How I got Scammed.

[Alisha-k]

It's annoying when someone gets scammed because he or she places too much trust in someone. I was scammed in a P2P transaction this morning, not from Binance directly, but from a Telegram group. I was introduced to the Telegram group by a friend who suggested that if I am interested in purchasing cryptocurrencies through pear to pear, without involving exchanges, I join the group, which has over 5000 members, and the way the group was created, I never thought I would be scammed there, the group has Telegram bots, and more than one Admin. They've planned their guidelines, rules, and regulations.
So seeing all of this, I thought it was real. Then I saw many sells adverts by group members, and I chose the one I wanted to buy, I wanted to buy $50 worth of BTC, and the admin came and gave me instructions on how to go about the payment, the admin is the middle man, he will receive the payment first before the seller will release his coin.
We both agreed, and I paid the Admin in Fiat while waiting for my crypto; however, the seller did not send my crypto, and I was removed from the group immediately after making payment.
I share this not only to express my FEELINGS, but also to alart my fellow newbies who may fall victim to such a scam. No one should be trusted anymore.
Also more advice is needed in order to avoid being scammed again. THANKS YOU ALL.
Group Name: BINANCE NIGERIA P2P (Binance Trusted Escrow).

5000 members on a group is not enough reason to make it legit. Using trusted exchange is the only secured way to stay out of scammers. Any p2p system involving direct interaction without any form of escrow service should look suspicious no matter how genuine the initiator tries to present it. And the funny story about scammers is that the try their best not be traced after executing their plots

[Mpamaegbu]

Also if a member or admin of the group drops a pm just have in mind their is an agenda the person is coming after

That pattern is almost old fashion now. Scammers hardly get victims that way this day. The supposedly smart ones among them don't like coming with that pattern because they know there's always warning from most group bots or admins that no admin will pm anyone. It's not a nice thing to ask questions about wallet issues in a public group because that's what attracts scammers to send those pms. If anyone has an issue to resolve, it's better to look at usernames wearing an admin tag before sending them a pm. Many people get scammed because they're hasty and wouldn't take a second to research on whatever they want before parting with their cash.

[Bhig Daddy]

Wow, almost every newbie will get scammed in this same scenario, thank God you brought this up. Never get to eager to make a lot of cash in crypto world, there are a lot of scammed group whicj look so real and we'll organized. So stay careful out there and trust no one.

[nurilham]

The First rule in the crypto world especially by online is:
don't trust anyone.
Sometimes someone is likely very friendly and kind enough, but in fact, we don't exactky know him or her.
Additionally, crypto world is risky enough with scams. That is why we must be double careful because we don'ylt know exactky they are scammers or not.

And your case is actually not new. Telegram group with many members and seem to be active is not guarantee that the group is legit and trusted. Many are also scams with fake members.

[GeorgeJohn]

Wow, almost every newbie will get scammed in this same scenario, thank God you brought this up. Never get to eager to make a lot of cash in crypto world, there are a lot of scammed group whicj look so real and we'll organized. So stay careful out there and trust no one.

All their scam analysis or experience they share here none is real.. all the newbies make such post for people to have sympathy on them, because not many of them creating similar thread of scam can bring the backup or evidence to prove when it happens..one newbies here that created a thread of returning either $300 and so, when the time needed for it to make prove of returning such values of fund's it was fluctuating in write up..i have forgotten the thread...so newbies should create innovative thread and stop present blah blah scam.

[Blank-Head]

You know about these things, you will always be shocked. Do these groups have a name? Then it should be made public so that no one else is stumbling in this direction. I have seen these scammers many times in many Buy Sell groups and they do a lot of damage to many. We have to be careful about this and be careful that no one is harmed by this scammer later on.

[dlightag]

Any thing telegram group, means of payment is totally scam, and it may work at initial time, but it wont last long, which i was a victim of that long term ago, therefore binance exchange has make it easy to make any transaction in difference angle as a means of buying and selling of crypto coins on escrow, and highly verify member, with a function of Knowing Your Customer (KYC). And is 100% Confidence trading on Binance Exchange base on the country listed respectively. 

[BobK71]

I think you have given priority to the subject of emotion here. You must understand that the number of scammers in cryptocurrency is innumerable. There is no point in relying on faith. You wouldn't be a victim of this scam if you used exchange's  P2P. So it was your fault which is always should be avoided.

