Unless the prime suspect is caught, everyone is a suspect.

[Kelward]

I will make a note: P.S. Be very conscious, stay alert, and learn to ask questions, make research and make every necessary inquiry before taking action. Before using any platform you were introduced to, do research about that new platform. Seek to know how reputable a platform is before engaging with it.

Stay private both on the internet and offline. If you think you can trust people offline because you know them, kindly remember that you only know those people facially; you don't know what's going on in their heads about you.

You really echoed my mode of operation when I'm dealing with anything unknown to me on the internet, because the social media is a public space where you meet people and businesses that you've never seen or heard of before in your life. So it's true that every unknown or unverified sites on the internet is a potential scam, until you carry out a thorough research on them before taking chances to believe and do any sort of transactions with them. Even links that are innocently sent to you by family and friends should be investigated before trusting the links, because they might have ignorantly forwarded them to you as received. Scammers are improving their skills everyday so people need to also double their alert and vigilance, so they won't fall victims.

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[cryptoaddictchie]

Stay private both on the internet and offline. If you think you can trust people offline because you know them, kindly remember that you only know those people facially; you don't know what's going on in their heads about you.

Well its kinda hard to do that if you are using social media. Your friends can be suspect of anything that you will do or interact right. Ive known some people personally but even from them I am not comfortable to be relax when the topic is all about crypto or anything investment cause thats not a good idea to open up things like this important. Dont trust anyone even your dearest comrade might betray you so always be careful.

[Charmekkd]

The point is that the security and privacy of all of us is a priority, whether in the real world or in cyberspace. Because currently finding someone you can trust is very difficult. So to take safer steps, I really agree with all the points you explained. Because everything you explain actually happens a lot. Moreover, we as crypto users, of course in the real world or in cyberspace, feel the same. Because we all have assets that other people can steal by just sitting at a computer desk. For this reason, must always be alert and careful.

[Darker45]

If only we can stay private both offline and online. Unfortunately, that seems impossible nowadays. Staying private in this digital age is something that is not just within our control and authority. Health records, school records, even your dentist's records, are backed up in a cloud storage. Even government agencies are keeping personal information in hot storage. So, we really can't avoid having our personal details kept online.

Recently, even my country's primary data recording agency fell victim to a hack. There was a data breach. It happened shortly after the country's main health insurance agency also experienced a data breach following another hack. So, however careful we may be to keep our privacy intact online and offline, if the government itself is incompetent, our personal data could be accessed by other people.

[Mpamaegbu]

In telegram, they tell you that anyone who sends you PMs first for a business deal or claiming to be an admin of a group is a scammer and that has been proved to be true. If you doubt it, entertain any of them and see how it ends. Anyway, the bottom line is that we're going to be seeing more of these charlatans as we approach the bull run. The sad thing will be those who've read all these warnings and the cunning ways these scammers get their victims but still fall for it. I know we're going to get a lot of wailing in 2024/25 of people who will get scammed. It's just a matter of time.

[suzanne5223]

I will make a note: P.S. Be very conscious, stay alert, and learn to ask questions, make research and make every necessary inquiry before taking action.

A lot of newbies fail in this area. They never ask questions about an investment scheme or casino before they use it and later create an accusation thread on this forum about the platform they used that scammed them.

Before using any platform you were introduced to, do research about that new platform. Seek to know how reputable a platform is before engaging with it.

I believe you have said all but no matter how reputable a platform is you still have to treat them as suspects. We see a situation where a good platform turns bad through exit scams.
Remember "not your keys, not your coin".

Stay private both on the internet and offline. If you think you can trust people offline because you know them, kindly remember that you only know those people facially; you don't know what's going on in their heads about you.

Staying private still guarantees better safety if the best person is not security conscious, avoids human error, and never shares information that affects their security online.

[nakamura12]

I get your point even though that some people are not suspect and I know that it is only for a person's safety. As what dave1 have said that your point is about don't trust and verify first before you can do something like trading. If you really want to be really secured is to have a good privacy and less times doing something that involves other people, platform or a website then you'll be safe. There are people who are doing it and still safe for now and didn't get to experience something bad.

[Justbillywitt]

Op you have made a valid points in this your post and I like as you  detail this thing. I been scammed by these malicious website before because I connected my then wallet there.

