Do you think you are smart enough against getting scammed?

[ejikeme24]

Well as far as hack is concern, it is a more sophisticated level of scam and everybody is subsceptible to it especially if you have expose your password to public or you have not used additional security from the default security from your apps etc like 2FA and others. If it were other minor scam, they will be easy to detect and maybe your friend already know how they operate with such and that is probably why he was boostful about it. Now he knows better and I'm sure he will protect his passwords better than before and also avoiding exposing them.

It is funny how most people claims to know everything when there's still more they need to know, just like what you said earlier that if your security is not tight then you might be vulnerable to scam, most people failed to understand that no one is above scam it can get to anyone,what we need to do to avoid being a victim is to tighten up our security by adding 2FA authenticator and we should also avoid disclosing our password to people and stop putting our details in a malicious site because all these things is part of the security we are talking about.

[Finebone]

I done they even forget say hacking and scamming no be the same thing but the way e they take happen people done they see them as the same thing. Na true you talk because e they a bit easy to see a scammer when them they make attempts because them they always come with something way in reality e too they good to be true but in hacking you fit see link way you think say e they ordinary and the moment you use am e done be for your account but all the same experience they help because you go done see waiting new people now never see but e no still mean say the person no fit do mistake.

Wether na hacking or na scamming, the truth of the matters is that all na criminal activities wey no go dy possible if you as a person no leak important details to them or playing dumb in this crypto space. I know say anyone can fall victim to any off them at some point in the future out of carelessness, but if you get knowledge on all the tricks used by this scammers and hackers, e no dy possible to fall for their hand, na most ignorance as oyibo people call am they mostly make this hackers and scammers succeed.

[Mhizlove]

You see scam of a thing even those that carry their selves about saying that they're smart too still fall in as a victim and it happens when they less expects it, especially in crypto where there are different schemes which change all the time, the only way that you can protect yourself from this kind of situation, is for you to keep pride aside, be careful when asking questions
,calm down and confirm things first don't rush because of how you've been sweet talked to or pressured.

In the case of your friends it's just a prove that being confident alone can save you from scammers, just be watchful and learn more from experienced people that is the only thing that can keep someone safe.

[Somto9Light]

You see scam of a thing even those that carry their selves about saying that they're smart too still fall in as a victim and it happens when they less expects it, especially in crypto where there are different schemes which change all the time, the only way that you can protect yourself from this kind of situation, is for you to keep pride aside, be careful when asking questions
,calm down and confirm things first don't rush because of how you've been sweet talked to or pressured.

In the case of your friends it's just a prove that being confident alone can save you from scammers, just be watchful and learn more from experienced people that is the only thing that can keep someone safe.

Na true you dey talk nobody dey big pass scam, our only prayer na say make dem no even near us because ee get some scamming methods way we never dey used to. But some people dey forget say those Old method way most scammers been dey use no dey exist again unless those way still dey learn scamming work na fit dey use the regular method of scamming but as for those way don dey deep for that system them go try as much as they can just to get a new scamming method way people never dey used to, so we just need to dey careful and make we no dey feel say we know everything because nothing we know.

[Ronsbit]

The truth remains the fact that nobody is above scam, and scammers too know this, hence they always employ new tactics and strategies that even the so-called smart and OGs in the industry still fall for it. It was on the news last year how well-known crypto names were scammed, and some supposedly committed suicide because they were scammed. So it is not a function of being smart, just pray you do not fall victim to such an encounter, otherwise you would regret yourself after you think you must have outsmarted them, not knowing that you got yourself into their web.

[Obim34]

The truth remains the fact that nobody is above scam, and scammers too know this, hence they always employ new tactics and strategies that even the so-called smart and OGs in the industry still fall for it. It was on the news last year how well-known crypto names were scammed, and some supposedly committed suicide because they were scammed. So it is not a function of being smart, just pray you do not fall victim to such an encounter, otherwise you would regret yourself after you think you must have outsmarted them, not knowing that you got yourself into their web.

