Your scam experience can help another person.

[sunsilk]

There are a lot of scammers in the P2P market, and that's why, whether you're the buyer or the seller, you have to confirm that everything goes well for the other party first.

But the burden is with the seller when most of the buyers are scammers, and they'll fake it that they've paid them already.

So, always verify when someone is very active in the P2P market because the scammers aren't choosing their victims. As long as there is a potential victim to them, they'd scam them.

[Cookdata]

Yes, In my thinking we will never realize this or be aware enough until we find ourselves in this situation or become a victim of a scam. Because maximum people read those type of story for fun and enjoyment. Day by day scammers are updating and they are thinking different types of idea and ways to scam people. Thos people who scammed before they are aware and they think every time before give a step. That's the reason a scammed person more aware then non scammed person. Life always give us good lesson no one give us that.

I don't think it's wise to say so, you don't have to wait for such to happen th you, if you practice safe way to avoid hack or bother becomes victim of any scam, that means the scammer tried so hard to get you because simple scams and how to avoid them are very simple and easy to read and understand. If you practice them as they arw been discussed, I'm not sure you ar going to be wallet drain or hack because there wouldn't be any funds in the first place.

Imagine been a crypto investor and you bough $50k worth of Bitcoin and then decide to leave everything in the exchange, I'm very sure that you might not be as aware that much. If really you really are, you would be concern and not leave anything on the exchange. This is why self knowledge is very necessary if you are in crypto and not only that, make sure that you keep learning everyday, that's the only way to win if you are in crypto.

[Rustam Meraj]

There are a lot of scammers in the P2P market, and that's why, whether you're the buyer or the seller, you have to confirm that everything goes well for the other party first.

But the burden is with the seller when most of the buyers are scammers, and they'll fake it that they've paid them already.

So, always verify when someone is very active in the P2P market because the scammers aren't choosing their victims. As long as there is a potential victim to them, they'd scam them.

You pointed out big problem with P2P market which is that there are many people trying to trick others. It is  good for both buyer and seller to be careful and make sure other person has done which he/she must do.
You also mentioned that it is mostly harder for sellers because some buyers will pretend they have paid when they have not. This means sellers need to double check that they have received money before they send anything.
It is also good idea to be careful of people who are very active in P2P market. Scammers mostly try to do many deals so they have more chances to trick someone. So if we are using P2P trading we needs to stay alert and check everything carefully to avoid getting scammed.

[sunsilk]

There are a lot of scammers in the P2P market, and that's why, whether you're the buyer or the seller, you have to confirm that everything goes well for the other party first.

But the burden is with the seller when most of the buyers are scammers, and they'll fake it that they've paid them already.

So, always verify when someone is very active in the P2P market because the scammers aren't choosing their victims. As long as there is a potential victim to them, they'd scam them.

You pointed out big problem with P2P market which is that there are many people trying to trick others. It is  good for both buyer and seller to be careful and make sure other person has done which he/she must do.
You also mentioned that it is mostly harder for sellers because some buyers will pretend they have paid when they have not. This means sellers need to double check that they have received money before they send anything.
It is also good idea to be careful of people who are very active in P2P market. Scammers mostly try to do many deals so they have more chances to trick someone. So if we are using P2P trading we needs to stay alert and check everything carefully to avoid getting scammed.

Yes, it's the responsibility of the sellers to check every transaction that they go through. Because if they're careless and just doing it based on the trust they're giving to the buyers, they're mostly going to get scammed again for a period of time.

That is the reason why we have to verify each transaction that is paid to us. This gives everyone more caution because it didn't happened just a few times but for so many times.

Those that are very active in the P2P markets, all you have to do is to verify every single time you have a transaction in that market.

[Yaunfitda]

There are a lot of scammers in the P2P market, and that's why, whether you're the buyer or the seller, you have to confirm that everything goes well for the other party first.

But the burden is with the seller when most of the buyers are scammers, and they'll fake it that they've paid them already.

Yeah, I have friend being scam in the P2P market, so we really need to be very careful on who we dealing with. I mean we just need our common sense not to blindly trust anyone even if they say that they have send the money already we need to check our wallet first if indeed there is the transaction.

So, always verify when someone is very active in the P2P market because the scammers aren't choosing their victims. As long as there is a potential victim to them, they'd scam them.

I think though that the exchanges should also scan everyone before making them a buyer in the market. Because there are really too good to be true offers and it really sounds like a scam so the exchange should flag that.

[Mpamaegbu]

But the burden is with the seller when most of the buyers are scammers, and they'll fake it that they've paid them already.

