don't be fooled by titles.

[qwertyup23]

After reading how a forum user  Almost Gave Scammers Access To his wallet, there is a need to state how important it is not to be deceived or fooled by titles. This is an advice to newbies and some other forum users to not be deceived or fooled by titles. There is a tendency for someone to let his/her guard down when approached or contacted by another person with a title like Chief executive officer(CEO), Managing director(MD), Consultant, Project Manager, Business Development Manager, Investor, Forex trader etc. due to the fact that titles naturally accord respect to the individual who bears them. Do not be deceived, scammers can easily bear these titles to have an advantage over you.
 
Don't let your guard down.

Just to add some information about your post, I remember there was a person asking this forum if the project that he is potentially investing on is legit. The website was designed generically but there were tons of information available (e.g. whitepaper, team pictures, etc.) which made it look genuine at first.

When I looked into the team pictures, it reflected some images that looked very dubious and sketchy due to face misalignments and disproportionate features (e.g. left nostril looked straight, while the right looked curved, etc.). They also have names which sounded "smart" with matching titles. When I tried reverse-searching the images, nothing reflected but what gave it to me to conclude that it was computer generated was due to the background of the picture.

Normally, computer generated AI images have this some sort of wavy and weird backgrounds that somehow affect the overall features of these people. Again, don't let yourself be fooled just by the fact that people have nice titles, names, and pictures on the internet.

[Sanitough]

After reading how a forum user  Almost Gave Scammers Access To his wallet, there is a need to state how important it is not to be deceived or fooled by titles. This is an advice to newbies and some other forum users to not be deceived or fooled by titles. There is a tendency for someone to let his/her guard down when approached or contacted by another person with a title like Chief executive officer(CEO), Managing director(MD), Consultant, Project Manager, Business Development Manager, Investor, Forex trader etc. due to the fact that titles naturally accord respect to the individual who bears them. Do not be deceived, scammers can easily bear these titles to have an advantage over you.
 
Don't let your guard down.

No matter how respective their titles are, still they are not responsible for whatever losses you may encounter in the future. So always do the right thing before giving your trust and giving your money, research and research until you see red flags that will help you to determine that you're falling for a scam. Scammers will always disguise theirselves in people whom they think you can't turn them down, but when you start seeing things that are too good to be true, then do not hesitate to turn them down.

[Issa56]

Scammers can go to any length just to steal from people, most scammers always use those tittle so that they will look responsible and really, which will make people trust them, I always say it don't trust anybody you meet online no matter what the person is claiming to be, nobody should be trusted. If you see anybody PM with those titles don't even reply then just block and report those kind of people before you are been brainwashed.

[Rengga Jati]

..Almost Gave Scammers Access To his wallet[/url], there is a need to state how important it is not to be deceived or fooled by titles.
Don't let your guard down.

The title of a person is indeed one of the considerations. It will be true what you said, in the online world, especially this cryptocurrency, we really can't be sure whether the title is genuine or not. Or whether the title is true of a legit project or a scam project. Actually, not only titles but also being deceived by the names of influencers or famous people. Because many scammers also create fake accounts of famous influencers in carrying out their scam missions. What's more, they promise huge instant rewards. For beginners, of course, this is very tempting and interesting. However, we must be vigilant and always instill a sense of distrust easily towards something new or too good to be true

[KingsDen]

When I saw your post headline, my mind quickly goes to titles here at Bitcointalks. Titles such as Legendary, Hero Members, etc. To me, that's the easiest title that can fool a Newbie here in this forum because those titles are not easy to get, and sometimes it can equate trust to some extent.

That was actually my thought when I read the title. But after I read through the body, I understood the angle Op is coming from.
Evenn in the forum, we shouldn't be deceived by titles also, this is because some Hero and Legendary accounts are sold and giving to people who are relatively new to the forum.

Regarding, scammers with title. You dare not trust anyone that Dm first for a business or investment.
Infact, treat any stranger online as a scammer until proven otherwise.

