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February 25, 2019, 01:01:48 PM |
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I have seen some new frauds recently on the telegram. They chose telegram as the medium for scamming. They stay in some active groups and find the target. They also once targeted me. They gave me the various link by personal message. And after clicking on the link the link told me to create an account. And if I want to do create an account they will want the wallet's private key. So I think they are a Very terrible scammer. We should be safe from them. Otherwise, we will lose all our cryptocurrency. They send me so many messages that I stopped using telegram for them. Besides, there are many scam bots in the telegram. Those bots never give payment. So I think it's not safe to earn in the telegram. It is best to use it as a communication medium.
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February 25, 2019, 01:04:49 PM |
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I have seen some new frauds recently on the telegram. They chose telegram as the medium for scamming. They stay in some active groups and find the target. They also once targeted me. They gave me the various link by personal message. And after clicking on the link the link told me to create an account. And if I want to do create an account they will want the wallet's private key. So I think they are a Very terrible scammer. We should be safe from them. Otherwise, we will lose all our cryptocurrency. They send me so many messages that I stopped using telegram for them. Besides, there are many scam bots in the telegram. Those bots never give payment. So I think it's not safe to earn in the telegram. It is best to use it as a communication medium.
Scammers are in everywhere. Don't underestimate them. They can find a way what you stole your money somehow. Be cautious. |
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AjithBtc
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February 25, 2019, 01:07:59 PM |
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It is very common to see scammers on telegram. They just try with selected people's picking from the cryptocurrency associated groups in the forum. From that they'll try to scam them with addictive schemes giving good return on investment. From the selected list even if one becomes a prey he gets the earning for the day.
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wilburwilbur
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February 25, 2019, 01:18:09 PM |
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Telegram is the most used app for cryto-communication. Scammers are taking advantage of it. Besides, it is easy to make a bot in telegram. Better not register in shady links to stay out of scammers.
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February 25, 2019, 01:18:13 PM |
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Regardless of the communication platform there are scammer, telegram, discord, Facebook, Twitter, Bitcointalk. It doesn't matter.
Exactly, the platform isn't important at all and you can't say that one or the other is more populated with scamers. They just use all available methods and communication chanels looking for naive users. It's important that you are careful and that you don't buy their stories about quick and easy profit or miracle tools and methods for predicting price or successful trading. Use your brain and you will be safe. |
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February 25, 2019, 01:26:46 PM |
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Man , scammers are everywhere now . I mean , even before they are in telegram already. From scam bots , groups and similar . A good example are those telegram bots who says that they can double your ETH and BTc.
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steveabrahams
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February 25, 2019, 02:01:34 PM |
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Tbh there are many scammers in telegram since old time. There are always more than 1 scammers in 1 group, most of them are scammer by impersonate the admin of the group and pm the member ask for money or trying to help you but in the end he/she will scam you. The thing is just block whenever someone you don't know pm you and act like a friend.
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HODL2090
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February 25, 2019, 02:06:23 PM |
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Telegram has been plagued with scams for many years. It's regular use as a medium of communication for ICOs and cryptocurrency projects makes it very popular among scammers.
Telegram has devised means of reducing possible scams. Limiting sending of private message until an account matures. And putting a report scam option whenever someone strange contacts you.
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February 25, 2019, 02:18:35 PM |
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yes telegram is now a lot of scammers, because now there are so many people who are in telegrams to hunt coins and tokens. most telegrams are used for airdrop events. and we all know that the majority of airdrops only end in scam.
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February 25, 2019, 02:22:05 PM |
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Scammers in Telegram isn't new at all. They've been there for a while already. One of Telegram's advantages is you only need a mobile number to use it as far as I know, no need to use your real name and such, so you can pretty much create as much accounts as you want as long as you have access to mobile numbers. But with this advantage, also comes disadvantages; and this is one of the disadvantages.
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teilwalL05
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February 25, 2019, 02:41:59 PM |
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There is no safe thing if you are connected to the internet most of the time, that is why there are physical wallets that are let you stored digital currency offline, same goes to some of the social media applications that you are using on your laptop, desktop and mobile devices, And if you did experience such things you can always report it here in the Scam Accusation so other users will be aware of that kind of modus and giving a warning to anyone especially the newbies,
But if it's the only cryptocurrency related you can sure set an example for people to be aware, we should help each other to simply not stop but to lessen the victims of a scammer and fraudulent acts.
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Theb
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February 25, 2019, 02:52:49 PM |
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Where the money is the people with bad intentions will follow. I have joined several TG channels from ICOs already that every time I will just ask one question several accounts will pm claiming that they are part of the ICO team and will show me various ways of screwing me up hoping that I don't know of. We must be aware right now that cryptocurrencies is an attractive commodity to criminals as unlike regular cash it doesn't leave as much footprint behind for the authorities to keep track of and the plus side is it digitally exist that they don't even need to leave a building to steal all our money. Let us just be smart and let us not fall from this kinds of simple tricks, the smarter we get the less interested they will be on targeting us.