There are types of scam i wouldn't fall into, whether catfishing or investment scam. I have learnt a lot from from the forum, I'm no longer ignorant of the slightest measure of becoming a victim, the best way of avoiding scam is not giving it a chance, don't open up to shady discussions.

The case of maliciously being affected, or hack is a different case that not everyone will be lucky to prevent, yet obeying the simple rules might help even when you least expect.

[Jegileman]

The purpose of creating this topic is because a friend of mine who happens to be claiming guru on the space was hacked and everything was made away from him. When he was telling me this story was traumatized and feels so sympathetic towards what happened this led me to come here to create this topic so that others could learn from his mistakes and remain safe at home without being affected so easily.

No one can ever claim of being boastful to be smarter than the scammer. Your every move and your next step to take is being studied and once they’re able to get one step ahead of you, then they’ve already hit the jackpot and you’ll be surprised how they pull up that trick scam on you. We should always be open to learning because scammers are forever changing their methods of scamming and that will most definitely continue in that manner. So being up to date with scammers activities and their tactical strategies to pin you down should always be one of your been on watch priorities. No one is perfect, we’re all trying to get better and not fall victims of any scam.

[Josefjix]

You no fit dey this crypto space and you expect to grow without meeting the wrong set of scammers, no matter how you think say you wise reach. If you be investor, you fit jam the wrong project wey be say, as you invest, the developer and the team behind rug pull and dump the coin, that's scamming. If you wan buy signals make you jam scammers wey go give wrong signals everyday or no give you at all.

If you be business owner, make you jam scammer wey pretend to be buyer while him go lure you into trapping your mail logins, and then your seed phrase and other credentials in your mailbox is gone.

Plenty scam tricks in the internet, nobody be guru to these tricks.

[Iroh]

I believe when you start to get the idea that you're way too smart to be scammed, then you just might be just ripe and ready to be scammed. You obviously won't see it coming cause you're really smart. Right? And when you fall, you'll fall hard. You'll likely lose a great deal of money to a well calculated and prepared scam that you wouldn't see coming cause again, you're really smart. Feeling embarrassed, such people tend to then hide the fact that they've been scammed.
When you get so overconfident about how smart you are, you become cocky and subtle red flags that you ought to have noticed would be blinded by your overweening self.

No one knows it all and with scam attempts getting more innovative, one should be alert and not think he's too smart to get scammed.

[Sonia_123]

Nobody dey perfect and no be sey people just like make them they scam them, the thing be sey those persons wey think sey dem smart well well scammers nor fit scam them na dem they fall for scammers hand pass, the only thing be sey make them nor see us and make we dey very careful for anything wey we they do mainly for this bitcoin mata because the rate wey dem dey find bitcoinners no be small and they dem dey go extra miles to scam the person either for physical or online, the tin be sey make dem nor know and see us.

[Joy- maker]

The truth is that there are people here who can easily fall prey to a scam despite being around the forum for some while now. And there also some dude here who can hardly fall prey to a scam why because they can easily detect scams when they see them. But frankly speaking we can never be very careful, why because if outsides are unable to scam us inside can be able. So in everything we do we should  pray always so that those planing evil against us won't succeed in any way. Mean why we should mind who will trust, and who we call friend. Because this time around friends are the once who betray the more.

[GiftedMAN]

The truth is that there are people here who can easily fall victim for scam despite they have been around the forum for some while now. And there also some dude here who can hardly fall victim for scam why because they can easily detect scams. But frankly speaking we can never be very careful, because if outsides are unable to scam us inside can be able. So in everything we do we should pray always so those planing evil against us won't succeed in any way.

Those who easily fall victim to scammers are those who enjoys free things and the greedy ones who thinks they can invest 1k to get 50k within the interval of few days, if you see those who are always interested in quick scheme projects they are the set of people that can very escape scammers because once they hear about making fast profit they will be willing to invest very fast. The other set of people who will be difficult to be scammed are those who have learnt from the mistake of others of you come across them and you approach them with a new investment plan before they will accept your offer they will do a back ground research as you know scammers doesn't like people who keeps them waiting so they will move to the next people. You don't need prayers to escape getting scammed you need to be smart and learn to say no to quick profit giving investments.

