I think you can move your topic to the > Scam Accusations board and submit a scam accusation report.

Given the ratings of this platform on ^Trustpilot and the feedback of previous customers, it seems to be a scam platform. I found many people losing thousands of dollars through it. It is worth noting that a fake team runs the BitGo exchange and lacks credibility.

Avoid depositing the funds they asked you for because most unknown scam exchanges use these tactics to drain more money from the victim. Eventually, they will ban your account, and you won't be able to withdraw any deposits you made. I am sad about your loss. However, it would have been better to research before using any CEX, as many exchanges have recently appeared to deceive investors in conjunction with halving events.

أصبت ما أوضحت أخى, ولهذا دائماً ما يشددون على ضرورة حفظ مقتنايتك من البتكوين والعملات الرقمية فى محفظة هاردوير أو جهاز غير متصل بالانترنت فلا يكون جهازك الاساسى الذى تستخدمه بشكل منتظم,

وايضاً حفظ العبارات السرية او المفتاح السرى فى مكان آمن ليس فى احد المذكرات على الهاتف أو فى أحد التطبيقات والمحادثات أو حفظهم أونلاين,

فنعم إختراق الحواسيب وخصوصاً الويندوز من أسهل ما يكون وايضاً الهواتف, وبالنسبة لي فالإيفون ونظام آي أو إس هو اكثر اماناً من الاندرويد لما يحتوى على طرق آمان اضافية وايضاً آبل استور اكثر تدقيقاً فى فحص التطبيقات بخلاف جوجل بلاى, ولكنهم جميعاً لا يخلوا من الثغرات التى يمكن للهاكرز إستغلالها كما ريت فى هذا الموضوع,

فإذا لم يتعرف المستخدم على طرق الامان الكافية وعدم القيام بعمل تحديثات بشكل دورى لنظامه والاطلاع على أحدث التطورات التى تشكل تهديداً للمستخدمين ولم يتجنب تحميل الكراكات والملفات الخبيثة والتطبيقات الغير رسمية والمعدلة برمجياً من مصادر غير معروفة فإنه بلاشك سيقع فى عملية احتيال مؤكدة.

It seems like a logical idea. Investing in Bitcoin and the success of your holdings in the long term requires that you have capital and a stable source of income. As you are a student, working in agriculture and selling your agricultural crop, such as papayas, will be a good idea for you. You will be able to pay your study fees and meet your needs through the money you earn. Also, you are the one who determines the appropriate percentage of your funds to invest in Bitcoin. Undoubtedly, entering with the full amount would be a reckless idea. The principle in investing, whether in Bitcoin or altcoins, is to invest an amount you do not fear seeing its price decrease or lose one day. You will put in your money that you do not need, and with each month. You can increase your amounts, and you will not want to liquidate your Bitcoin holdings if you need this money because you have enough to meet your and your family’s living needs. You have only managed the risks and managed your capital, and the market and many other factors determine the return that you will achieve from Bitcoin.

For me, I prefer investing and trading instead of staking, which offers some profits that are not worth the hassle. If you were scammed, this is due to your personal negligence in securing your wallet, and this is due to your explanations ^[here] that you put your seed phrases in one of the suspicious wallets. Perhaps you received official phishing messages from Atomic support. I am an Atomic Wallet user and have not faced any problems so far.

As for Locked staking on Binance, it actually offers a higher APY than Flixable, but your assets must be locked until a fixed date and time, so if you need to redeem funds early due to an emergency before the specified redemption date, you will lose all earned or accrued rewards. Also, the redemption process of your assets may be delayed for more than 72 hours in some unexpected cases. Also, the APY rate can change, as it is an estimated and variable rate. If you are satisfied with what I mentioned, you can move forward. Like the rest of the members here, my opinions are neither the best CEX platforms nor the best for depositing large amounts of money into them, but the decision is up to you in the end.

Check out these sources: [1] - [2]

No one can tell you the future of any meme coin, whether it will go up or to zero, because these coins are very volatile, and their future is unknown. If everyone knew this, everyone would be rich. However, $WIF is one of the meme coins that achieved remarkable success this year, alongside $BONK, $BOME, and $MEW, and the list goes on with many other meme coins.