[Wakate]

1: Anyone asking you to invest and earn a huge profit is a suspect until proven to be a legit investment (stay away from Ponzi schemes and stay safe).
2: Anyone asking for your private information is a suspect; never give out your private information.
3: Any site you are not familiar with is a suspect unless you are very sure it's the right website, so do not expose your information carelessly.
4: Any website asking you to connect your wallet is a suspect. Why must you connect your wallet? If you must connect a wallet, create a fresh wallet address and generate a new key. You can connect the empty wallet there.
5: Any random person you meet online and he or she is telling you about investment is a suspect unless proven trustworthy.
6. Last but not least, any random person you meet on the internet is a suspect. Trade cautiously.

Once we understand the market and how things works, I don't think it will be very easy for us to get deceived by scammers asking for our private key or secret information. This do no only applies to cryptocurrency alone, it also applies to our daily lives and how we keep our bank and work details safe from people that might use it against us to steal from us. Cryptocurrency is more of privacy and as users we need to be very careful and stay safe from people around us keeping our private keys safe.  Op had done well to inform us about what we need to know and stay safe in the market.

[hatshepsut93]

5: Any random person you meet online and he or she is telling you about investment is a suspect unless proven trustworthy.

People often become victims of scammers because scammers manage to gain their trust. They might offer an earning opportunity and actually pay good earnings at the early stage to convince people that it's legit, only to scam them as soon as they invest decent money. They are also typically good at communication - very polite, charming, etc.

So, it's easy to say to not trust people, but the whole point of scams is winning the trust.

[Issa56]

1: Anyone asking you to invest and earn a huge profit is a suspect until proven to be a legit investment (stay away from Ponzi schemes and stay safe).

There are some times when you see some offers, then you should know you are likely going to be scammed if you fall for offers like that, but a lot of people are always looking for cheap things, so they will think it's an opportunity and they will want to utilize it. If you are asked to invest a huge amount of money and you are promised a high reward, and most of them always say there is no risk in the investment, and you will get a high reward within a short period of time, offers like that should be avoided. Any investment that claims there is no risk, then it's likely you are going to be scammed.

2: Anyone asking for your private information is a suspect; never give out your private information.

No matter how close you are to someone, when they start asking for your private information, you should start suspecting them. Nobody can be trusted, and someone you call your close friend might end up being the one hurting you. And when you visit any site and they are asking for your private information, if you can avoid giving out your information, then you should do that, and if you can't, then just stay away from the site.

3: Any site you are not familiar with is a suspect unless you are very sure it's the right website, so do not expose your information carelessly.

Be careful when visiting any website, make sure you double-check the website that you are visiting and make sure it's the real site that you intend to visit. If you are planning to download any application, then make sure you visit the official website of the application you are planning to download and get the link to the application from their official website. There are a lot of fake applications on the Play Store, so we have to be careful.

5: Any random person you meet online and he or she is telling you about investment is a suspect unless proven trustworthy.

Don't trust anyone you meet on the internet, no matter where you meet them, they should be treated like scammers. That's one of the ways to stay secure when you are on the internet. Some people will make you think they are real, but at the end, they are scammers, so don't trust anyone on the internet. So if you are asked to come and invest, then make sure you do your research to confirm if it's real or fake before investing in it. Don't be deceived by the testimonies they show you.

[Samlucky O]

You are very correct in your analysis. we really need to be careful because people are going extra mile to scam people. Some time they will just send messages to random numbers and I fell they use true caller and dial random number and when the name registered on the network will appear, they will use it against you by telling you to send your personal information. And sometimes people are always ignorant about that, thinking it might be true that how do they get there number? Not knowing that one can generate a random number and get information about the contact because of Nin registration. And that made them to fall victim. So I urge us not to fall into scammers, because they have different strategies to strike there client.

[Ndabagi01]

4: Any website asking you to connect your wallet is a suspect. Why must you connect your wallet? If you must connect a wallet, create a fresh wallet address and generate a new key. You can connect the empty wallet there.

I recall a project in the past that required users to connect their wallet in order to redeem the various coins mined through the project's platform. Those who connected their wallets early and were given free offers to redeem their tokens before the main project's token was listed had their wallets emptied. That was the first time I came across something like that, and the team ran away with people's money; it's a good thing they discovered it early, or the disaster would have been much worse. Nothing worthwhile comes easily.

2. Is not a suspect but a thief.
4. Is not a suspect but a thief.I

Yeah be cautious and do research before making any decisions.
Anything that's too good to be true is not true.
I'm still surprised people still fall for invest $1 and get $10 scam.
Suspecting everything is good but removes the fun in life
If you too cautious, you become me (Batman).