That's why we shouldn't rely on SMS alerts to assume money has been sent. Opening one's banking app and verifying from there is the best way to go. One won't ever go wrong going that way. That's how I go about mine. However, most sellers are often in a hurry to conclude transactions and won't even verify all that. I've read here where a member said he was tricked by a buyer who didn't send complete cash. If one is careful to run through transactions, one should be able to identify any discrepancies in every transactions. Scammers don't have the luxury of patience and that's why they will always rush their victims through any transaction. To disarm them, slow down their rush/hastiness.

[sunsilk]

There are a lot of scammers in the P2P market, and that's why, whether you're the buyer or the seller, you have to confirm that everything goes well for the other party first.

But the burden is with the seller when most of the buyers are scammers, and they'll fake it that they've paid them already.

Yeah, I have friend being scam in the P2P market, so we really need to be very careful on who we dealing with. I mean we just need our common sense not to blindly trust anyone even if they say that they have send the money already we need to check our wallet first if indeed there is the transaction.

The atmosphere changes when someone inexperienced or quite nervous is on the actuality of the trade. And that's why they panic and they become a victim of these scammers in the P2P market.

So, always verify when someone is very active in the P2P market because the scammers aren't choosing their victims. As long as there is a potential victim to them, they'd scam them.

I think though that the exchanges should also scan everyone before making them a buyer in the market. Because there are really too good to be true offers and it really sounds like a scam so the exchange should flag that.

Well, there are some disclosures and also the self awareness that we should have that they're telling us. And as for experience, we already are aware of them and so, it's just about us and how we're going to deal with these scammers.

But the burden is with the seller when most of the buyers are scammers, and they'll fake it that they've paid them already.

That's why we shouldn't rely on SMS alerts to assume money has been sent. Opening one's banking app and verifying from there is the best way to go. One won't ever go wrong going that way. That's how I go about mine. However, most sellers are often in a hurry to conclude transactions and won't even verify all that. I've read here where a member said he was tricked by a buyer who didn't send complete cash. If one is careful to run through transactions, one should be able to identify any discrepancies in every transactions. Scammers don't have the luxury of patience and that's why they will always rush their victims through any transaction. To disarm them, slow down their rush/hastiness.

That's right. It won't cost a lot of time to verify it on the actual banking or wallet apps that we have. The time that we're going to spend on that is going to be better than having a potential scam because of our negligence and laziness.

I think that victims who have been scammed was due to the hurry that the scammer does to them. They have to remember that if they've been rushed to do the transaction and checking, they have to look at it as a sign that there could be some red flags already.

[Rockstarguy]

A lot of shared experience has helped a lot of people from getting scammed and it will be better if we continue sharing our experience on scammed issues because it will prevent others from getting scammed.

One of the essences of the forum is for members to share their ugly and good experiences because, as far as Bitcoin and cryptocurrency are concerned, there will be many experiences that people need to learn from. One thing about learning is that you can't learn everything and know it all at one time; we learn from the mistakes of others. The understanding most people have about scams today is not based on their own experience or research; it is based on the experiences of others.

Scams are lessons that people can learn from the mistakes and experiences of others because anybody can be a victim of a scam. For sure, experiences like this shouldn't be something people keep to themselves.

[Mpamaegbu]

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I think that victims who have been scammed was due to the hurry that the scammer does to them. They have to remember that if they've been rushed to do the transaction and checking, they have to look at it as a sign that there could be some red flags already.

Exactly! That part I bolded for emphasis is laced with salient message and I want to believe that genuine newbies on this forum and greenhorns to P2P (it doesn't matter if one is a veteran or high ranked here) should take note of that part.

What I do when I've an impatient merchant, whether on an exchange or on telegram group, is to slow down and spend more time running through the transaction I've with them. Trying to hurry me up activates my radar. I've saved myself from falling victim more than three times that way.

[Sticky Bomb]

I think sharing our experience about scam can save someone else from getting scammed, when you have been scammed or close to getting scammed and you share it with others they will have that idea and will become more careful and conscious.

Someone from my local board shared an experience he had with P2P traders in Bybit where he sold his coin and the buyer sent him below the original cost of his coin and he refused to release coin and he wrote to the buyer telling him to send his complete money or else he won't release coin and that was when the buyer sent him his complete money, this his experience he shared made me more attentive to everything when trading in Bybit P2P, when same thing happened to me in the P2P trading in Bybit it was easy for me to identify and handle because of the experience shared in my local board.

A lot of shared experience has helped a lot of people from getting scammed and it will be better if we continue sharing our experience on scammed issues because it will prevent others from getting scammed.