[nakamura12]

If a person is asking for private key, recovery seed and asking for money is a scammer. I received PMs like that in telegram which I didn't take notice about it or simply think that you didn't receive such PMs like you provide money and that person will double the money within a short time which is in my opinion is too good to be true. Some scammers won't ask for the private keys, recovery seed or something like that which you shouldn't give is they provide ba site that looks like the original but the truth is that it is a phishing site. I am sure you know that there is something called clickbait title which made people curious about it after reading the title but don't fall for it. Triple check the link of the site you enter would also help avoid phishing sites.

[isaac_clarke22]

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I now use Telegram for my clients and had some crypto-related tasks that I did not expect. I encountered a lot of referrals and scam links that were obviously just an attempt to take money from me.
Good thing I do not bother reading those kinds of messages. After a day, I just found out that those scammers ended up being a "Deleted User" just like what you see in Discord.

[nakamura12]

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I now use Telegram for my clients and had some crypto-related tasks that I did not expect. I encountered a lot of referrals and scam links that were obviously just an attempt to take money from me.
Good thing I do not bother reading those kinds of messages. After a day, I just found out that those scammers ended up being a "Deleted User" just like what you see in Discord.

Yes I noticed that too when a scammer's telegram account will be deleted user soon but we can't deny that they can use another mobile phone for example to create another account. I find hard to trust many people in the telegram but I was able to befriend some when I received a pm from a stranger which he let me borrow some money for transaction of my funds and then paid once I am done with the transaction.

[Viscore]

After reading how a forum user  Almost Gave Scammers Access To his wallet, there is a need to state how important it is not to be deceived or fooled by titles. This is an advice to newbies and some other forum users to not be deceived or fooled by titles. There is a tendency for someone to let his/her guard down when approached or contacted by another person with a title like Chief executive officer(CEO), Managing director(MD), Consultant, Project Manager, Business Development Manager, Investor, Forex trader etc. due to the fact that titles naturally accord respect to the individual who bears them. Do not be deceived, scammers can easily bear these titles to have an advantage over you.
 
Don't let your guard down.

It just proves that sometimes titles can be deceiving too, that even scammers can use highly appointed names just to lure everyone and gain their trust. I guess the best thing we can do here is always take caution before doing important transactions like money transfers. As much as possible, make a background check first and do research on the person you wish to deal or transact with.

[TelolettOm]

This is an advice to newbies and some other forum users to not be deceived or fooled by titles. There is a tendency for someone to let his/her guard down when approached or contacted by another person with a title like Chief executive officer(CEO), Managing director(MD), Consultant, Project Manager, Business Development Manager, Investor, Forex trader etc.

Exactly, titles can be manipulated so easily, they may create fake projects and entitle themselves as the CEO with convincing biodata. But, once they are scammers, they may be too good to be true in informing about their projects. Here, we have seen so many fake people accounts in the crypto world, resembling someone popular in the world, using fake social media to deceive many people. That is why we must be careful when analyzing certain people, moreover never only believe in the title, because they may not secure you from being a scammer victim.

[Iroh]

In my opinion, This should be common knowledge as titles, being created by man to feel important and differentiate the so called elites from the common man and to further widen the ever increasing gap between the wealthy class and the poor.
Titles do not make a person nor does it magically make its holder a honorable person with integrity.
And I think it’s obvious no CEO or MD of an organization would go around in any platform giving poor, uninteresting sales pitch and then trying to get people to “invest in this hot deal”.
I guess it’s always safe to highlight this to create more awareness so newbies and people in general would not fall prey to shady people bearing shady titles.

[cryptoaddictchie]

If someone really good at sweet talks and he can even prove how formal he is. We should at least do more due diligence and background inspection of the person cause chances that are they are using someone else profile could be possible. So how we can guaranteed he is legit?

Then we can do that by at least doing a face to face video call and confirmatory of the credentials he is presenting to a third party not provided by them.

[freedomgo]

The article Fivestar4everMVP just caught my attention as well.
This is a warning to all investors, especially newcomers, not to trust anyone when involved in the cryptocurrency industry. Always be wary of airdrops or free rewards from a certain stranger regardless of whether it is a member of the project or even the CEO of the project. Always verify airdrops or strange links by sending them to the project's official telegram channel so that everyone can verify their transparency.

