Reminder: With Great power comes Great responsibility

[Rgram]

Scammers have always targeted people with money. It's nothing new. People having such amounts of money(or any amount) in crypto ought to be extremely careful of how they go about handling everything associated with it.

People with money you say!
Scammers don’t care if you’ve got money or not. You just need to have what they can take from you or properties that you can sell and more. Once they get you to be responsive in a conversation and you aren’t the one controlling and setting the direction for the conversations, then you’re likely going to be a victim. It’s a take what you can get without having to care what so ever of the consequences.

[Comeacross]

Scammers have always targeted people with money. It's nothing new. People having such amounts of money(or any amount) in crypto ought to be extremely careful of how they go about handling everything associated with it.

People with money you say!
Scammers don’t care if you’ve got money or not. You just need to have what they can take from you or properties that you can sell and more. Once they get you to be responsive in a conversation and you aren’t the one controlling and setting the direction for the conversations, then you’re likely going to be a victim. It’s a take what you can get without having to care what so ever of the consequences.

Scammers are not only after people with money, they are after anyone that has something to offer. If it's money, they take it. If you have information they need, they can come for you too. That's why it's not advisable to entertain too much conversation from strangers because you don't even know what they want from you yet. Scammers are experts in what they do, they can easily manipulate you without you realising until you have given them what they wanted. So even if you think you don't have money they can steal from you, you should be careful dealing with them because they may not be after money but a very sensitive data. Although, everything they do is trace back to money but you don't need to have money before you become a target.

[Tongley]

Scammers have always targeted people with money. It's nothing new. People having such amounts of money(or any amount) in crypto ought to be extremely careful of how they go about handling everything associated with it.

People with money you say!
Scammers don’t care if you’ve got money or not. You just need to have what they can take from you or properties that you can sell and more. Once they get you to be responsive in a conversation and you aren’t the one controlling and setting the direction for the conversations, then you’re likely going to be a victim. It’s a take what you can get without having to care what so ever of the consequences.

Scammers are not only after people with money, they are after anyone that has something to offer. If it's money, they take it. If you have information they need, they can come for you too. That's why it's not advisable to entertain too much conversation from strangers because you don't even know what they want from you yet. Scammers are experts in what they do, they can easily manipulate you without you realising until you have given them what they wanted. So even if you think you don't have money they can steal from you, you should be careful dealing with them because they may not be after money but a very sensitive data. Although, everything they do is trace back to money but you don't need to have money before you become a target.

Yes, I completely agree with you. I myself do not talk to strangers, because there are very few people who come to us without any kind of help or interest, but most of the people come to us because of some kind of need. A few days ago, I heard from my friend that a stranger sent him an SMS and said something and was trying to trick my friend into a scam, after some time that person sent a link to my friend and the stranger said, enter this link and if you enter, you will see many videos. Later, when my friend checked that link, he found that the link was a scam. Although the link could not be used to steal money, but my friend's address and other information would have gone to the scammer.

[Compromise me]

Yes, I completely agree with you. I myself do not talk to strangers, because there are very few people who come to us without any kind of help or interest, but most of the people come to us because of some kind of need. A few days ago, I heard from my friend that a stranger sent him an SMS and said something and was trying to trick my friend into a scam, after some time that person sent a link to my friend and the stranger said, enter this link and if you enter, you will see many videos. Later, when my friend checked that link, he found that the link was a scam. Although the link could not be used to steal money, but my friend's address and other information would have gone to the scammer.

Development in technology and social media is giving good favor to scammers and cheaters to stay connected because they are doing enough for interfering in others' lives; there are enough stories and other stuff. It's usually available for having lessons and never doing anything, which makes things problematic. Phishing emails and messages are always needed to be skipped because these are easily allowing them to have access to our devices. In many cases, people are clicking links and inviting strangers to come into their place for anything because recently a few incidents are also indicating how terrible things are happening. Staying secure is not easy but still possible if people are able to always stay updated and never touch anything that is unusual, and they are having no problem with this.

[letteredhub]

Scammers have always targeted people with money. It's nothing new. People having such amounts of money(or any amount) in crypto ought to be extremely careful of how they go about handling everything associated with it.

People with money you say!
Scammers don’t care if you’ve got money or not. You just need to have what they can take from you or properties that you can sell and more. Once they get you to be responsive in a conversation and you aren’t the one controlling and setting the direction for the conversations, then you’re likely going to be a victim. It’s a take what you can get without having to care what so ever of the consequences.

For scammer to be interested in you there must have being something of value they have noticed in your possession. All they need to do next is working on you to manipulate you and gain your trust through which they could use to exploit you and get all the necessary information they need to get into your wallet and move your funds. Social engineering scam can be very emotionally and psychologically draining because in the first place there has being a betrayal of trust that looked like something genuine that was building.

