Reminders to all Crypto Lovers

[stompix]

Seriously has anyone fall or experience to romance scam situation? I think this is a bit of effort if someone trys to let them or make them fall in love and the goal was simply to knock out some of your funds by stealing or hacking.

There are thousands of cases happening!
First, remember that this is a thing some will want to keep quiet about, it's one way to come out and ask advice if a shop has not delivered some miners if your wallet is hacked, and a totally different thing to tell strangers that you met a girl on the net and you've trusted her with money while your main purpose...we all know what that was.
Men won't like to talk about it and married men definitely do not.
That being said:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5307064
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5282182
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5301385

Tinder as usual. I have around 190K USDT and they are not allowing me to withdraw. They blocked my wallet.

I started chating with a girl from Tinder that the conversation lead to her bussines wich is a investor.

and so on!

And, if you're curious about extreme cases:
Ex-Italian Volleyball Player 'Dated' Model for 15 Years. Turns Out He Was Scammed

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[Peanutswar]

That's the reason why i didn't use too many alternatives in making transactions as long as it will direct to my wallet even though the free is quite high it is just okay because I know to my self it will direct easily to my funds without hassle getting down to the transaction even in the finance I do not fan with their p2p transaction even though the other party is verified and once they know you want to sell or buy a higher assets still just the binance can lock the account but no assurance with your funds.

[cryptoaddictchie]

Men won't like to talk about it and married men definitely do not.

Thats the thing. Most of the scammed people are the one who are married or in a relationship and trying to date an online girl whom are beautiful and probably sexy. So I think its better not to find a fling that probably met online cause iy would result to a tragedy like the one you sent.

[palle11]

6 Bitcoin Scams To Avoid When Using P2P

1. Romance Scams  

The first of the three man-in-the-middle (MITM) scam scenarios we will feature, a romance scam preys on your emotions to distract
you from a scammer’s true, nefarious motive.

This is true and many men seeking for fun fall for this move. Scammers can update very seductive and suggestive dress on their profile like telegram, Facebook, Snapchat and the suspecting client will be after what they see and start having trust because they feel the lady can fall and visit them for a good time. This is a very popular way that many investors can be scammed when they want to sell their coin. Is better that we expose this here. Most profile you see with seductive and nude pictures are signs you have to be careful while dealing with such accounts.

[RockBell]

Where there is money, scams are never far behind. Despite the warnings, people continue to become victims and fall into the hands of those predictors. A common scam I've seen is about investments, where the con artists share links and proof to persuade their victims to invest in some project they have invested in just to convince their victims. I've seen this in telegram. Most of them will pose as women and pretend to be supported by an exchange before asking for money to fix their problem.

[Findingnemo]

I would like to add one more important point which is basically most amateur p2p traders forget while using LBC or other p2p platforms.

Avoid accepting third party payments

This is mainly because mostly traders who stole bank accounts and buy Bitcoin from you and there will be no problem for months suddenly your bank account might be frozen or there will be a legal notice or something can cause you huge loss.

[Hamphser]

I would like to add one more important point which is basically most amateur p2p traders forget while using LBC or other p2p platforms.

Avoid accepting third party payments

This is mainly because mostly traders who stole bank accounts and buy Bitcoin from you and there will be no problem for months suddenly your bank account might be frozen or there will be a legal notice or something can cause you huge loss.

I might havent able to experience it but there is a friend of mine did really end up for his bank account been frozen and made out some investigations in related into this transactions which i do agree into this

suggesting on adding up it up about accepting third party payments.Also same goes with those p2p transactions which funds should really be verified first if they had credit out on your account before releasing the
assets. There's so much ways for scammers and fraudsters on fooling up people just to take advantage or stole up their money.This is why we should really bare up in mind on how we should really make these
precautionary measures for us to save our own asses on possible situations. Dont make yourself that too confident that you wont get scammed nor being attempted out on doing so.
Use common sense and awareness from time to time.

[el kaka22]

It is obviously a common thing not just in t crypto world, but in all of the world as well. Not only people will try to gain your love just to get your money, but there are literally couples where one marries the other just for the money as well. This is usually common for young girls marrying old guys, just for the money. In that situation it is not really a scam, they are really married, but is it really a marriage? Or a transaction, a long term escort deal basically.

All in all I would say that if you have money, just shut up about it and don't do anything and just put that into some interest (could be staking ) and just live your life in a quite way. I would do that, wouldn't change much in my life, and hide my name as much as possible, literally would change my nation if I have to.

[lalabotax]

Tip 1: Use trusted platforms with KYC

This is dilemma for doing the KYC, but if this is for P2P, I think that this is very important to do because the platform is commonly safer than those that have not reputational and also has more security. The scams and frauds about Bitcoin are ever ended, we can find them in any place, including scam by the YouTuber, influencers, and many others. Hee, we can really earn that none is trustable in the crypto world, and we may not trust them 100%, itis better to stay careful and aware of any condition that may happen to us.
This thread really reminds us that sometimes, scams may be around us and we are not aware f this.