People must exercise caution when interacting online because scammers are only looking for any advantage they can to gain access to and steal your money. After working so hard for your money, you should be wary of cheap and free offers; you should be aware that nothing good or valuable comes easy; you must work for it. It is preferable to work for it rather than have it given to you for free. Anything that is free is highly vulnerable to fraud.

[PrivacyG]

Is it only me who is kind of scared of what OP says?  The title of this thread is something a Blockchain Analysis company would say.

Yes I get the idea of this post.  But it frightens me that I am reading practically the words 'every body is guilty until proven innocent' more often than ever before.  Call me dramatic but it is used so often it is becoming normal to say it.

Do not trust strangers for wanting to give you something.  Or call it 'if something is given to you for free, you are the product'.  Just do not spread this B S idea of guilty until proven innocent.

[KingsDen]

2. Is not a suspect but a thief.
4. Is not a suspect but a thief.I

Not all website that asks to connect your wallet is a scam website. A decentralized system may want your wallet in order to function effectively.
Also, understand that centralized exchanges ask for your information in the form of KYC, are they all thieves?
In your post, you have captured the general rule to treat scammers online. The best thing is to treat everyone as a suspect until they prove otherwise.
If you are ask to put 1 and get 2, sorry you are about to be scammed.

[Zoomic]

If you have not fallen victim of scam before, you will not understand what the OP is saying. Yea "everyone is a suspect", these scammers are doing the most. Most of them do not even need to come to you seeking for all these information before they sweep your account, they already have malicious/ phisphing sites they operate with. In most cases,  with just replying  'okay' to a regular message that pops up on your screen, the deed is already done and you are left wondering how it happened. These guys are not relenting, therefore we must be vigilant and security conscious at all times. We have to verify every information before proceeding with anything at all.

[Obim34]

The rate of scam is increasing a lot, the internet and social media is now a den of scammers as it is the easiest means to reach people so they rip them off their hard earn money. its a call on us to be extremely careful as not to be a victim, they come in different ways which will entice you to fall for it but having this consciousness will help interrogate and decline becoming one of their victims.

We can see the rate at which new Altcoins are coming into the market with a 90% of them being scam, crypto scams have spread across with even implementing marketing strategy through top influencers so people will invest in them. we need  to be careful on what and where we invest.

[Bushdark]

If you have not fallen victim of scam before, you will not understand what the OP is saying. Yea "everyone is a suspect", these scammers are doing the most. Most of them do not even need to come to you seeking for all these information before they sweep your account, they already have malicious/ phisphing sites they operate with. In most cases,  with just replying  'okay' to a regular message that pops up on your screen, the deed is already done and you are left wondering how it happened. These guys are not relenting, therefore we must be vigilant and security conscious at all times. We have to verify every information before proceeding with anything at all.

Scammers are always strategizing on how to get more victims so we also have to be updating our knowledge about the market so that we are not use as scape goat where everyone would have to learn from. There is non of us that had been in the market for so long before now that might not have fallen to some challenges like this. Everyone should learn how e to keep their phrases safe so that no matter the attempt scammers could use to hack us, they would not be able to get to our wallet.

[SOKO-DEKE]

There are many cunning individuals on the internet who seek to exploit others, and they are always inventing new methods to do so. It is for this reason that we should exercise extreme caution when using the internet. These cunning individuals, commonly referred to as scammers, are constantly trying to find new ways to deceive us, so we need to be on the lookout for them.

One important guideline is to never trust someone you haven't met in person. In other words, if you haven't met someone in person, you should probably avoid sharing too much personal information about yourself. In particular, we should never share personal information or make financial decisions unless we are 100% certain. This is because scammers thrive on the opportunity to learn a lot about us, which they then use to deceive us.Our personal information needs to be protected. We also need to exercise particular caution when it comes to cryptocurrencies. In the realm of cryptocurrencies, letting our guard down might result in scams, which is something we really want to avoid. Therefore, let's constantly remember to exercise caution and keep our internet travels secure.

[Egii Nna]

I agree with all that you have mentioned above. If you want to keep your private keys safe, you have to be more conscious of your information, try your possible best to make it safe, and follow adequate strategies to keep it safe. Although scammers are wiser than you can ever think of, the most shocking thing is that they are super smart. So to me, anytime you are dealing with a scammer, you also have to think like a scammer and make sure that you will not trust anyone, especially people we meet online.
Some things that I think might be very difficult to escape from a scam are that they are very persuasive to the extent that you won’t even realise the time you are going to trust them or even trust their website and start following their procedures for you to get scammed, but to be sincere, if you are not trusting anybody and you are not greedy, you are definitely going to escape and succeed from the hands of those scammers.