[Localhostspeed]

Scammers are not only after people with money, they are after anyone that has something to offer. If it's money, they take it. If you have information they need, they can come for you too. That's why it's not advisable to entertain too much conversation from strangers because you don't even know what they want from you yet. Scammers are experts in what they do, they can easily manipulate you without you realising until you have given them what they wanted. So even if you think you don't have money they can steal from you, you should be careful dealing with them because they may not be after money but a very sensitive data. Although, everything they do is trace back to money but you don't need to have money before you become a target.

Anything you see a scammer does, know that they do it genuinely for the money, they don't do it because they don't do it for offer alone, that offer must bring them money. A scammer can pay to get information on the internet just so they can make money from it when they use it to scam. Some scammers buy informations from third party vendors, they use the information to send email scams to people so they can scam them and they are always prepared.

Some scammers invest their time as well to get what they want from people. Like a scammer can track and study a victim for years just because of what they can get from the scammers most especially if it's a victim they know they have money. If they know you don't have the money, they can steal information of that person to scam another person again.

[Zorellian]

Scammers are not only after people with money, they are after anyone that has something to offer. If it's money, they take it. If you have information they need, they can come for you too. That's why it's not advisable to entertain too much conversation from strangers because you don't even know what they want from you yet. Scammers are experts in what they do, they can easily manipulate you without you realising until you have given them what they wanted. So even if you think you don't have money they can steal from you, you should be careful dealing with them because they may not be after money but a very sensitive data. Although, everything they do is trace back to money but you don't need to have money before you become a target.

Anything you see a scammer does, know that they do it genuinely for the money, they don't do it because they don't do it for offer alone, that offer must bring them money. A scammer can pay to get information on the internet just so they can make money from it when they use it to scam. Some scammers buy informations from third party vendors, they use the information to send email scams to people so they can scam them and they are always prepared.

Some scammers invest their time as well to get what they want from people. Like a scammer can track and study a victim for years just because of what they can get from the scammers most especially if it's a victim they know they have money. If they know you don't have the money, they can steal information of that person to scam another person again.

You have a point, scammers take their time to nurse the person they want to get the money with, they usually be patient and convince people until the people agree with them and do whatever they want with the person. Same as people that are doing yahoo as far as they know you can afford what they are asking for, they will keep giving you informing and anything you want to hear before they act and get the money from you.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

People with money you say!
Scammers don’t care if you’ve got money or not. You just need to have what they can take from you or properties that you can sell and more.

They actually do that's why immediately you start making some bread, you have to start protecting it with everything possibly, when there's nothing to protect, scammers won't come your way. Money is anything that has value so it could be anything. If you don't have Bitcoin, you aren't getting scammed for tBitcoin so if you don't have money you won't be bothered. Scammers don't like wasting their time so if you're their target then they're already expecting to make the efforts they put into their scamming worth it. Protecting yourself is quite easy from this scammers irrespective of how they want to go about things, just be self aware and consider everything a scam then be cautious when approaching things online be it links, chats, emails etc.

[Hatchy]

People with money you say!
Scammers don’t care if you’ve got money or not. You just need to have what they can take from you or properties that you can sell and more.

They actually do that's why immediately you start making some bread, you have to start protecting it with everything possibly, when there's nothing to protect, scammers won't come your way. Money is anything that has value so it could be anything. If you don't have Bitcoin, you aren't getting scammed for tBitcoin so if you don't have money you won't be bothered. Scammers don't like wasting their time so if you're their target then they're already expecting to make the efforts they put into their scamming worth it. Protecting yourself is quite easy from this scammers irrespective of how they want to go about things, just be self aware and consider everything a scam then be cautious when approaching things online be it links, chats, emails etc.

Me right now at the cinema watching a documentary about scammers. It's sad that, at the end of the day, many of them still get caught, either by life catching up with them or by the authorities. It may take time, sometimes even years, but eventually, their actions can come back to haunt them.The problem is that many victims make the job too easy for scammers. Social engineering is one of the most common types of scams, along with investment scams. Scammers look for your weak points and use them to manipulate you into giving them what they want.We just have to be more careful when dealing with strangers, especially when they are offering something that sounds too good to be true.

[Franklyn-wood]

That mindset is why many people have lost their coins to hackers. With the rate at which cryptocurrency users are being targeted, the only safety way to keep your coins safe is offline. No hardware, no softwares, completely aware from reach.

People over look so many factors which ends up compromising their wallet. Some still use ledger, regardless of the many reasons why they shouldn't.

The fact now is losses will just continue to be a thing because more new investors will continue to adopt cryptocurrency and they will fail to keep that coins safe..

