Someone correct me if I am wrong?!
You are not wrong. The image posted by the OP is does make it look like he was chatting with an impostor.
A quick way for you to check if you spoke with the real admin is to find a post of him in that telegram group, click on his profile and click on 'SEND MESSAGE' like the picture below shows.
Does it open an empty PM history or does it show the previous PMs you already exchanged? If it opens the existing PM history - the real admin of that channel is trying to scam you. If you open a blank PM history, they are two different users.
Does it open an empty PM history or does it show the previous PMs you already exchanged? If it opens the existing PM history - the real admin of that channel is trying to scam you. If you open a blank PM history, they are two different users.
Another way of verifying the user is by forwarding a message to @userinfobot. Pick any message sent to you by the user in question, right-click on the message, then click on "Forward Message." A pop-up window titled "Choose recipient" will be displayed, enter @userinfobot into the search field, select the bot, then click send. The userinfobot will return a message with the user's ID, which is unique and tied to the user's phone number that was used at registration. The only way an ID can be changed is by registering with a different phone number.
Here's what I get for the admin of that channel:
Code:
@rdymac
Id: 10405624
First: Randy
Last: Brito
Yes I get:
Id: 1064611890
First: Randy Brito
From the scammer. And a blank chat box when I message the actual owner.