Getting Weird Messages on Telegram? Read This

[Rikafip]

I am sharing this because I received a couple of messages recently.

Only recently? I receive few of those on the daily basis for years now. I got so used to them that I would start worrying if I stop receiving them. 

I used to troll them in the past, chatting with them just to see how soon they will switch conversation towards scam, but throughout the years I insta block anyone who contacts me on Telegram with similar stuff

[Mpamaegbu]

Yes, I received up to 7 "hi"s last month and 3 already this month. I didn’t bother replying to any of them to the extent of having to entertain what they have to say or offer though...

That's the right way to treat such unsolicited DMs. Ignore them. I tend to see anyone who sends me a DM as a potential scammer, except it's someone I know or expecting. There's even warning to that effect from every group/project on telegram that, "admin will never DM you". I don't take that lightly.

I noticed most were just recently created accounts, like a day before or the particular day they messaged me, and after a while, like two weeks, they got deleted.

It's a commonplace thing on telegram. That's why I'm highly disappointed that Durov, Telegram's owner, isn't doing anything about that.

[Davidvictorson]

This setting also have disadvantage. There might be genuine people who want to contact you through Telegram, this setting would block the access. Business people or those who offer services might not find this setting helpful. Telegram users would have to keep upgrading their knowledge about scams, so that these criminals can be easily identified. People who are also not moved by uncommon financial offers because greed is one major way many people have been scared.

I agree with you. This is one of the downsides of my recommendation and it is not generally applicable. It differs from one person to another. In this case , let me it is tailored for people not in the category that you mentioned. Strictly for people who are private and only have chats with folks in their contact list. As for being updated with latest scam tricks, I support that and everyone should stay on top of it.

[Cookdata]

As long as it DMs you, with a complete full name and no bio or everything on TG, it’s 100% bot or prolly just want to take advantage you. Big fish dont dms, if they dm you in crypto means they want something from you. Scammers are everywhere in crypto, and these aren’t the only script they use but the tip is, if they want something or offer a negotiation, it’s 100% scam. Don’t fall for these kind of scammer strategies, if you are a newbie expect that experienced people will not spend time to you.

That's how I was on my own and I received a message from one person. Only knows where he got my contact but I'm very positive he got my contract from a group chat, he can't convince me otherwise because my telegram is an old account, I had lot of groups and channels that are full of spammers and inactive teams. I don't know the scammer intentions but if he is not after something, he wouldn't have message me trying to convince me if I'm interested in Temu sales and all that, told him to stop there that I wasn't interested in anything he has.

OP is right, don't entertain what you are not going to accept, the more you allow a long conversation from a stranger, the more they try to win you with some words, before you know it they will paste you a link that has some script that can destroy your phone and computer and then probably take something from you. How strange telegram can be, I have real contact of people I know in that telegram and I never for once see their dm, it's always the people I don't know.

[Youngrebel]

How tricky these guys gan be. This is them trying to make you comfortable with with them. They start the conversation, make sure you are  comfortably  and talk to them freely because they feel you have built the confidentiality in them and then.they strike with their underlying plans that they have been brooding and waiting patiently for you to still.play along with the scam.