What I see is that most investors follow whale wallets to snatch these gems, and it may be a fairly good idea, as they will buy the coin from the beginning of its launch, but these coins may be traps; perhaps these whales may be the creators of these meme coins. So, suppose you are looking for a currency to invest in for fun. In that case, I advise you to DYOR, avoid anyone’s recommendations, and not invest based on this,  as most influencers are now promoting new meme coins. After you invest, you will get rugged, and investors’ funds will be liquidated.

I have now tried creating a wallet on Telegram, and it has become clear that you cannot get seed phrases or a private key related to unlocking this wallet.

Your account on Telegram is the key to opening this wallet. If his number is banned, as you mentioned, or if the account owner is exposed to Sim Swapping, he will definitely lose his account and then lose his assets in their social wallet. In addition to this, Telegram is full of scammers who send bots and spam links. If the account owner makes the mistake of linking his wallet after clicking on these links, he will undoubtedly fall into a scam, and if you read their terms of service "here," specifically section 6. Modification of MAF (Telegram Mini App Feature) and the data they share section. You will find that it is an unsafe wallet, and it is not recommended to use, despite the availability of many other alternatives in which the user can be the sole controller of his assets and ensure the security of his wallet away from these social wallets that closely resemble CEX wallets.

All these tips are good, but the most important advice is not to keep your Bitcoin holdings in a computer connected to the Internet or store your seed phrases in it. If acquiring a hardware wallet is difficult regarding cost or shipping to a country that does not legalize Bitcoin, the solution is to use another alternative device for your wallets and for matters related to your investments, where the mistake is to use your primary computer connected to the Internet to browse websites, whether adult or otherwise, as they may contain malicious advertisements and put your computer at risk of automatic download of malicious files. In addition, installing fake extensions or downloading software from unofficial sources or cracks is undoubtedly one of the most reckless actions an investor can take.

I would also like to add that you should be more cautious with email messages. You must check the links before opening them, and it is best to avoid participating in airdrops through received messages. There have been incidents in the past with many phishing emails that appear to be official from various companies. This also reminds us to stay alert about the latest attacks and enable multi-factor authentication.

مرحبا بالجميع, أسعد الله أوقاتكم بكل خير.

تم إكتشاف ثغرة أمنية عالية الخطورة على نظام آى أو إس للإيفون من خلال iMessage وهو خدمة الرسائل الفورية التى طورتها آبل وهذه الثغرة الأمنية تسمح للهاكرز بالتسلل إلى هواتف الإيفون بدون النقر على أى روابط,

قام مكتشف الثغرة بعرضها للبيع على الإنترنت المظلم بقيمة إثنين مليون دولار,



على إثر هذا قامت محفظة TrustWallet بنشر تحذير للمستخدمين وحثهم على تعطيل iMessage فى أسرع وقت حتى يتم معالجة الأمر من خلال Apple حفاظاً على سلامة اصولهم ومحافظهم من السرقة.



كيفية القيام بهذا:

1- "الإنتقال إلى "الإعدادات
2- قم بالضغط على "الرسائل" من القائمة
3- قم بالضغط على إيقاف تشغيل iMessage. ومن بعد ذلك ستعمل الرسائل النصية بدلاً عن آي مسج

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[1] https://twitter.com/TrustWallet/status/1779961169660280871
[2] https://twitter.com/EowynChen/status/1779968264510050731
[3] https://twitter.com/De_FiSecurity/status/1779973635295387782

I've come across similar stories of people claiming to have lost huge sums of money by futures trading or sending a transaction to the wrong address to gain sympathy and collect donations. Still, they used edited screenshots, unlike the OP, who mentioned the invalid address so that no one would search for the transaction through the blockchain explorer. So I advise you to put aside lying, and even if you're telling the truth, you've already lost your Bitcoin assets because once a Bitcoin transaction is sent and confirmed, it cannot be reversed. 

Also, whoever owns 4.37 BTC, equivalent to $277,500 at the current price, how can he send this huge amount to the wrong address if his device has not been susceptible to Clipboard Hijacking? Then he is a blind person and not fully aware!

Therefore, anyone who wishes to send a Bitcoin transaction must take sufficient time to verify and check the recipient's address and avoid copying addresses from previous transaction history. He should also ensure that the device he uses for these transactions is secure and free from trojans.

Avoid dealing with new accounts and low ranks such as Newibies. Stay away from closed topics and self-moderated topics. You can verify and review all the feedbacks for their account by clicking on Trust. Also, check previous customers' comments about the services they provide, and you can seek the help of one of the escrow service providers through this link [here] to avoid paying upfront to these unknown sellers and then blocking you.

