How to avoid scammers (Must read for newbie)

[Hypnosis00]

Tactics #3: Impersonating a crypto influencer of Youtube(Especially crypto analysts)

This is the most common trick that we usually encounter. They use known personalities in order to gain trust from newbies and greedy people. As the technology continue developing, it was easy for them (scammers ) to hide their faces and replace by known faces and social media influencers. They are not just smart, but their level of intelligence brings something unlawful in a way that they use other people to scam in front.

It becomes frustrating that despite the awareness we spread on the social media platforms, and also in the forum, still a lot of people getting scammed. I don't know why, maybe these people are desperate enough to make money and so they wanted to get scammed as well

[clorasteinberg]

Honestly, telegram groups are a nuisance. They will sometimes add you even if you have left the group multiple times. Scammers are finding smart ways to scam us. When I trade, I am very careful who I connect it to and I think we all should be skeptical when someone approaches us or  sends us something.

[qwertyup23]

Some of the scams seems very stupid i just wonder how they really fall for it 

I think you are implying that people who got scammed are borderline 'stupid', which is not a good thing to generalize people of. Instead of seeing them as such, it is more appropriate if you could refer to them as 'misinformed'. Remember that all of us were once newbies. Though not all of us experienced getting scammed, there is at least one point in our careers that we made mistakes along the way.

With this kind of setting, scammers would always choose to take advantage of the people who are misinformed. They tend to create fake giveaways that are pleasing to the eye, fake accounts, etc. Though this may seem obvious to experienced users like us, it may not to newbies.

[GeorgeJohn]

Honestly, telegram groups are a nuisance. They will sometimes add you even if you have left the group multiple times. Scammers are finding smart ways to scam us. When I trade, I am very careful who I connect it to and I think we all should be skeptical when someone approaches us or  sends us something.

Do you know while people easily get scammed to unknown people, the truth of it, is that some elements or caliber's of people are desperate of making profit or gain for a minor investment, so immediately they received notification from or this scam companies or platforms they will be as fast as a rocket to invest without proper investigation. So to isolate your self from trap of scammers immediately you received a notification that you are not expecting then you can as well ignore, because immediately you respond to a chat definitely they have win your soul, i dont compromise to any unknown message from social media, except it's a situation i have unfinished transaction with somebody then can unveil and message that come's to my inbox.

[Issa56]

Thanks for the post atleast it will save lot's of people from been scammed, seriously scammers are really coming up with new strategies just to scam people of  their money which is very bad so we have to be very careful most expecially people that are just joining cryptocurrency and they don't really know much about cryptocurrency make sure you follow all the scam threads on the forum to have knowledge about different pattern which scammers use to  scam people so that you won't endup falling victim thanks once again.

[Kelvinid]

Thanks for the post atleast it will save lot's of people from been scammed, seriously scammers are really coming up with new strategies just to scam people of  their money which is very bad so we have to be very careful most expecially people that are just joining cryptocurrency and they don't really know much about cryptocurrency make sure you follow all the scam threads on the forum to have knowledge about different pattern which scammers use to  scam people so that you won't endup falling victim thanks once again.

Apparently, YES and it gives some tips for the newbies to avoid this thing but I don't know if they were able to read this or they just jump on the market without reading, without any knowledge about crypto as this is very common. And the fact that scammers will find a way on how to get someone to become their victim, I'm for sure that these newbies will still fall into their traps and get scammed.

Well, maybe at least we are able to decrease newbies that have become their victims and are able to learn their previous experience especially in dealing with someone on the internet.

[Smartvirus]

One thing to guide yourself with is the fact that, the world is a cold world, its every man for himself and everyone has got a taste for what you've got that means a thing. It's the way it is and as such, you've got to guide against it. How?
You have to know what you've got and then, learn the pros and cons of it along with a conscious sensitization on the current happenings about it.  Know that, scammers are the once that seek you out most times and some times, you be the one to jump unto them because, you've been presented with a jackpot opportunity or you happened to come by it own your own. Always avoid such and keep your sensitive details private.

[dificanovi]

This is to create awareness amongst new members to avoid getting scammed.

I am going to list down a few of the tactics used by scammers to scam newbie as well as other users by luring them with huge profit scheme or some sort of plan which is difficult to refuse at times.

Tactics #1: Chinese regulation trick
You will receive a message from a random person stating he is from China and he has close to 1 BTC into his wallet but is unable to withdraw it due to some restrictions in their country and share a fake exchange link asking you to register there and he will transfer the amount to you and then you can transfer it to his another wallet wherein he will pay 20% of the amount as a gesture, sounds good isn't it? Once you log in to the exchange he will transfe3r the amount (just a digital value on fake site) but when you try to withdraw it the site will says it's a new account and you need to deposit some BTC in order to verify which will make you eligible for withdrawal and once you transfer the required BTC it will ask you to deposit more stating this account is froze and it will keep asking you to deposit the amount until you give up and reach out to their customer support agent who will say there is suspicious activity with this account hence you have to deposit but if you question them stating you wanna withdraw the amount which you have deposited they will threaten you stating you are involved in money laundering and block you from chatting, the random guy who messaged you will also block you.