[Munir575]

It's annoying when someone gets scammed because he or she places too much trust in someone. I was scammed in a P2P transaction this morning, not from Binance directly, but from a Telegram group. I was introduced to the Telegram group by a friend who suggested that if I am interested in purchasing cryptocurrencies through pear to pear, without involving exchanges, I join the group, which has over 5000 members, and the way the group was created, I never thought I would be scammed there, the group has Telegram bots, and more than one Admin. They've planned their guidelines, rules, and regulations.
So seeing all of this, I thought it was real. Then I saw many sells adverts by group members, and I chose the one I wanted to buy, I wanted to buy $50 worth of BTC, and the admin came and gave me instructions on how to go about the payment, the admin is the middle man, he will receive the payment first before the seller will release his coin.
We both agreed, and I paid the Admin in Fiat while waiting for my crypto; however, the seller did not send my crypto, and I was removed from the group immediately after making payment.
I share this not only to express my FEELINGS, but also to alart my fellow newbies who may fall victim to such a scam. No one should be trusted anymore.
Also more advice is needed in order to avoid being scammed again. THANKS YOU ALL.
Group Name: BINANCE NIGERIA P2P (Binance Trusted Escrow).

I have come across this group in my Telegram and i was even planning to transact with them, not until now i read how you are being scammed everything about the group is so real you will think they are legit and the discussions of the group members make everything look real. I guess i will go and delete the group now.

[Mate2237]

Firstly , falling victim to crypto scams is caused by the victims eagerness for money at a rime, so whatever that appeals to the immediate meeds of the victim ,he accepts and secondly, most scam sites are made up of a circle of structure of scammers.. in order not to fall victim, prospective buyers of crypto must;

Avoid cheap sales or urgent give away type of sales.
Accept only a known and tested platform for buying and selling of crypto currency.

[Kasabus]

So indeed they used Binance as affiliated name for their modus operation? I see they are doing their own version of p2p wherein using telegram and members numbers in the group to attract potential victims. Telegram is the least place you should do a teansaction. This is the site where I was scammed before and from that experience never gonna do a teansaction on telegram again. Very risky, sorry dude for what happened to you.

Binance is the world's leading cryptocurrency exchange so no wonder newbies fall for it even if it was used indirectly. It only proves that any exchange even if they are affiliated with those exchanges that are already established, still they cannot be trusted. I guess you have learned your lesson OP not to trust easily, and before you trust any site or any telegram group, make an in depth research first before entrusting your money to them.

[Rockstarguy]

The First rule in the crypto world especially by online is:
don't trust anyone.
Sometimes someone is likely very friendly and kind enough, but in fact, we don't exactky know him or her.
Additionally, crypto world is risky enough with scams. That is why we must be double careful because we don'ylt know exactky they are scammers or not.

And your case is actually not new. Telegram group with many members and seem to be active is not guarantee that the group is legit and trusted. Many are also scams with fake members.

Trusting people online is so wrong ,anyone can pretend to be nice just to get what interest them. Scammers online are one of the nicest people. The best thing to do from being scammed is to take anyone who is into doing cryptocurrency business online as a scammer. Telegram can not be trusted because they are not reliable,  nothing to prove that they are real.

[Peanutswar]

This is the reason too why I don't trust any group page came from just the social media it's all just a doubt to your heads even though its already recommended by a friend but still at the end of the day it's your decision why not taking too much risk into the thing we don't know too much why not stick to the realible because sometimes the convenient too. In these groups it's not ideal to trust anyone even though it's admin too it's a crypto thing once you send the funds there's no report and back your funds. I guess this will serves a lesson to OP better make more aware next time still it's lose funds.

[Accardo]

Op it's sad you fell for the scam but, most of the people that do business on telegram fell for scam before they found the legit seller of what they need especially for digital assets like cryptocurrency. The show doesn't mean that you can't get legit sellers on telegram, since you are a first timer stay away from Telegram and do business here with legitimate and trustworthy member. Always carry out your research about any group or site before doing business online. Good luck.

[Hypnosis00]

It is too unfortunate that the majority has no trust in this platform(telegram) anymore due to so many cases of scams. Though I've not become a victim of such scam issues, however, I condemn those things and never wanted to newcomers will suffer things like this.
That suggests not only for newbies but for everyone that we need to do these things...
 * Don't trust easily to strangers - know the people you have talked to or dealt with
 * telegram transactions are not safe- use escrow or an exchange if we want safe and successful transactions
 

[CryptoYar]

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Don't know why you would have chose that telegram group instead of the P2P exchange. But you have complained against that bank account to which you transferred your 50$? So that the police could arrest him. Even scammed amount is small, but still, he deserves punishment.

It is too unfortunate that the majority has no trust in this platform(telegram) anymore due to so many cases of scams.

There is no fault of the platform (Telegram) in this.  If someone cheats on bitcointalk, it doesn't mean that bitcointalk is bad.

[Gosgosking]

I consider it a big mistake for you to trust p2p in a telegram that they can be Faithfull to you, Real p2p exchange that is reliable can not be in telegram. Their are p2p exchange that are known who trying their best to be like exchange like Binance but are not still trusted. Talk much of a p2p in telegram,  it can be real.