[Baofeng]

The most important thing for P2P trading is to use trusted platforms like Binance, but even in this case some mistakes happen that cause big losses, there was an incident that happened to a friend when he wanted to sell about $7,000 Bitcoin for a bank transfer on Binance using P2P, after agreeing to The transaction is him and the other person. My friend transferred the amount through Binance, but by urgency or error he pressed the button to complete the transaction before he got $ 7000 from the buyer. Of course, in this case, the Bitcoin is automatically transferred to the other party, the other person took 7000 $ without paying the money and when my friend called the support they told him it was their fault and they can't get a refund.
Of course, this is not Binance's mistake, but these mistakes can happen and you should pay attention and deal with caution when doing such trades.

There is no problem with p2p  though, even if you trade in a trusted exchange such as Binance, there will be scammers everywhere. So it's really best to check everything first about the person that you are going to trade with, check his history and the feedback.

And again if he says that he has paid you, check your wallet if the money went it, just don't rely on sms or from his word. And double check if the money that went in is the amount that you have agreed upon before you released your crypto. I have heard horror stories from some of my friends that have been scammed even in Binance P2P.

[Oceat]

Where there is money, scams are never far behind. Despite the warnings, people continue to become victims and fall into the hands of those predictors. A common scam I've seen is about investments, where the con artists share links and proof to persuade their victims to invest in some project they have invested in just to convince their victims. I've seen this in telegram. Most of them will pose as women and pretend to be supported by an exchange before asking for money to fix their problem.

It takes some experience to notice if someone is trying to scam you despite of the deal they offer. Most often times common sense won't hit before you notice there's something wrong with the offer/transaction that's why newbies will always be the first victim who doesn't have some knowledge or experience.

Scammers are everywhere even if you say they were legit but if they knew you were lacking some knowledge they will try to take advantage of that. Choose someone who you can trust that you don't doubt would do something like scamming but be always wary even if you trust them we never know people will always change no matter what.

[kamvreto]

I've experienced almost all of the types of scams the OP mentioned and not just once, but many times. Scammers keep sending private messages on my social media like Twitter, Telegram (very often), and in email. All private messages were sent inviting them to invest with huge profits, asking for withdrawal assistance on their own website, and most recently sent an email that I got some BTC that I had to claim by directing me to a phishing website.

That is the type of scammer trap that certainly needs to be avoided. At first, I didn't realize they were scammers, but after receiving frequent messages from strangers with sexy photos or men in suits like Big Boss, I started to notice that they were just trying to frame me.
Must be more vigilant and not respond to incoming messages from strangers, let alone invite or give discounts that are not going into a project or a big reward for a favor. be aware and believe that scammers are constantly evolving and have new methods.

[gunhell16]

I've experienced almost all of the types of scams the OP mentioned and not just once, but many times. Scammers keep sending private messages on my social media like Twitter, Telegram (very often), and in email. All private messages were sent inviting them to invest with huge profits, asking for withdrawal assistance on their own website, and most recently sent an email that I got some BTC that I had to claim by directing me to a phishing website.

That is the type of scammer trap that certainly needs to be avoided. At first, I didn't realize they were scammers, but after receiving frequent messages from strangers with sexy photos or men in suits like Big Boss, I started to notice that they were just trying to frame me.
Must be more vigilant and not respond to incoming messages from strangers, let alone invite or give discounts that are not going into a project or a big reward for a favor. be aware and believe that scammers are constantly evolving and have new methods.

Scammers are really bad these days, even until now the methods you mentioned by scammers continue to be used as a trap for people who don't know about these styles of exploitative people.

That's why those who know are really better than those who don't know, it can't be denied that hackers or scammers are really smart in this age, if they are smart (Scammers) we should triple our intelligence.

[Findingnemo]

I would like to add one more important point which is basically most amateur p2p traders forget while using LBC or other p2p platforms.

Avoid accepting third party payments

This is mainly because mostly traders who stole bank accounts and buy Bitcoin from you and there will be no problem for months suddenly your bank account might be frozen or there will be a legal notice or something can cause you huge loss.

I might havent able to experience it but there is a friend of mine did really end up for his bank account been frozen and made out some investigations in related into this transactions which i do agree into this

suggesting on adding up it up about accepting third party payments.Also same goes with those p2p transactions which funds should really be verified first if they had credit out on your account before releasing the
assets. There's so much ways for scammers and fraudsters on fooling up people just to take advantage or stole up their money.This is why we should really bare up in mind on how we should really make these
precautionary measures for us to save our own asses on possible situations. Dont make yourself that too confident that you wont get scammed nor being attempted out on doing so.
Use common sense and awareness from time to time.

Personally I had such issues while doing a trade with someone on LBC even the scammer managed to provide the national ID that is why I decided to go on for the trade but after a while I noticed funds on stuck and received call from bank officials so I simply returned the money to whatever account I received and reported the scammer to support and in the end scammer stuck with a chunk of BTC and will be on hold forever.