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February 25, 2019, 02:57:34 PM |
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I have seen some new frauds recently on the telegram. They chose telegram as the medium for scamming. They stay in some active groups and find the target. They also once targeted me. They gave me the various link by personal message. And after clicking on the link the link told me to create an account. And if I want to do create an account they will want the wallet's private key. So I think they are a Very terrible scammer. We should be safe from them. Otherwise, we will lose all our cryptocurrency. They send me so many messages that I stopped using telegram for them. Besides, there are many scam bots in the telegram. Those bots never give payment. So I think it's not safe to earn in the telegram. It is best to use it as a communication medium. Ignore and block them. This is nothing new. Always suspect a pm from an unknown contact, especially it if shows a link. It is the same thing scammers have been doing for decades over email, it has simply gone to where people has gone: instant messages, and various "social" media. You have to be mindful of people pretending to be "official support". PMs are big no-no. On IRC i used to block all PMs and only lift the block ocasionally on select requests because of that reason. IRC is older than HTTP... Internet is full of scammers and phishers, you have to learn to live with that and not fall for their stupid baits. |
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February 25, 2019, 02:58:07 PM |
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I have seen some new frauds recently on the telegram. They chose telegram as the medium for scamming. They stay in some active groups and find the target. They also once targeted me. They gave me the various link by personal message. And after clicking on the link the link told me to create an account. And if I want to do create an account they will want the wallet's private key. So I think they are a Very terrible scammer. We should be safe from them. Otherwise, we will lose all our cryptocurrency. They send me so many messages that I stopped using telegram for them. Besides, there are many scam bots in the telegram. Those bots never give payment. So I think it's not safe to earn in the telegram. It is best to use it as a communication medium.
This is not new mate, since then, scammer use telegram to make a massive scam to those newbie in this field, and dont just rely on one single apps, scammers are every where, looking for someone to victim. Just be careful every where and everytime. Just remember, dont trust anybody. |
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February 25, 2019, 03:01:04 PM |
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Scammers are all over the world not only in the internet, safety precautions are always needed when transacting to new people and platform of any social media.
I want to share that I was never been scammed ever since I started to transact cryptocurrency to different kinds of exchanges or individual because I check first the reliability and good reviews from other people before doing payment or any other kind of things were money is involve. Money is money, even the most trusted one will flip sometimes when greed kicks in.
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February 25, 2019, 03:02:33 PM |
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I have seen some new frauds recently on the telegram. They chose telegram as the medium for scamming. They stay in some active groups and find the target. They also once targeted me. They gave me the various link by personal message. And after clicking on the link the link told me to create an account. And if I want to do create an account they will want the wallet's private key. So I think they are a Very terrible scammer. We should be safe from them. Otherwise, we will lose all our cryptocurrency. They send me so many messages that I stopped using telegram for them. Besides, there are many scam bots in the telegram. Those bots never give payment. So I think it's not safe to earn in the telegram. It is best to use it as a communication medium.
Yes, Telegram is probably the most used Social by scammers. They targeted me more than once. But you can simply block and report a user who is sending you private messages. It's easy and he won't be able to contact you anymore. |
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February 25, 2019, 03:08:32 PM |
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They are everywhere, in telegram they pretend to be the admin of an ICO project and then send you and address to pay for they offer 30% bonus as if you don't know anything about scamming. I actually tried to make them believe I will send lol I tried asking about the project and he replied that its an ethereum project when its actually an EOS Volentix, not so very clever scammer.
IF someone PMed you in telegram pretending to be part of the project, beWARE that is just it and if they ask you to send coins, it would be it.
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February 25, 2019, 03:11:30 PM |
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I have seen some new frauds recently on the telegram. They chose telegram as the medium for scamming. They stay in some active groups and find the target. They also once targeted me. They gave me the various link by personal message. And after clicking on the link the link told me to create an account. And if I want to do create an account they will want the wallet's private key. So I think they are a Very terrible scammer. We should be safe from them. Otherwise, we will lose all our cryptocurrency. They send me so many messages that I stopped using telegram for them. Not just recently. They are common in Telegram world for quiet a long time now and just popping everywhere. With the used of our common sense, people can avoid any scam. Being a newbie isn't a reason why other people fall on trap. There are lots of newbies who able to avoid that scheme because of common sense. ISo I think it's not safe to earn in the telegram. It is best to use it as a communication medium.
Telegram is a messaging platform. Only used it on it's purpose and not on other way around. The company itself can't deal properly on these kind of schemes so always be cautious on what you will encounter here. |
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February 25, 2019, 03:37:28 PM |
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I have seen some new frauds recently on the telegram. They chose telegram as the medium for scamming. They stay in some active groups and find the target. They also once targeted me. They gave me the various link by personal message. And after clicking on the link the link told me to create an account. And if I want to do create an account they will want the wallet's private key. So I think they are a Very terrible scammer. We should be safe from them. Otherwise, we will lose all our cryptocurrency. They send me so many messages that I stopped using telegram for them. Besides, there are many scam bots in the telegram. Those bots never give payment. So I think it's not safe to earn in the telegram. It is best to use it as a communication medium.
Just be vigilant then.. Especially those who are acting like an admins of the projects... They will ask you like they know everything to do.. Thats why if you are into project update only on main telegram group first bfore conducting a transactions outside with them... Always ask the group if they know that person... And mostly dnt give any amount they are asking... Coz probably in buying a project u need to purchase on main website... Jusy be careful with whom you are talking to... |
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February 25, 2019, 03:51:01 PM |
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I have encountered the same problem as you on the telegram. After I joined the discussion on an ICO group I received a message from the is the scammer. They asked me about investment projects I just discussed and gave me an address and said they would give me a higher bonus with other investors through it. Investors should be careful because the team will not contact you first.
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