New scam technique on Telegram.

[The Cryptovator]

I don't know if you noticed this kind of scam previously but I noticed it first time. So wondered to share with community.

Please take a look on below picture.



Discovered it from PundiX group. You may noticed that scammer using user name on Bio and he doesn't use any username. This is really confusing matter. If you are not familiar with this kind of scam then you might fall into this trap. Scammer might ask your personal details, private keys or may offer any bonuses. So be careful if you receive any greedy offer on telegram. Please match username with main group and verify it.


Most of newbies wouldn't think much and probably they might fall. So please share it with your friends.

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[BitcoinGirl.Club]

Well telegram is the heaven for scammers.
You can change username
You can delete conversations from both side

I thing these two are too annoying feature in telegram and people abuse it a lot. The technique you have seen is not new at all. I have seen them before several times.

[GSpgh]

Well telegram is the heaven for scammers.

It used to be skype with similar exploits. Scammers will use whatever they can. None of these chat services are supposed to be used for trust or identity verification. People are just dumb. People are getting scammed over the phone (I mean voice calls over the phone) still.

[ivakar]

i think that first of all, thank you for warning!
and second .. it is extremely hard to be clear of any kind of scum in today's digital world
so I guess the best behaviour would be just not send any money  / crypto to anyone you know for sure.
otherwise - no warrantees

[Subbir]

If you are not careful there may be problems from now on changes username by vowel words,  The worst service is that one person can delete the connection after two if he wants one. as opposed to there are some benefits that are not available anywhere else but are not used well.

[teosanru]

I remember this old school technique of allegedly looting money from people who are finding on how to invest in an ICO. This thing was at it's peak in 2017-18 when generally scammers used to do this and message every new joiner in the ICO group. Best advice for newbies is that remember you are no whale that any admin or even a customer care representative would bother to ask you personally about your investment. Moreover even if he does make sure you never send money to any address available on Telegram. Always check the official website of crowdfunding for the Deposit Address and then search on Etherscan that it is a smart contract or not. If it's not a smart contract address then it's a scam. Just a little bit of attentiveness can protect you from scam.

[Velkro]

Well telegram is the heaven for scammers.
You can change username
You can delete conversations from both side

I thing these two are too annoying feature in telegram and people abuse it a lot.

True they should change that immediately before more people will get hurt.
Responsible website should care about its users, same as software developers.
Often they think if user will made mistake, its on their part but is it? Often, but not always.

[sujonali1819]

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I don't know if you noticed this kind of scam previously but I noticed it first time. So wondered to share with community.

I have noticed previously that scammers changes user name like admin [ of xxx group] But really I did not notice this that create username in the bio section.  May be I saw but did not caught accurately. But now I am serious about it.

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I thing these two are too annoying feature in telegram and people abuse it a lot. The technique you have seen is not new at all. I have seen them before several times.

I agree with you. These things really help a lot of scammers. Everybody should aware before making any deal with others via telegram.

[dkbit98]

This is not exactly new... as scammers use that tactics for some time,
and I saw it with various fake supports sending me fake help messages.

That is why I can't stand that bloody Telegram     but lot of people use it

Best medicine - Block & Report and don't trust anyone in telegram

[Bitcoin_Arena]

Surely it's very confusing to a new eye. If i hjadn't seen this post, I would have realized it so quickly thou ofcourse i can't send any random stranger very sensitive info like private keys or login details.

Well telegram is the heaven for scammers.
You can change username
You can delete conversations from both side

I thing these two are too annoying feature in telegram and people abuse it a lot. The technique you have seen is not new at all. I have seen them before several times.

They biggest problem is that there is no clear moderation on telegram like it is on this forum or some sub Reddit. At-least in this forum a newbie can be able to see the trust ratings of a scammer and know right away not to deal with them.

Impersonators are also always nuked and this helps alot.

[whtchocla7e]

Recently, I noticed that some telegram users have the word "Scam" at the end of the display name. I think this should be taken care of and reported more so that new people stay away.

[The3max]

The problem is that Telegram accounts easily create multiple on one computer. Scammers use fake images from reputable celebrities to take advantage of fraudulent news. We can only warn users of these situations.

[Little Mouse]

This is very common if you are in a ICO telegram group, scammers just check who joined and PM almost as soon as possible. I have seen it many times before. They claim to be the admin.

[Alluro]

This is good technique to catch users. Just one thing you have to understand. If any random users send you a private message, leave and delete it. Because random users not going to send good things for you.

[GreatArkansas]

Most of the target people of this kind of scam are those in some telegram ICO groups or those people who are making message on the public channel conversation, like if they are asking about ICO details.
This is not only on such ICO groups but also in some existing projects or even different crypto exchanges.

[vlasrodz]

I don't know if you noticed this kind of scam previously but I noticed it first time. So wondered to share with community.

Please take a look on below picture.

https://i.imgur.com/3v1f2PW.jpg

Discovered it from PundiX group. You may noticed that scammer using user name on Bio and he doesn't use any username. This is really confusing matter. If you are not familiar with this kind of scam then you might fall into this trap. Scammer might ask your personal details, private keys or may offer any bonuses. So be careful if you receive any greedy offer on telegram. Please match username with main group and verify it.


Most of newbies wouldn't think much and probably they might fall. So please share it with your friends.

new?
Hey man
It's not new
But very popular, sure
agree with you

Just be careful

[judeafante]

The thing is if you are going to use telegram channel, you need to be aware of this, that you can change your username and you can use people's profile, reading through the various telegram channel of every bounty that I've participated in so many have been scammed by scammers pretending to be the admin of the bounty or the ICO, that is why on every group channel there is a warning that none of the team will pm you.

[creepyjas]

I don't know if you noticed this kind of scam previously but I noticed it first time. So wondered to share with community.

Please take a look on below picture.



Discovered it from PundiX group. You may noticed that scammer using user name on Bio and he doesn't use any username. This is really confusing matter. If you are not familiar with this kind of scam then you might fall into this trap. Scammer might ask your personal details, private keys or may offer any bonuses. So be careful if you receive any greedy offer on telegram. Please match username with main group and verify it.


Most of newbies wouldn't think much and probably they might fall. So please share it with your friends.

Not new to me though. This is basic. Almost all of the low-life people/scammers uses this trick. In every Telegram channel. There will always be imposters pretending to be an admin or someone from the company. Always be vigilant and observant. Don’t answer those people who pm’s you first and always check the admin tag beside the admin’s name on the channel members tab.

[Strongkored]

Scammer can do thing like what OP stated but they can't add Admin label besided display name, so the true admin is have Admin label next on their display name, users should aware and double check the true admin. see the image below

[Bttzed03]

I've busted many accounts like that before. They found another way to trick because the other method was already well known (using an almost similar username).

Scammer can do thing like what OP stated but they can't add Admin label besided display name, so the true admin is have Admin label next on their display name, users should aware and double check the true admin. see the image below

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Admin label doesn't appear on private messages and that is why using the space for bio works for some scammers.