NEVER BE IN A HURRY

[dbc23]

Do well to make spaces for new paragraphs so it will be easier for the one to read. Information is one best way to avoid been scammed. One thing about scam is that the victims pay for their ignorance. If one is knowledgeable enough about certain things scammers will find it hard to convience anyone but the society are ignoring their research skills and this scammers spend time making their own research and the present their offers a way many wouldn't resist. Making quality research saves

[Mpamaegbu]

so that they can "tothemoon"x my money.

"to the moon" is like a bullish slang used to express a bullish sentiment.

But of course, I knew that expression. I was thinking that the way you used it, "tothemoon"x with all the letter together and an "x" added had a different application. In 2017-2018, the popular one then was "when lambo". It's the same thing as trying to find out when a token would moon so that people would cash out and buy a Lamborghini.

OP you did many things wrong.
First of all, you don't reply to people contacting you over Telegram or other social media asking about investment and having crypto-related inquiries.

For me, I don't take chances. I blocked them instantly on telegram. I did that to every account that contacted me first until they in retaliation reported me and then telegram restricted me from sending anyone pm or posting on certain telegram groups. I don't know what flimsy excuses they made available to telegram. Telegram is a funny place, honestly. This day, I don't report anyone again. I simply ignore or delete their chat.

[Stalker22]

TLDR;

Somehow I find it hard to believe that you knew about bitcoin (even owned it) back in 2013 and you only discovered this forum a few days ago.
I am not saying it is not possible, just that I find it hard to believe.

Its not impossible, I knew Bitcoin through a Ponzi scheme called MMM we were ask to buy bitcoin and deposit it on the platform and it took me 4 years to know that this forum existed.

Oh, I see. Well, it is good you found us.

For me, this forum is my go-to place when I'm looking for information about, well, everything crypto related. There is no other online community that I would trust more than this one as the people posting here have years of experience preventing frauds and scams. This forum has been around for years and is still going strong, and that is a testament to the quality and character of the people who post on here.

Beware of ponzi schemes and take care!

[ANSEL_2.0]

False testimony on telegram is now a old trick but newbies still fall for this trick, to be honest is a very deadly scheme for those who don't know about crypto before, a friend lost 8,000$ to one of this trick on telegram after warning him myself, I was new to crypto at the time too but I have few set of rules and the most important one is nothing comes easy which is why I don't like free things.

[Blended@]

Pls let me get this straight,'HURRY' is to make something very fast,or from this context it should not be fast,no wonder elder say that don't faster than your shallow,so on this note any thing we do need time an plan, in order word desperate people they do scams them so don't be in the hurry

[Marykeller]

This is one of the reasons I don't respond to the pm of someone I don't know on telegram. Any pm you received will end up advising you to join their telegram group and invest with them.
It's terrible that scammers are on the high rising on telegram, creating different formats to dupe people's funds.
Lucky you that you didn't fall victim to their trap. It would have been an unforgettable experience

[isaac_clarke22]

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My bad for not getting back into your reply that fast. I guess I might need to get a notif bot for users quoting me.
About that, maybe you had more experience than me but that could be just in my end that I always avoid crypto stuffs in social media platforms as mostly I see a lot of spam comment from fake profile or "clone" of whatever crypto page that is claiming that they're doing a giveaway that's just purely BS as they wanted you to send them 1-2 ETH for "cOnfIrmation". I appreciate the advice, by the way. Thank you for the correction.
That ""tothemoon"x is just my expression on how many scams claim that they're going to multiply your money.

[Smartvirus]

Without even using OP's story for a case study, one has got to know that it's not always good to be in a rush over anything. Mistakes are bound to happen and even accidents too. Life ain't no formula1, even in formula1 cars and bikes gets burnt (such a scary sight).

In context of what is being discussed, setting you on a pace is one strategy scammers tends to develop on. Once your there, you hardly think of anything else other than how fast you can make your investment and start getting profits off it. Once you make your first commitment, you seem bounded by it and the next you know, your loses keep piling up.

These accounts for why you should always DYOR before making any commitment and always incest what your ready to loose.