I couldn't find his account on the forum! Is this his Telegram account ID or what?

Anyway, don't repeat your mistake or the OP's mistake again, as the scammer can, after getting money from you, block you, delete the entire chat history on Telegram, change his username, and disappear.

The airdrop field is filled with risks and scams. It requires a lot of research and continuous monitoring of updates to these projects. Project listings on the Paldo platform appear to result from your diligence and experience, and referral revenues may be fees you earn from participants, but are these airdrops guaranteed and confirmed? Have their teams announced an airdrop for participants? If not, you can create a section for confirmed and put sources and a section for unconfirmed airdrops. You can also include guide videos of your own creation or more instructive images than a simplified written explanation, and creating a Telegram group and social media links for support, discussion, and sharing opinions about your platform would be beneficial.

In addition, Airdrop Hunters should do their own research before opening any links, installing an add-on, or depositing funds on any platform or bot. They should also check the official links to the projects and their updates first. This is undoubtedly an important security precaution.
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Regarding the partnership mentioned on the platform:
Is there any information available about this partnership? I couldn't find any sources to confirm it!

You're absolutely right. If the scammer sends the stolen money to the CEX platforms, he will definitely fall into the trap. By contacting the support of one of these centralized exchanges and providing the required information and documents and the police report, they will freeze the stolen funds and then begin the necessary investigations to return them to the victim; unlike eXch, their policies and services are different they don't follow and track customers and operate outside the oversight and pressures of AML and KYC, so they may not be able to freeze transactions.

Perhaps reaching out to reputable investigators like @ZachXBT could help unless the scammer has actually benefited from these funds and succeeded in covering up the tracks of his thefts.

It's sad that the OP lost this huge amount of his life savings. Indeed, negligence in securing his assets and wallet was the biggest factor in his loss, so we cannot blame TrustWallet or any other wallets for this.

68 & 70 - Albon

Thank you!

هذا يعود إلى إهتمام الشخص بزيادة طرق الأمان فى حسابه فعلي سبيل المثال التليجرام به خاصية المصادقة الثنائية والقفل التلقائى بكلمة سر, إضافة إلى التحقق من الجلسات النشطة وحذف الأجهزة المتصل بالحاسوب إن لم يتعرف عليها مالك الحساب, إضافة إلى جعل المعلومات الشخصية للتليجرام خاصة لا احد يمكن أن يطلع عليه, إضافة إلى الإطلاع على المنصات والبوتات المتصلة بالحساب ومن ثم قطع إتصالها لانها من الممكن أن ترسل رسائل عشوائية للمستخدمين ضارة وتعرض جهات إتصالهم للتهكير,

 وبالنسبة لهذه الثغرة فالخبر صحيح فالشركة الأمنية CertiK Alert قد ذكرت هذا وأكدته بمطقع مصور فى حسابهم الرسمى من خلال هذا الرابط [هنا], أمل أن يتمكن مطورون ومسوؤلون التليجرام من إضافة تحديث آخر يخلوا من هذه الثغرة ويمكن لأى شخص أن لا يقوم بتحديث التليجرام الخاص به على سطح المكتب الآن ويستمر بالنسخة التى لديه حتى إشعار منهم بمعالجة الأمر, شكراً لك على الموضوع أخى.

مرحباً بالجميع,

قامت محفظة ميتا ماسك الشهيرة فى عالم الكريبتو بالتعاون مع شركة داى لايت لإضافة ميزة جديدة للتحقق من أهلية المشاركين فى الإيردروب والـNFTs فستكون هذه الميزة فعالة ومتوفرة للكثير من الشبكات وسلاسل الكتل المعروفة مثل Base, Zora, الأربتروم والإثيريوم والإوبتيميسم فهذه الميزة ستمكن صائدى الإيدروبات فى معرفة الإيدروبس التى م الممكن أن يكونوا مؤهلين بهم دون الحاجة إلى لمراجعة حسابات التواصل الإجتماعى للمشروع والتحقق من الأهلية والقضاء الكثير من الوقت للقيام بهذا

من خلال محفظة الميتا ماسك سوف تنتقل إلى Discover ومن ثم ستجد قسماً جديداً هو Eligble Airdrops ويمكنك من هذا أن تتعرف على الإيدروبس التى من الممكن أن تكون مؤهل بهم وقد تستطيع المطالبة بكميات العملات التى ستتحصل عليها أيضاً.

