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21  Other / Beginners & Help / My Experience, Be Aware! on: September 28, 2020, 10:41:32 AM
My Experience With A Scammer

Scammers are so real on cryptocurrency but, it's always you that opens the backdoor for them to get in.
A scammer attempted it on me once, on telegram. Claiming he was on holidays in a country that didn't allow cryptos and it was possible for him to make transfers but, impossible to make withdrawals by him.
He asked if I could help make the withdrawal and offered me 0.006BTC, it was quite tempting so, I chose to give it a trier.
He sent me a link to a site, requiring me to put my mail details amongst others to create an account after which, he was to send the 0.96BTC and I was to withdraw, take my percentage and send him the rest.
It downed on me then that it could be a scam but, I really wanted to give it a trier. He pulled some brain work to see if he could ride on my intelligence, he acted as though he wanted to gain my trust and to be in control of the game mean while, I was quite aware of the tricks in play. I played along though.
so, I created a brand new email, went through the registration process, confirmed the 0.0000000BTC on my balance tab and upon transfer, i received the said 0.96BTC. Now, I was fined 0.003BTC to make the withdrawal possible as a new user, was to put my wallet address and other details to authorize transaction which I evidently refused and quarreled him about it as I felt he was at the peek of his scheme already. He immediately deleted his account, wiped his part of the chat and was off. Just like that.

Deduction
The scammer could either be working alone or with a team. Either he owned the site or he's team did and he was to keep the fee for himself or share the said 0.003BTC with his team. It might seem small but, they could be phishing for your email, wallet and private key details amongst others. Now, it's either your attacked directly or your details can be sold on black market.

Caution
Be aware of this scheme and others. Don't be so fast to give out confidential details to just anyone or platform as it could be phishing oriented. Put your greed in check as it could raise your vulnerability of being a victim of scam.
Don't trust just anyone you meet over the web and no fee is too small. It might be just a paraphase that leads to a far greater scheme. Be warned!
22  Other / Beginners & Help / Congrats to us on: August 28, 2020, 05:20:48 PM
How We Got This Far

There is something about the member rank and it kind of makes it feel very unique. I just archived the member rank and it downed on me how far we've gone. These I've simplified in how you keep me going. Let's get going in

           You got me started!
Being a newbie is quite easy, I became a newbie on 25th Oct, 2019.
Staying a newbie wasn't so easy or fun either
It meant familiarizing yourself with the forum
Reading rules, posts, comments and not getting banned

            You showed me progress
Being a Jr. Member welcomes you
It introduced you to the merit and activity system
It says, your a step in the right direction
It encourages you to focus on getting better through research and participation
It also warned to avoid getting banned.

           You acknowledged me
Being a member says your recognized, you belong here
It implies your a piece of the puzzle and do add up
It verifies the account in the scale of things and importance to you(me)
My membership tells me we've got more work to do cause,

Finally, I'm a member
And I'm saying congratulations to you and me for getting me here and it really takes you and me to keep us going. Thanks.
23  Other / Beginners & Help / Getting scared is useful! on: August 14, 2020, 02:40:51 PM
Your scared, use it!
The cryptocurrency ecosystem could be a very daring one, just like in the Hollywood movies like the Jurassic Park having it's unique ecological niche and diverse extinct animal life intended for amusement turning out to be a biological weapon that can course the most damage. So also is the cryptosphere or as most persons may view it. A coded system on a blockchain that should be exploited for various individual purpose could turn out to damage us in ways unimaginable and unexpected. So, we get scared and are often afraid to take a first step. This is not unusual, with all the menace in the cryptosphere out there to get what you've got and hope to have, it becomes really dangerous to conduct business safely on the web. This is where the concept of being scared becomes useful. Getting scared when you want to test fresh or new waters is normal. Concepts have it that, 'when you approach a new river and desires to swim it, don't go ahead and dive in. First, step on the shoreline to determine it's depth/tide and only then can you swim'. Getting scared is useful that way, it pushes you to research on that which your curious and enthusiastic about.

How to use fear
In my opinion as far as this research goes, there are basically two ways to use fear;

1. Cure your curiosity and feed your enthusiasm
Fear or being scared comes like a dare. Every major intention and success was given birth to by the womb of impossibility. The fear is always going to be there. The fear of;
* Scammers
* Phishing sites/platforms
* Hackers
* Investing in shit coins
* Using unsecured wallets

And a lot of others of these trends.
These elements exist to raise our cautiousness high and push the need for advancement in available models. Fortunately, a lot of the need to know topics on these have been treated and continues to be updated in this forum. Some of them includes;
 
These and many other topics on the platform feeds your enthusiasm. You continue the search and ensure you take the next step. Which is,

2. Getting started
A user in the forum says, 'The first thing you do as to validating an acquired information to ensure it's value is brought forth is to take a step' @Smartvirus. Post link;
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5268633.0.
This is very crucial as it validates the truth in the acquired information, builds trust in the system and encourages you to either continue or retrace your steps. Else, your just stock where you started. Of what difference is someone who can read and has refused to read and a person that doesn't know how to read. I guess they are both the same. No difference what so ever untill proven otherwise.
Don't let your fear scare you off a path, use it to shield your way through.
24  Other / Beginners & Help / What or how does it feels to grow in rank?! on: July 07, 2020, 12:34:37 AM
The forum is quite an otherly and well moderated one such that one with the mindset of boosting in ranks regardless of what he or she posts is an abolished fantasy which is commendable. It ensures purity of the forum, lives no room for ambiguous rubbish and motivates newbies to think, research and understand what the forum and world of Bitcoin as a cryptocurrency and other alternate cryptos are all about. Each time you want to type, it's just got to be the right content and if you don't, you can barely grow in rank. Hence, these lives a lot of we newbies in wonder how it really feels.
Have you ever wondered what it felt like to grow in rank?
That's a question for the newbies as I am myself one. This question has and still puzzles my mind on how it really feels. I guess a lot of you with ranks now where once in these shoes. I guess I'll find out in time by experience soon enough how it does feel. In the meantime, how about some you guys tell us, how you really felt.
We would love to hear it!
How about experienced
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