Be aware of these imposters (check screenshot)

[AB de Royse777]

Let me make it short

A potential client typed my username on Telegram search and he found the user with an additional 7 with his (imposter) username. The client thought it was me and had a discussion with the scammer.

This is how (we, means me and the client is guessing) the discussion progressed:
The client was inquiring about my service, obviously he was asking questions. The scammer then sending the same messages to me that the client was asking him. I was replying the scammer and the scammer was responding the client taking the answers from me. When everything is set, the client is ready to make payment - the scammer gave the client his own address and the client sent the fund: Transaction reference
Suspect's possible address is :

Code:

bc1q55mqppyaks0nlh6zeqmuk0cel34qyk78rnr6uj

How did I know?
The client sent me a PM on the forum today and then he knocked me on telegram. The forum PM was below:



Telegram message:


Observation: Scammers are smarter now. Please please please, verify my digital presence before sending any fund to anyone which you are thinking is me.

[julerz12]

It looks like the funds have now been moved to Binance.
https://www.blockchain.com/explorer/transactions/btc/feec8224f57aa53ab46bc3190a808c63889baf56f253025e128cd5a5d2283490
Your client could get in touch with them, and maybe they can freeze that account, although I doubt they'll care if it isn't in millions.
I've searched my Telegram username, and I have an imposter now, too.
Is there no way of reporting these accounts to Telegram?


[EDIT]
Little Mouse has one too:

[memehunter]

The scammer then sending the same messages to me that the client was asking him. I was replying the scammer and the scammer was responding the client taking the answers from me.

This scammer is really smart. He uses your experience and wisdom to lock that client (he knew if he will answer the client from his own common sense what will happen). From the look of the things (the way he executed this) I am confident that this is not the first time he (scammer) did this. It is sad to see the loss of your potential (I would say actual) client.

[Vod]

Observation: Scammers are smarter now.

Scammers have been using slight misspellings for years now. 
https://bpip.org/search.aspx?q=vod

Best defense is to have a username that is hard to spoof:
https://bpip.org/search.aspx?q=theymos

[God Of Thunder]

This has happened numerous times with forum users. Unfortunately, the scammers still manage to scam people, especially the newbies and potential clients. I'm not aware of any effective methods to prevent this. I assume the safest way will be not to publicly mention your Telegram handle. These scammers approached me at the very beginning of my campaign management journey.

Little Mouse has one too:

There are more, one for Shasan and another for yahoo62278. I think the same scammer handles these accounts. I reported all here; https://t.me/notoscam

[Comeacross]

There are more, one for Shasan and another for yahoo62278. I think the same scammer handles these accounts. I reported all here; https://t.me/notoscam

Pretending to be a campaign manager is understandable but what would any scammer gain from pretending to be Shazan? Does he wish to be giving out loans? 

From my understanding the scammer pretend to be your client and you were responding as if you were dealing with the right client? If this is the case the scammer is very clever. It has happened but the managers need to restrict the financial dealings to this forum especially if the promotion has something to do with this forum. The case of impersonation is very rare in this community and client should take note of that in the future.

[Lucius]

Telegram is a paradise for scammers because of the way it is very easy to impersonate other people, and the fact that it is possible to delete the conversation history to make it seem like nothing happened. Given that there are other apps that are far better in this regard, I wonder why managers don't start using them?

Besides, since the head of Telegram was arrested in France and then released after a while, there is no doubt at all that he had to give something in return - and that something means that someone probably has access to the content that users are exchanging.

[noorman0]

-snip-
but what would any scammer gain from pretending to be Shazan? Does he wish to be giving out loans? 

The impersonator suddenly contacts the borrower on telegram with some sad or urgent story. He offers them a loan interest reduction if they repay the loan early to an address other than the one agreed upon.
Shazan has a successful lending business on this forum; I believe his business is valued at tens of thousands of dollars, and he has many active loans.

[Sexylizzy2813]

The scammer then sending the same messages to me that the client was asking him. I was replying the scammer and the scammer was responding the client taking the answers from me.

Honestly this particular scammer was not only sending your replies to the client but he/she was also in a class learning how to be you Mr AB de Royse777, they need a lot to be you. When impersonating someone you need to be 100% perfect but for that guy he's just desperate to get what he was chasing and it only takes an experience person to notice this madness, I feel for the others scammers have used to get what they want. The scammers can't success only if people are very careful with whom they send and receive messages from.

[KingsDen]

Scammers have been smart fro ages.
However, they are being smarter and this one was perfectly executed. I am afraid, more people will fall for this.

Observation: Scammers are smarter now.

Best defense is to have a username that is hard to spoof:
https://bpip.org/search.aspx?q=theymos

What is the example of a username that is hard to spoof. I am just curious if it exists...
Well I understand that the "777" in Royse username has given a loophole that could be exploited.

[Vod]

Scammers have been smart fro ages.
However, they are being smarter and this one was perfectly executed. I am afraid, more people will fall for this.

Observation: Scammers are smarter now.

Best defense is to have a username that is hard to spoof:
https://bpip.org/search.aspx?q=theymos

What is the example of a username that is hard to spoof. I am just curious if it exists...

You quoted it above - Theymos is pronouncable and if anything is added to it, a person reading in their head would notice it.    The 777 makes it easy to spoof if one is not paying attention.  

I did it myself a few days ago - sent a message to Hampuz by mistake.  The extra H was not missed when I read the name internally.   :/

[memehunter]

What is the example of a username that is hard to spoof. I am just curious if it exists...

There is not any. You cannot safeguard a person who is not careful enough while sending money without double/triple checking.

a person reading in their head would notice it.    

And scammer's head would be searching for the ways to spoof this. It is not only the username but how did you get that username is also important otherwise it is hard to differentiate between a 'O' and a '0' in the mentioned spoof proof username.