[Rengga Jati]

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This is a worthy experience, for you and also for everybody.
Scams will be always watching us, every time we are careless, we can become victims of these scammers very easily. especially if we are tempted by the various promises he promises and it's easy to believe without any crosschecks first. From the past until now, Telegram groups and various social media are very easy to be used as places of fraud. Therefore, we must be more vigilant, especially when it comes to escrow, if we don't know the escrow, it would be better if we avoid it.

[GiftedMAN]

I continue making research, joining into crypto groups on  social media such as telegram, Facebook and Instagram,

This has always been a terrible idea that leads to being scammed. And not just the scam you explained where they fool you into a bad trade where they rob you but I'm talking about misinformation and pump and dump groups. You join these groups to "learn" more, possibly involving how and what to trade and end up receiving a lot of wrong information that they are giving you to benefit themselves. For example they advertise a shitcoin that they want to dump because they want YOU to buy it from them.

One thing we all need to learn on the internet, and this is not limited to bitcoin, is to learn where to get our information from and whether that information is reliable. Social media is not the right place for it.

A very good point here, When the source of your information is legit, you will not fall victim to a scam.
I was once told by my mentor that anything that involves buying and selling online, do not be in a hurry to buy and do not be in a hurry to sell because it will help you to identify someone that wants to scam you.
Right now we have so many bitcoin platforms but you need the rightful information to know where you ought to invest in.
 

[Mpamaegbu]

My bad for not getting back into your reply that fast. I guess I might need to get a notif bot for users quoting me.

Well, better late than never or better sorry than never. Choose the appropriate one like we were told in high school. On a more serious note, I think you should get the forum bot notifier done by a member of this forum. I can't remember who now. Here it's in case you need it @BTTSuperNotifier_bot. Just copy and search it on your telegram, and then run it.

[Mario Vella]

For me 100% of strangers dm'ing me something crypto-related are scammers. This is definitely not true, but I feel like this is correct mindset to have.

[kawetsriyanto]

I continue making research, joining into crypto groups on  social media such as telegram, Facebook and Instagram, after a week or so a message just pop up on my Instagram asking me if I have BTC for sell,

Where do you get the idea to join some crypto groups in social media for the research? There are too many scammers in social media, it is too risky doing research in such place, especially you don't really understand how the scammers work. I don't say it is forbidden to join crypto groups, but don't join random crypto groups. Only join trusted crypto groups that you know well if they have a good reputation.

Regarding a message on social media accounts, kindly ignore all of the non-sense messages because most of them are just scammers. Especially the messages that contain too sweet offers about crypto, we simply can suspect them the scam messages.

[dataispower]

It is important to know that social media is a storehouse of fraud. since the cryptoqurrency boom especially the value of bitcoin which has increased drastically most scamers launch their actions there and everywhere, including in this forum as well. it is important for you and everyone to be careful and don't trust easily "If someone asks about your assets in a message that looks suspicious"

Social media is only way of making scamming to easier, cryptocurrency also make other transaction related to easier enough using bitcoin, i found that fraudulent activities can not stop because of people are targeting to earn high everyday, so with the desperation of getting rich fast is making fraud not to die off, i believe that social media is what is increasing the advertisement of fraudulent activities more, for the online investor's some of them know when fraudster come to their way and they will ignore them but newbies don't know and they find it difficult to notice scam investment platforms

[traderethereum]

It is important to know that social media is a storehouse of fraud. since the cryptoqurrency boom especially the value of bitcoin which has increased drastically most scamers launch their actions there and everywhere, including in this forum as well. it is important for you and everyone to be careful and don't trust easily "If someone asks about your assets in a message that looks suspicious"

Social media is only way of making scamming to easier, cryptocurrency also make other transaction related to easier enough using bitcoin, i found that fraudulent activities can not stop because of people are targeting to earn high everyday, so with the desperation of getting rich fast is making fraud not to die off, i believe that social media is what is increasing the advertisement of fraudulent activities more, for the online investor's some of them know when fraudster come to their way and they will ignore them but newbies don't know and they find it difficult to notice scam investment platforms

That is why we should not be too quick to believe what we read from social media and that is also my reason for using social media less.
Getting rich is just a matter of time for us depending on what we do so don't give up and keep trying and enjoy the process.
Many people want to get rich quickly by using various methods but they do not think that all the methods they use do not necessarily help them become rich.
But if we continue to focus on doing what we started while patiently trying other ways, we will get what we want later and the process won't lie to us.