[Kelvinid]

Tip 1: Use trusted platforms with KYC

this is really what we need to do. Many platforms have been popped out and most of them are scams or fake accounts.
 - never rely on feedback as sometimes it was also manipulated
 - do what is recommended by most
 - trust only the person we know in real life, not strangers

KYC is optional but of course, if that is certainly needed knowing that the said platform can be trusted.

[Fatunad]

Tip 1: Use trusted platforms with KYC

this is really what we need to do. Many platforms have been popped out and most of them are scams or fake accounts.
 - never rely on feedback as sometimes it was also manipulated
 - do what is recommended by most
 - trust only the person we know in real life, not strangers

KYC is optional but of course, if that is certainly needed knowing that the said platform can be trusted.

Having KYC doesnt automatically means that they are legit considering that there are scam platforms who could ask out for that kind of verification and just simply shut off and closed their doors.
There are still several factors which you do really need to see and confirm that you are dealing with the right service or platform.You cant really be just going for single identification and always
be finding out ways on how to determine and verifying that you are dealing with the right thing. Be just having the common sense and be that realistic when it comes to that
on where you could really potentially able to avoid things if you are that fully aware.

[tygeade]

Personally I had such issues while doing a trade with someone on LBC even the scammer managed to provide the national ID that is why I decided to go on for the trade but after a while I noticed funds on stuck and received call from bank officials so I simply returned the money to whatever account I received and reported the scammer to support and in the end scammer stuck with a chunk of BTC and will be on hold forever.

They are really good at what they do and that is why they are capable of scamming so many people so easily. If they really want to scam, and they are facing with people who are asking them the same questions all the time that means they are going to end up with something to convince those people eventually.

So, if many people asked for ID then they would find an ID eventually to convince new people. That’s the type of situation we are in and I do not think that scammers will give up, they will continue to try to convince others for sure. That’s just the regular part of life now, you just learn to be better and better and not get scammed eventually, or give up the p2p completely.

[Adbitco]

Seriously has anyone fall or experience to romance scam situation? I think this is a bit of effort if someone trys to let them or make them fall in love and the goal was simply to knock out some of your funds by stealing or hacking.

The scam goes with, they'll say that "if you send this xx money, you'll receive back more xx money as giveaway into your address."

This I think the most common one and probably the easiest to get remembered on.

I have, this was my early stage on this forum and i have not know my left and right over here and i was eagerly ready to make gain or make money from this platform so was looking for the smart and simple way to earn money through bitcoin and that of any of the well recognized currencies. This also made me to go borrow to invest and gain it within 2hrs of my investment at then it shows how naive i was and today i don't even give any listening ears to any messages that relates with investment or trading xxx brokers because experience is the best teacher.
Sometimes i do feels for newbies, if then i could get scammed for lack of knowledge what then happened with newbie of today, and the most funniest thing now is they are always impatient.

[Issa56]

There is no problem with p2p  though, even if you trade in a trusted exchange such as Binance, there will be scammers everywhere. So it's really best to check everything first about the person that you are going to trade with, check his history and the feedback.

Scammers are everywhere, no place is safe in crypto space and nobody should be trusted, people think binance is a safe place to trade, but don't be surprised if I tell you their are lot's of scammers on binance P2P, have been using binance P2P for few year's now and some trader's on P2P already made some attempt to scam me, so we have to be very careful when using binance P2P.

And again if he says that he has paid you, check your wallet if the money went it, just don't rely on sms or from his word. And double check if the money that went in is the amount that you have agreed upon before you released your crypto. I have heard horror stories from some of my friends that have been scammed even in Binance P2P.

Whenever am using P2P and am selling coin to users, I always make sure I check the amount I receive if it's correct with the amount am suppose to receive before releasing coin.

Most of P2P traders on binance always request for mobile number if you want to transact with them, make sure you don't give them the number which you use in receiving alerts, or make sure you check your mobile app before releasing your coin to confirm the P2P trader really send the money, they can send you fake alert if they are having your mobile number, which some people wont care to confirm. Immediately they receive alert they will release coin which Is completely wrong, try and make verification before releasing coin, we all have to be smart, scammers are on binance P2P.

[Mr.right85]

6 Bitcoin Scams To Avoid When Using P2P

5. Chargeback Scams 

Sometimes, a scammer can take advantage of the chargeback features on some payment platforms to defraud his counterparty in a P2P transaction. In other words, after a P2P deal is completed, this scammer will trigger this chargeback and claim the funds to cancel or reverse the initial payment he made.

6. Wrong Transfer Scams

Sometimes, after a P2P transaction is completed, a scammer may pull off an attempt to void the transaction.

Am still trying to wrap my head about the dynamics as to how number 5 above actually works but at the number 6 right there, is that even possible?

Like, it's entirely protocol for a bank not to interfere with another users account especially, when it is of a different bank. Yeah, when it's between different banking institutions, I entirely impossible as all they could do is to send send mail to the third party bank and the account owner would be consulted and maybe have the account frozen during the process.

This might be different when it is the same bank but, that too shouldn't be done without consultation. This would be difficult to pull off.