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!