Even if not having that mindset is that if you are not careful then there's a chance that the device you are using will be infected with a malware or getting hacked. That's why it is very important to have much better security, being careful and have responsibility rather than thinking that having a wallet thag everyone says that it has good security means it will be safe because even a person with a hardware wallet lose a lot of money.

That's is true having a wallet tag is not the over important that about safeguarding ones Bitcoin investment but rather being extra careful with every bit of the information used on the device where the Bitcoin investment is.
This hackers are advancing almost every with more information to get at people's coin despite the security measures applied to secure it.
Knowing that the safety on the Bitcoin investment is solely in the hands of the owner of the funds, one must keep his eyes open to make sure there is no loop hole for hackers to penetrate into the funds.

[AVE5]

Bitcoin gives you the power to become your own bank, you now have power over your money and coins and then on the other side you are now fully responsible for the security of your money and coin, it is 100% your responsibility and you need to take them.

If you want to have a guaranteed of your security, then make it your responsibility because the way the way you handles and manages your device and wallet private keys determines the level of how secured your coins and funds is.
And if you must have an absolute privacy of your wallets, then you must have to use the non custodial storage system that gives you the privilege to control your funds and your seed phrase.
Already, falling into scam whether knowingly or unknowingly is at your court and responsibility.

[tabas]

These scammers will not know how much you own when they know nothing about you. So start it out from being anonymous and never ever tell how much you've got. You might be the proudest for what you own but avoid telling it in any public forum just for your own safety. But you do you, and if you're aware on how to avoid these attacks then that's good for you but, there are also knowledgeable people that still falls for it because of their negligence. Be vigilant and always verify things if you see something interesting that has caught your attention.

[moneystery]

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A few days ago, I heard from my friend that a stranger sent him an SMS and said something and was trying to trick my friend into a scam, after some time that person sent a link to my friend and the stranger said, enter this link and if you enter, you will see many videos. Later, when my friend checked that link, he found that the link was a scam. Although the link could not be used to steal money, but my friend's address and other information would have gone to the scammer.

People often fall for phishing links, thinking they're safe and not being suspicious of the sender. However, that's where things can get messy. Once they click the link, hackers can gain access to their sensitive information.
That's why it's important to be wary of any links sent by others, even from someone you know. It's always best to verify before clicking a link because phishing links are often designed to appear convincing, but if you're not careful, you could end up giving attackers access to your information or even your money.

[Kelward]

Bitcoin gives you the power to become your own bank, you now have power over your money and coins and then on the other side you are now fully responsible for the security of your money and coin, it is 100% your responsibility and you need to take them.

If you want to have a guaranteed of your security, then make it your responsibility because the way the way you handles and manages your device and wallet private keys determines the level of how secured your coins and funds is.
And if you must have an absolute privacy of your wallets, then you must have to use the non custodial storage system that gives you the privilege to control your funds and your seed phrase.
Already, falling into scam whether knowingly or unknowingly is at your court and responsibility.

Due to fear of self custody where you are compelled to hold your seed phrase which is the absolute key to unlock your wallet and gain access to your Bitcoin from devices either online or offline depending on the wallet is the reason why some holders choose centralized platforms for safekeep. But keeping your coins in centralized platforms also comes with their own risks because you have transferred custody over to them because they hold the keys therefore holds the coins on your behalf. They can freeze your account because you have transferred your privacy to them, also remember that they can be hacked or go bankrupt with your Bitcoin. Privacy is giving you great powers and if you accept it you have to also accept the responsibility so it's better to choose none custodial wallet and be in complete control.

[MusaPk]

Scammers are not only after people with money, they are after anyone that has something to offer. If it's money, they take it. If you have information they need, they can come for you too. That's why it's not advisable to entertain too much conversation from strangers because you don't even know what they want from you yet. Scammers are experts in what they do, they can easily manipulate you without you realising until you have given them what they wanted. So even if you think you don't have money they can steal from you, you should be careful dealing with them because they may not be after money but a very sensitive data. Although, everything they do is trace back to money but you don't need to have money before you become a target.

In today's world, data is also a form of currency and we must take serious measures to protect our data. Scammers are not always after money but after ways that can give them benefit. There is famous WhatsApp scam in which scammers after hacking your WhatsApp, call your contacts and ask for money to tackle an emergency situation and they earned good amount of money through that hack. This is just one example that how you can be beneficial for  scammers even if you have zero money in your account. Protecting your data is an aspect that we can't ignore.   

[Yeesha]

Scammers have always targeted people with money. It's nothing new. People having such amounts of money(or any amount) in crypto ought to be extremely careful of how they go about handling everything associated with it.

