A simple way to protect yourself from Discord Crypto SCAMS!

[Lucasgabd]

(At first this was a twitter thread, then it became a steemit post, since it's quite usefull and important information I thought it would be good to post it here as well to inform as many people as possible and avoid more people getting scammed on discord)

How to protect yourself from Discord Crypto SCAMS! - A simple way

scams keep happening on @discordapp day by day and the team makes nothing to improve the platform. taking this into account these are some simple measures you can use to protect yourself:
(if possible share this so maybe they make it harder for users to impersonate others)

the 4-digt number (#0000) right in the side of your username can be customized if you have discord nitro (paid subscription).
This is one of the MAIN things that impersonators do to look like #crypto devs or whatever user and try to engage on a conversation and steal you.



as you can see. any nitro subscriber can easilly change it according to this article
don't fall for that! instead check their discord IDs, they're unique!
the tricky part is that Discord IDs are not available by default (come on @discordapp team!)

to make them available use this tutorial



this will already protect you from many Scammers. but remember that cryptocurrency devs usually won't contact you via inbox , try to sell you coins or access your computer remotely (team viewer or whatever). and always on internet: don't trust, verify!

Have you ever fell for any scammer on discord? tell your story on the comments. Share the knowledge, this could save someone.

Even better: does anyone has a known person who works at discord?
inform them about this major opsed flaw and maybe they correct it for future versions of the product.

some way it could be corrected in my opinion:

- not allowing non ascii characters on discord usernames (not even sure if this is the correct name of the characters, but some of the impersonators use dev names changing a small letter for a sub or sup character like: ^lucasgabd
this appears normal on the user list but different when you check and copy their profile names.
- not allowing users to change their pics for the same pic as other users
- MAKING IT EASIER TO CHECK DISCORD IDS AND ENABLED BY DEFAULT (this is a major issue)
- NOT ALLOWING USERS TO CHANGE THEIR FOUR-DIGIT #0000 DEFAULT NUMBER (wtf is this a feature to start with?)

as an user:
ALWAYS do you due diligence.

can think of any other possibilities on improving discord security?

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[coly20032003]

Thanks for sharing the tips, these are very useful. I did not fall in discord scam before, but I know some people did, and they lost a lot of coins for trusting some scammers. It is better to be careful in the crypto currency world.

[joniboini]

- not allowing users to change their pics for the same pic as other users

I don't think this is necessary, as long as we can check their ID quite easily. Allowing multiple users to use the same profile picture will be a good thing for gamers, especially if they're working as a team. It reflects their identity.

Discord is made for gamers, isn't it? Even though they're being used for other purposes too. CMIIW.

[Lucasgabd]

following a suggestion by hd49728

here's an official guide by discord.
https://support.discordapp.com/hc/en-us/articles/206346498-Where-can-I-find-my-User-Server-Message-ID-

to add to the information on OP

this is quite important so make sure to activate if you use the service.

[Jeremy Franklin]

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Wouldn't it be the easiest way to avoid Discord Crypto scams, not to use Discord at all? In my opinion Discord has no benefits when it comes to security or privacy compared to Telegram. I would stay away from Discord and communicate via Telegram.

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Wouldn't it be the easiest way to avoid Discord Crypto scams, not to use Discord at all? In my opinion Discord has no benefits when it comes to security or privacy compared to Telegram. I would stay away from Discord and communicate via Telegram.

Maybe, just maybe, you should question the whole basis of this need to "communicate" about anything and everything.
Serious investors who understand their subject don't use social media, they don't need to.
The whole space is full of scammers and liars, of misdirection, FUD and shills. The noise is deafening.
Do an experiment (if you are serious about understanding crypto in any depth): analyse exactly what you get of value during the course of say a week from these interactions.
Then spend a week without interacting in any way: instead, research in depth from credible sources, learn historically valid methods of analysis. Go for a walk.
See the difference.

Remember the old saying "If you're at a poker table and you don't see who the sucker is, then it's you.”