[romeitaly]

earlier 2013 when I first heard about Bitcoin I found it interesting because I have a friend  who have ideas and love to engage himself on anything about crypto so any time I any around him, he always talks about Bitcoin how he buy and sell online and also makes profit and I'm the kind of person that like anything that will fetch me money so I decided to give a try, he showed me some app to download where I can safe my coins and also told me what to avoid in other not to loss my coins, so I but some amount of Bitcoin from him. I continue making research, joining into crypto groups on  social media such as telegram, Facebook and Instagram, after a week or so a message just pop up on my Instagram asking me if I have BTC for sell, what is my rate and how do I receive payment and I really yes I have BTC for sell and I receive payment through PayPal, but I can't trade with you because I don't trust, he replied and said he don't trust me either that there is a group in telegram where trading is safer with the use of Escrow, he sent me the link and his name on telegram and also request for my name too, I join the telegram group and we located each other on the group so he started asking how many BTC do I have for sell and that he is going to buy at good rate while he was busy asking questions I was busy going through the members in the group if I will see anyone I know but has God may do it I say a friend in the members group but he was not online but I called him on phone, I told him the reason of me calling him and he said never you try to do any transaction on the group they are all scammers that immediately I send my BTC to the escrow wallet address and it was confirmed Successful I will be automatically block and cleared from the group that he was once a victim but he use another number to join in other to  safe person not to be a victim by chatting them privately and also finding prove on how to report the group.
That is how I escaped from being scammed.

When engaging to new environment or ideology always remember to DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH, and never base your first knowledge in hearsay. Always go by the book and never go by the gossip. Your experience is the best example to always DYOR, if you haven't trust your gut you might end up like your friend. Especially in today's time, scammers are spreading fast here in the crypto community, so always be on the watch and read the whitepaper and investigate the team of your prospect project where you will invest in.

[Dillonhebist]

Hurry in life is dengerous, to succeed in life you need to apply all have what is called patience.

Patience is one of the key to Success and it must be applied in whatever you are doing in life.

to be a successful trader or investor you must apply patience in whatever you are doing so that you achieve whatever you desire.

[Oceat]

Well, what could we do when it happens in the past I myself have no idea either but for someone who wants to invest it's always a good choice to learn everything first or do some research before investing because investment is not just putting a money to grow it takes some knowledge and skills to make some profit about it.

Fear of missing out might be one of the reason why you choose a poor decision when it comes to investment. Never be in a hurry if you don't know what you are doing or you don't have a knowledge about of what you are about to invest.

[Lordhermes]

So many persons have fallen victim of this circumstances of being in a haste in making money,or trying to make money by all means without waiting for the proper time to do that.Many have died just to make quick money,and the worst thing is that when this money is made,spending it wisely becomes another issue they have,because any money that is not made genuinely could  be spent on something reasonable or will be reasonably spent.
We must not be in a haste in life,waiting for the right time is the best.

[Rockstarguy]

It is important to know that social media is a storehouse of fraud. since the cryptoqurrency boom especially the value of bitcoin which has increased drastically most scamers launch their actions there and everywhere, including in this forum as well. it is important for you and everyone to be careful and don't trust easily "If someone asks about your assets in a message that looks suspicious"

Social media is only way of making scamming to easier, cryptocurrency also make other transaction related to easier enough using bitcoin, i found that fraudulent activities can not stop because of people are targeting to earn high everyday, so with the desperation of getting rich fast is making fraud not to die off, i believe that social media is what is increasing the advertisement of fraudulent activities more, for the online investor's some of them know when fraudster come to their way and they will ignore them but newbies don't know and they find it difficult to notice scam investment platforms

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It's very easy to scam people on Social media because it is  on Social media scammers shows what they are good at, they are so smart to convince someone who is not careful.  Like in some scam trading platform their are scammers there who act like members of the platform to promote the platform by saying good things about it. A new genuine member who just joined such platform can be easy to get by seeing how the platform is been promoted.