وحقاً شركة داى لايت توفر الكثير من المميزات الرائعة التى ستسهل الكثير على مستخدمين تلك المحفظة ومن ضمنها عرض الرموز الغير قابلة للإستبدال NFTs  التى قد تنال إعجابك.

إطلع على هذه الميزة من خلال المقطع التالى : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crRL_2T-z80

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المصدر:
[1] https://metamask.io/news/latest/how-to-find-and-claim-airdrops-and-nfts-easily-with-metamask-portfolio/

There's no trust in strangers, and even if they are not newbie members here, the account of high ranks may have been hacked, and the hacker was able to access it, or the owner sold it to someone.

I have not explicitly received DMs from scammers before on the forum. Still, I have seen a lot of scam links being shared to deceive members, especially those interested in bounties and airdrops and  Beginners. It's our duty that when we see one of these bad people, we must report their messages or posts. I found that the flood of DMs on Telegram, Discord, and X is incredible. So it's crucial to be cautious and pay attention before opening any link from someone or downloading any applications and programs based on his recommendations or the platforms he deals with because these may all be his elaborate traps. Scammers know where cryptocurrency enthusiasts are; therefore, they monitor them closely to trap them and drain their wallets.

Indeed, you weren't the only one who thought this. Many people considered Bitcoin a fake investment or a Ponzi scheme with no future. However, the huge prosperity and growth that Bitcoin demonstrated over the years that followed its creation proved that they were wrong. Their opinions were incorrect and based on a lack of understanding and knowledge of this mighty technology.

Do not cry over spilled milk, OP. Although 2010 was among the golden opportunities to invest in Bitcoin at a negligible price, it was followed by many other opportunities over the following years, for example, in 2020. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the price of Bitcoin dropped to below $4,000, losing half its value in a single day ^[1]. So, do not lose hope that the opportunities disappeared after Bitcoin reached the ATH. You can become a millionaire again like your friend if you seize a golden opportunity. Still, you must be ready to invest at any appropriate time, manage your capital, follow technical and fundamental analysis, and avoid negative and discouraging talk. Hold your BTC with faith and full confidence.

Whoever downloads any application developed through Vercel from unofficial sites or outside Google Play or Appstore, or connects his wallet to one of the suspicious sites, or enters his seed phrases or private key on one of these sites or applications without doing his research and rushing in his actions, he will fall into a confirmed scam.

Scammers take advantage of crypto wallets' popularity by creating unsafe and fake wallet applications and phishing sites, promoting them in search engines, and sending harmful links to customers of those wallets if their private information, like email addresses, has been leaked. I will file a complaint to report this App, and I hope you will do the same. Thank you, OP.

Yes, even I hadn't heard of it, but I searched and found it on Conimarketcap through this [Link]. The token symbol is $KIN, and it is listed on many exchange platforms such as GateIo, MEXC, Bitget, and Kraken. It was created in 2017.

Its official website is not working^[1], and its account on X is dormant and hasn't been updated since Jul 28, 2023^[2]. In addition to the comments from one of the token investors on their official group on Telegram, who expresses his disappointment because the trading volume of the KIN token is decreasing day after day, an indication that the token is not attractive to investors.

Honestly, what I mentioned doesn't encourage investing in this token since it's an old project, and I see that the project team has abandoned it, and I don't know who they are. Frankly, I do not know why the OP chose this project specifically, despite the presence of many other altcoin projects that are more attractive to investors and have remained active for years without any red marks.

Yes, that's true. If you look at this [tweet], you will find that there's a meme coin based on the Solana blockchain called $CONDOM. Its deceptive developers had a rug pull worth $1 million before the launch through pre-sale, and those who received the Airdrop had their wallets drained. Thereafter, the team of this coin closed their official verified account on X, which had 53K followers.

It is worth noting that many rug pulls have occurred for many projects before they were launched in pre-sale operations and after their launch. The mysterious beneficiaries are the developers of these new meme coins who exploit the investors' need to earn imaginary profits that change their lives through their capital, which may be small. Therefore, buying new meme coins is a significant risk, and their long-term viability and sustainability are not guaranteed.