Just as legitimate technology is getting advanced, scammers are also advancing their techniques and they look so real and undetectable now which is easy to catch unsuspecting people or those in a hurry. Talking about P2P scams, I once received #405,325 instead of #455,325. You can notice how the scammer carefully structured the less payment in a way that it is almost undetectable? We should apply serious caution in any dealings in crypto because as soon as the mistake is done, you may not be able to reverse it.

I've even received fake alert from a vendor on Bybit, but I held on for it to reflect in my transaction history in my banking app, else I would've been scammed. I would advise that any transaction involving your bank should not be confirmed by alert alone, go to your bank app and be sure the transaction is registered there.

[sunsilk]

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I think that victims who have been scammed was due to the hurry that the scammer does to them. They have to remember that if they've been rushed to do the transaction and checking, they have to look at it as a sign that there could be some red flags already.

Exactly! That part I bolded for emphasis is laced with salient message and I want to believe that genuine newbies on this forum and greenhorns to P2P (it doesn't matter if one is a veteran or high ranked here) should take note of that part.

What I do when I've an impatient merchant, whether on an exchange or on telegram group, is to slow down and spend more time running through the transaction I've with them. Trying to hurry me up activates my radar. I've saved myself from falling victim more than three times that way.

That's right, you have to do it slowly so that you can always review if you're doing it correctly. And if the other end is on a hurry, let them hurry on their own but you're not going to move as if they're predicting the entire transaction.

You just can't do what they like without verifying that everything has been done already accordingly. Most of the newbies that have this kind of merchant, they usually panic.

They're putting pressure so they are predicting that you should do it already but do not be dictated by them.

[Stalker22]

Yeah, that hurry up or you will lose out! stuff is such an old and tired tactic.  If some shady character is pushing you to send over crypto without letting you take a sec to think things through and verify stuff, big yikes and  major red flag central.   

I have witnessed some poor folks fall for it - the bogus sense of urgency, the get rich quick schemes all of it.  Preys on the whole FOMO mindset and makes people freak out and skip steps they shouldnt.  Panic isnt the wisest advisor when trying to make financial decisions. 

[Nwada001]

Yeah, that hurry up or you will lose out! stuff is such an old and tired tactic.  If some shady character is pushing you to send over crypto without letting you take a sec to think things through and verify stuff, big yikes and  major red flag central.   

Exactly, when they are trying to rush you to do something all of a sudden, then there is something they don't want you to find out about what they are doing, and when they show too much concern about how much could be madeom it, those who actually know how to make money, besides those who actually know how to make money through crypto, should be busy doing that and not be on their system trying to teach another person how to do it.

[Marykeller]

A lot of shared experience has helped a lot of people from getting scammed and it will be better if we continue sharing our experience on scammed issues because it will prevent others from getting scammed.

This is it, to share your crypto scam experience with others so that they will all learn from it. I know of how many times the good and bad experiences shared here by forum members have been of help to me on how to stay vigilant about my crypto assets and not to lose guard to anyone out of carelessness or mistake that could have been avoided.

In all of this, what I don't fail to do is withhold the experience I learn about from other people to myself alone without sharing it with my friends who are not in this forum, I know that it will help them also to learn from other people's scam experience

[sotelorene]

I think sharing our experience about scam can save someone else from getting scammed, when you have been scammed or close to getting scammed and you share it with others they will have that idea and will become more careful and conscious.

Someone from my local board shared an experience he had with P2P traders in Bybit where he sold his coin and the buyer sent him below the original cost of his coin and he refused to release coin and he wrote to the buyer telling him to send his complete money or else he won't release coin and that was when the buyer sent him his complete money, this his experience he shared made me more attentive to everything when trading in Bybit P2P, when same thing happened to me in the P2P trading in Bybit it was easy for me to identify and handle because of the experience shared in my local board.

Yes, I think I came across the thread and i must say sharing experience is very good and helpful because after I came across the thread while I was trading on my Bybit the buyer sent me a money below what he was meant to send and I immediately check the payment and I saw it and I chatted him up that if he doesn't complete my money I won't release my coins and he was trying to say it was a mistake because he has a lot of people he is trading with and this has not happened only twice or thrice I have been having this experience Maybe I should just stop using Bybit though I don't now if other exchange are like that, thieves everywhere. And maybe if not for the thread I wouldn't have bother to check if the money was complete or not though some people even after seeing such experience they would still fall victim because of carelessness and laziness.

[Balahuk]

Can anyone point me to someone or somewhere to find help retrieving my winnings from online casino? They won't give me my $200,000.00