This is a planned method to rob our money which we deposit in part to withdraw a huge amount.

Tactics #2: Investment plans through telegram
This method is not new and most of you would have experienced it wherein you will be added to some random telegram groups and where you will find people from different nationalities praising and thanking the admin stating they have earned a lot and it has changed there life, wherein they will ask you to buy a plan and state you will 200% of return on your investment withiin 3 days or a week.

Most of us might get convinced since people from around the world are endorsing it but these are all fake profiles and bots which has been created using profile pictures and DPs stoles from social media to make it look like genuine.

Tactics #3: Impersonating a crypto influencer of Youtube(Especially crypto analysts)
A genuine crypto analyst (youtuber) will never ask you to pay them and even if they ask they will share the details over video itself but there are imposters who have scammed so many people. When you watch a youtube video of crypto analyst and make a comment or ask for their contact details you will get response from imposter with same profile picture and ask your to transfer minimum amount to trade on behalf of you and assure you weekly or daily payout. these are scammers who barge into comments section of youtubers and whenever they find a comment from any user asking for youtuber's contact details or appreciate these guys trap the users by replying to their comments share a contact links of themselves to scam them.

I have encountered these situations and lucky to stop myself at the right time, I hope this was helpful article not only for newbie but for other users as well and save atleast someone from getting scammed.

This thread is very helpful for those who are new to crypto. We can see so much fraud going on in the crypto world that many victims are tricked and generally beginners are the most cheated.
If you want to dive into the crypto world, you should be more careful and read often about how to avoid fraud in the crypto world.
Now that there are various ways that people do to get profit without thinking about the suffering of others, these tips are very helpful for many people to avoid being scammed.

[Oceat]

Don't trust someone whom you have not met yet especially in the internet, that's the best way you will be safe from scammers. Never make a deal with them. You should only do it if you knew the person personally since this will make a 100% success rate of trading/transaction.

I think there's a plenty of reminders out there on the internet that newbies should start to search first before asking how to earn Bitcoin. Guidelines are on the sticky if they want a quick access of the do's and don't. Newbies should make reading as a habit to be aware and knowledgeable enough in crypto space.

[Luzin]

Tactics #1: Chinese regulation trick
You will receive a message from a random person stating he is from China and he has close to 1 BTC into his wallet but is unable to withdraw it due to some restrictions in their country and share a fake exchange link asking you to register there and he will transfer the amount to you and then you can transfer it to his another wallet wherein he will pay 20% of the amount as a gesture, sounds good isn't it?
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In fact, I've often received messages like you said. When I have very free time then I try to make him dizzy but if not I will ignore him. I did it just for fun, because from the first I had telegrams a lot of similar messages. So one of my ways, if there is an investment offer or a request for help from people I don't know, I will ignore it.
Is it possible like this,

[TheKernel]

One of the best pieces of financial advice is don't ever let your money out of your sight (your wallet). That means unless you are 100% positive you know who you are sending funds to, don't do it. I would only recommend trusted exchanges (watch for fake exchanges that someone can randomly DM you about on Discord), and a wallet that you own the private keys to!

[bL4nkcode]

Messaging people from instagram and facebook should be avoided too. If you followed/liked some crypto (famous) related pages/account, you will be receiving PM from these accounts, so just ignore them, mark as spam and delete it for good.

[suzanne5223]

One of the best pieces of financial advice is don't ever let your money out of your sight (your wallet). That means unless you are 100% positive you know who you are sending funds to, don't do it. I would only recommend trusted exchanges (watch for fake exchanges that someone can randomly DM you about on Discord), and a wallet that you own the private keys to!

You make some important points but using a recommended trusted exchange site doesn't prevent people from getting scammed if the person is not well informed and has an adequate understanding about how crypto scammers operate not even these days that CoinMarketCap experienced a data breach and Binance going through backlog issue.
This reminds me of when some Binance user was scammed through telegram, as they said knowledge is power and this is what's needed to thrive in every setting.

[Yamifoud]

Messaging people from instagram and facebook should be avoided too. If you followed/liked some crypto (famous) related pages/account, you will be receiving PM from these accounts, so just ignore them, mark as spam and delete it for good.

Major scams happen most on the use of social media. It was easy for scammers to change their identity, images, and to get another victim. Ignoring their offers is the best way to avoid scams but to unfortunate that not all have that kind of thinking, instead, they even have the courage to risk their money when someone makes a very attractive offer.
Ponzi schemes, received your profit every day, double your money in 24 hours...oh, there's a lot of sweet offerings we heard from scammers and of we are not familiar how the market works nor being stupid and greedy of money it definitely we fall in them.