[Perfectbaby]

The purpose of creating this topic is because a friend of mine who happens to be claiming guru on the space was hacked and everything was made away from him. When he was telling me this story was traumatized and feels so sympathetic towards what happened this led me to come here to create this topic so that others could learn from his mistakes and remain safe at home without being affected so easily.

Well, no man can ever become an island of knowledge no matter how much they learn and know, I might say that I am smart enough now not to ever fall victim to any form of scam or hack but this does not mean I should become totally careless, arrogant and non-chalant to things that will help learn more to better equip myself.

The problem with most people is that after they spend one to two years in crypto, they begin raising their shoulders high, they brag about how much they know and how they have nothing new to learn from others, this is a very common mistake most people make in crypto, they forget that the moment a man stops learning, he starts to go down.
To avoid being a victim to scam and hacks, we must always be open minded and ready to learn from any body regardless of their rank or whatever.

Of course you are right and this is one thing that is truly hindering lot of people today in our community or general in most places. It important to know that when we see things that are always looking too realistic or becoming convincing to be original then we should know that such thing are definitely scam and are just looking for an alternative or modalities to lure such person into dip of being scammed so easily we should be that trying our best to make sure we spot such things out and relates with our people here so that they wouldn't be that naive not to easily fall into prey such things.

[Makus]

scams are now coming in different ways, most people assume that they cannot get scammed but they eventually fall for things like this, Nigerians are very smart and they keep coming up with ways to scam especially in the crypto space, As a crypto investor you would definitely Come across people that would try to know your seed phrase, buy or invest bitcoin into a scam platform. i cannot clom to be smart enough be so far the knowledge I have gained from the forum can make me detect scams easily, it's about gaining knowledge.

[PremiumcryptoHub]

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On your own you think you are always Smart, very careful, too smart for people to scam you, yous don't get your associated with anything that could caused you problems.

If I want to be honest here, with the small knowledge I don get for this crypto space and the years I have been in the system, I have come to understand that scammer can only get you if you give them something to work on. Without you giving them anything to you enter you from, like vital information they need, them no go fit do anything. That is why knowledge in this crypto space dy very important, because if you think say to get knowledge is too expensive, in a very short period of time you go understand say ignorance dy more expensive after you go don see one shege or the other.

So to cut my long story short, e go dy hard for person to scam me oo, unless na new system of scam for this crypto space wey I no know off, because na only wetin you no know them fit use scam you.

Actually it is true that scammers can only find us if we give them something to do, i.e. some information. I have heard that scammers have increased their presence in the crypto space, which shows that they know different ways to cheat. Sometimes we see scammers offering unsolicited jobs in crypto and sometimes sending us unsolicited emails or fake links to lure us Nigerians, so we should be careful to report or avoid them.

At this point, you are right that knowledge is very important in the crypto space because no matter how much one learns or knows, one cannot become a State of knowledge and he cannot be completely perfect in terms of knowledge. However, there are many Nigerians like the OP's friend who fall victim to fraud but even though I'm not knowledgeable enough in the crypto space, I'm still always wary of scams.

[Agbam]

I done they even forget say hacking and scamming no be the same thing but the way e they take happen people done they see them as the same thing. Na true you talk because e they a bit easy to see a scammer when them they make attempts because them they always come with something way in reality e too they good to be true but in hacking you fit see link way you think say e they ordinary and the moment you use am e done be for your account but all the same experience they help because you go done see waiting new people now never see but e no still mean say the person no fit do mistake.

Wether na hacking or na scamming, the truth of the matters is that all na criminal activities wey no go dy possible if you as a person no leak important details to them or playing dumb in this crypto space. I know say anyone can fall victim to any off them at some point in the future out of carelessness, but if you get knowledge on all the tricks used by this scammers and hackers, e no dy possible to fall for their hand, na most ignorance as oyibo people call am they mostly make this hackers and scammers succeed.

