Why you call me a fool when you're the one advertising another type of scam like the casinos, where the house is the only winner?
Other than that, I'm just providing info how the scam goes, the talk and the type of approach the guy did.
You should be thanking people like me. I'm trying to help others not so careful to avoid these type of situations.
I never believed this guy, not even close. I get these almost every day. I'm well vaccinated.

And maybe I was a teatcher at the school where you learn to report and avoid these situations. Lol

And I can't stop making this an issue. It's a real issue and it happens everyday. And there is people falling for these scams everyday. So, this is an issue, and a big one.

Thank you for your help, do not overreact to people's answers.
But I also have a question. Why let someone into your telegrams? Moreover, why talk to him? Any oversight, such as a link sent to you, will reveal not only your data but also direct you to phishing and other nasty things.
If you are engaged in cryptocurrency, always remember that no one will give you anything for nothing.

But if you get caught and lose money, then blame your greed and curiosity.

Absolutely. I need to ignore these people. But I tend to fail to do so. It drive me nuts when we (I, in this case) post things in good faith and we are called fools and etc.
Anyway, I do this many times. I let the guy think I'm going along with him, just to see how far they go, what they say, how they say and how they try to turn things around to convince us.

If I have blocked him since the first sentence I wouldn't ever know how would he approach things to try to convince me!
This way I can show other people what they can expect at the beginning, at the middle and eventually near the end of the scam attempt. People that might not know these scams, can fall at the beginning, at the middle or close to the end. If they know the entire process, that can help them, even if they fall at the beginning. They will be able to identify the scam later and avoid problems.