People with money you say!
Scammers don’t care if you’ve got money or not. You just need to have what they can take from you or properties that you can sell and more. Once they get you to be responsive in a conversation and you aren’t the one controlling and setting the direction for the conversations, then you’re likely going to be a victim. It’s a take what you can get without having to care what so ever of the consequences.

Scammers are not only after people with money, they are after anyone that has something to offer. If it's money, they take it. If you have information they need, they can come for you too. That's why it's not advisable to entertain too much conversation from strangers because you don't even know what they want from you yet. Scammers are experts in what they do, they can easily manipulate you without you realising until you have given them what they wanted. So even if you think you don't have money they can steal from you, you should be careful dealing with them because they may not be after money but a very sensitive data. Although, everything they do is trace back to money but you don't need to have money before you become a target.

Yes, I completely agree with you. I myself do not talk to strangers, because there are very few people who come to us without any kind of help or interest, but most of the people come to us because of some kind of need. A few days ago, I heard from my friend that a stranger sent him an SMS and said something and was trying to trick my friend into a scam, after some time that person sent a link to my friend and the stranger said, enter this link and if you enter, you will see many videos. Later, when my friend checked that link, he found that the link was a scam. Although the link could not be used to steal money, but my friend's address and other information would have gone to the scammer.

The main problem is that, some people talk too much, you don't have to engage in long, or too much conversation with a stranger, especially about your personal life. You must not talk when others are talking, just keep quiet if you don't have anything to say. Scammers try their possible best to gain someone's trust. If they are not going to use that link to steal money, or they are not going to benefit from it in any way, then, tell me why they will send it to him from the first place. After the scammer get to know every details about your friend, then they will execute their plans and proceed to their purposes to ensure that they achieve their goals. And at the end of the day, your friend will suffer the loss.

[Berry2d]

Scammers have always targeted people with money. It's nothing new. People having such amounts of money(or any amount) in crypto ought to be extremely careful of how they go about handling everything associated with it.

People with money you say!
Scammers don’t care if you’ve got money or not. You just need to have what they can take from you or properties that you can sell and more. Once they get you to be responsive in a conversation and you aren’t the one controlling and setting the direction for the conversations, then you’re likely going to be a victim. It’s a take what you can get without having to care what so ever of the consequences.

That is one thing about scammers that gets me confused at times. A scammer can do anything humanly possible just to convince someone to get even if its what can take the of the person provided it will be beneficial to them they don't care about the consequences of that action.
This time around scammers don't look at fat bank accounts but only sees the possibility of gaining access to someone and force their way in to how they can get money because they have developed different ways through which they can scam anyone they come encounter with. So with or without money we need to be very careful on the things we do because this said scammers are upgrading every day and are ready to scam anyone they see

[sidrabtc]

Crime never remains hidden because in most cases truth comes out and faces scammers and criminals. They always feel they are not going to be exposed, but it's never been true; they are always caught and have to face consequences because it's the truth.
In many cases it takes time, but it happens. Social system is bringing challenges because mostly peoples are not well aware about its engineering its have worst face always needs to be well aware about things which can create problems never share your details or things with strangers or even with your owns on social media life is important and its needs few bitter truth realities peoples are never been with you in all cases just because of this stay calm and never do things in emotions.

[Marykeller]

Scammers have always targeted people with money. It's nothing new. People having such amounts of money(or any amount) in crypto ought to be extremely careful of how they go about handling everything associated with it.

People with money you say!
Scammers don’t care if you’ve got money or not. You just need to have what they can take from you or properties that you can sell and more. Once they get you to be responsive in a conversation and you aren’t the one controlling and setting the direction for the conversations, then you’re likely going to be a victim. It’s a take what you can get without having to care what so ever of the consequences.

That's how bad it is. Scammers are after everyone. It doesn't matter whether you have money or no money; as long as you have something, they are ready to take it from you to add to the ones they have. That's the reason everyone should be mindful of the type of chats they engage in with strangers because as it is, nobody is to be trusted when it comes to money.

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

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So yesterday, ZachXBT revealed that a victim lost over $282M due to social engineering scam and just recently there was an address poisoning scam that cost a victim $50M and this reasons made me towards writing this post..the saying With great power comes great responsibility is something we all ought to consider in this space.

It seems like there is more frequent of hardware wallet scam these days ever since that of cold card experience, everyone using hardware wallet have to be more careful in other not to fall under any of their attempted scam route to deprive those of our financial abilities.

We also have to take extra security measures, ensuring that we don't present ourselves as a vulnerable user to make it easier for this scammers to penetrate, this is where is taking more drastic security measures is necessary, and we don't have to act blindly except we are very sure of what we are doing and also expecting.