My brother no b same thing ooo and e no matter if u leak information or not when it comes to hacking. Just pray make good hacker or criminal no target you cos no b all of them need ur assistance to do Wetin dem want do.

Scammers on the other hand na person wey wan outsmart you either by playing on your intelligence or ignorant.
In all we have to be very careful with everything we do on this space. Protect your assets and devices at all costs.

[Out of mind]

We must always be careful, because in the crypto space, fraudsters are waiting for their traps, in which case many people fall into their trap and get cheated many times. If you want to work on online platforms, you must be careful and make yourself smarter so as not to fall into the trap of fraud. Those who are currently new to this crypto should pay the most attention to these issues and they should seriously learn about all these issues. If you get a good education, you will definitely get rid of fraud, you should always develop yourself in such a way that you can always be smart and avoid fraudsters. Those who have been associated for a long time have become very experienced, due to which they do not fall into the trap of fraudsters, but newbies want to go there as soon as they see a little greed. That is why those who are new to this community should pay maximum attention to these issues and they should develop themselves on online platforms carefully.

[Salahmu]

My brother no b same thing ooo and e no matter if u leak information or not when it comes to hacking. Just pray make good hacker or criminal no target you cos no b all of them need ur assistance to do Wetin dem want do.

Scammers on the other hand na person wey wan outsmart you either by playing on your intelligence or ignorant.
In all we have to be very careful with everything we do on this space. Protect your assets and devices at all costs.

Because of this hacking all the time people done they go fine ways them go take defend themselves also, you no say learning cyber security you go also sabi how you go take do your own security because for that skills them go teach you how security be, so actually if person get chance to acquire those kind of skills way make you no when someone or danger they come your account s they important because na only way to somehow become guru way be say hackers no go they worry you, I no say as time they go na so people go start to they upgrade there internet skills so that you no go they too ignorant online.

[clifaduna]

It happens that you accidentally poke somewhere, and you don't even think that it could turn into a problem. And then one day, trouble came. I just wrote about it in this thread.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5572963.msg66359155#msg66359155

But it became a lesson for me that if something looks suspicious, you don't have to pretend to be a super expert. It's easier to ask others. That's what forums are for, to figure out what's what together.

Always keep your finger on the pulse of cybersecurity news, especially if it is related to cryptocurrencies. The more you know, the less likely you are to fall into a trap.

[AmaGold70]

Good evening my pipo e get wetin me wan cap una..
I know say people wey don here for long understand how good the crypto space is or how the forum is all these while they have been around the community, as matter of fact they understand every single steps the scam do uses to scam people.
On your own you think you are always Smart, very careful, too smart for people to scam you, yous don't get your associated with anything that could caused you problems.

Do you know that problem might come when you don't expect, and of course your could get scammed or being hacked when you don't expect. This brought us to the reason that whatever we see or think of that is not clear on our sight we should be that trying as much as possible to always hit the forum and people around to always talk to them in whatever we are seeing or whatever messages that keeps coming to us both in private or in any other means this would helps us to remain safe and secure towards whatever we doing on the forum. Lots of people love Bitcoin so they do whatever just to make sure they attract your attention especially to those who aren't familiar with how they operate or work out there.

The purpose of creating this topic is because a friend of mine who happens to be claiming guru on the space was hacked and everything was made away from him. When he was telling me this story was traumatized and feels so sympathetic towards what happened this led me to come here to create this topic so that others could learn from his mistakes and remain safe at home without being affected so easily.

Anybody can be scammed and the story of cryptocurrency scamming is as old as bitcoin itself. This scammers are unpredictable and they operate everywhere in the internet. We have been studying the tricks of bitcoin scammers long time ago and I want to tell you till now, we have not known them all. For those of us that have been long in this forum, I know  your knowledge is very wide concerning this scammers, but for the newbies they are more vulnerable to this scamming but with these experiences being shared here, they will exercise caution too.