Additionally, we should use the new wallet instead of the wallet where we store our assets to participate in the airdrop.

In this type of business, money is at stake so as much as possible we should learn to take caution in everything we do. Be wary not to open private links as it could lead to scamming, and yes send it to the official group you belong so they can warn you if ever its a red flag. And learn not to fully trust anyone but only yourself. Scamming is now becoming a norm, so we should learn to protect our account, our funds as much as we can.

[Gosgosking]

Scammers can go to any length just to steal from people, most scammers always use those tittle so that they will look responsible and really, which will make people trust them, I always say it don't trust anybody you meet online no matter what the person is claiming to be, nobody should be trusted. If you see anybody PM with those titles don't even reply then just block and report those kind of people before you are been brainwashed.

Social media is a place where it is wrong to believe anyone one who does not relate to you in the real life in any way . The people we meet on social we are all strangers to each others, you can't tell if the person you meet there if his/her intentions are true. Many disguise themselves to who they are not.

[Lida93]

This bedeviled act by scammers has really only brought ridicule and debasement to the genuine holders of these titles, and this could end up making efforts to the occupation of these positions lack value.

But nevertheless, we should all be on guard qnd sensitive too on how we relate with the situations that be, so we don't end up ignoring or liken a genuine one for scam.

[Tellarmachine]

Scammers are predators.They often target people who are weak and vulnerable. This are people who slave themselves for big title holders. There are also others who are not in any way at all being content with what thing they have and could do every to get more by all means from others. And just like the greedy man's dog with the big bone in his mouth would behold his own reflection mirrored on the body of the river with the biggest of bones and, instead, lost every to greed going for the shadowed bigger one. Really, it has always been  slavery for title holders and greed for begetting more from others that sold  people into the hellish hands of scammers than every.

[Agbe]

After reading how a forum user  Almost Gave Scammers Access To his wallet, there is a need to state how important it is not to be deceived or fooled by titles. This is an advice to newbies and some other forum users to not be deceived or fooled by titles. There is a tendency for someone to let his/her guard down when approached or contacted by another person with a title like Chief executive officer(CEO), Managing director(MD), Consultant, Project Manager, Business Development Manager, Investor, Forex trader etc. due to the fact that titles naturally accord respect to the individual who bears them. Do not be deceived, scammers can easily bear these titles to have an advantage over you.
 
Don't let your guard down.

This is a very good advice to the newbies. Newbies this days are not even here to learn but for another interior motives. Most time when I see newbies post I even wonder whether if it is a newbie that wrote the thread because when I come compared my newbies days. I really struggled if not because I was very serious to learn in this forum I would not become the level where I am today. This thread is a good guide for the newbies whose aspirations are motivated by the titles of a thread. Scammers are subtle like the serpent, they have different methods to attract their preys.
As for me I have learned my lesson from scammers. I really suffered from them. I have been scammed for about 20 + times. I believed I have said this in my early days in the forum. But mostly you can see these scammers on Facebook and telegram. They are also here but because of the strict rules in the forum they can not show face. Scammers also use celebrities to deceived people mostly the fans of the particular celebrity.

[JoyMarsha]

Title is just a mere name that can be answered or given by anyone. Just because someone bears a CEO doesn't make him genuine or above me to accept whatever he or she said or sent to you.

In this crypto space, nobody is to be trusted. Whether a CEO of a project message you or not. Nowadays a project that looks legit ends up scamming people of their funds. We should all be careful in whose words we are abiding in crypto.

[Kalson9]

But some legitimate company do dm ,and not only scammers message on your DM first or spam.

[jrrsparkles]

Whenever someone offers $1000 dollars as reward or more but they need a fee $100 upfront then its scam just ignore it buts its very old technique and people nowadays realizing it that is why scammers also evolving with new techniques which we have to be updated all the times. But the basics are same no matter what don't fall for huge offer with small only initial fee.