Newbies be careful with old members, when they PM you for business.

[Hyphen(-)]

You have a point but why the risk?  if I want to defraud anyone on this forum I will never use my main account, it's safer to use a newbie account because it costs nothing, high rank accounts have reputation to protect.

I was a newbie on here and the majority that wanted to try nonsense with me are always new accounts, I've never read a scam looking pm from hug ranks because it will be easier to just report such account.

Newbies? I don't always feel like reporting because they are not worth my time, they have no reputation to call them out for, they knew very well that using newbie accounts is the only way to scam someone.

You are right, newbie account is easier to do all sort of things, you they don’t have anything to lose that’s why scammers can just open a newbie account to defraud whoever they wish, but the general thing I like in this forum is that, when a newbie message you on private, you will see a warning which indicates the person is new and you should be careful to interact with them.

But why do anything through PM in this forum when all discussions are public? We get all the guides we need here publicly and we don’t need to go through PMs that’s why we don’t advice attending to PMs no matter how reputable the forum member is.

[Daniel91]

If either high rank or low rank messages you, you just have to be careful, because high rank which you might be thinking they already have reputation, and they not going to scam you, the persons account might end up being compromised, the account might be hacked, and the hacker will want to scam you. In crypto space, you should know that there is no easy way to make money, and if anyone promises you that, then you are likely going to be scammed.

The point is, whoever sends you a PM and offers you an investment, you need to be careful about it because we don't know their intentions. Even if it's a reputable account, it could be compromised like you said, or they might intentionally want to trap more people and then scam them out of their money and disappear.
It's best to just be cautious and not trust anyone too easily, especially when it comes to investment offers. This is something that can be taken lightly, and just one careless mistake by not verifying and trusting others too much can lead to significant financial losses.

In fact, the best approach is to not read messages from people you don't know or haven't initiated communication with.
If someone has already sent you a message, you should ask yourself why, out of thousands of people on this forum, you received that message for no particular reason?
The answer to that question alone will help you avoid the trap of fraud and waste of time and money.
Professional companies never promote their services in this way (by sending messages to random people without prior request).
Investing is a very serious matter and it is never done that way, through private, random messages on a forum.

[panjul07]

In fact, the best approach is to not read messages from people you don't know or haven't initiated communication with.
If someone has already sent you a message, you should ask yourself why, out of thousands of people on this forum, you received that message for no particular reason?
The answer to that question alone will help you avoid the trap of fraud and waste of time and money.
Professional companies never promote their services in this way (by sending messages to random people without prior request).
Investing is a very serious matter and it is never done that way, through private, random messages on a forum.

Reading the message alone is not the problem and we may miss something good if we try to ignore all messages we received from people we do not know.
I agree that we should be cautious but we can also use our logical thinking when we are reading the messages we received from others.
We can actually evaluate the messages to check whether it is a scam attempt or not.
I experienced it myself when I received a messaged from someone that I did not know before, he asked me for a help to withdraw his money from a gambling platform.
He offered me 60:40 (40 for me), at that time I was skeptical with the offer because why he needed a help just to withdraw his money but after some messages, I could understand the situation and I decided to help him.

[SilverCryptoBullet]

Reading the message alone is not the problem and we may miss something good if we try to ignore all messages we received from people we do not know.

It's safest to ignore messages from strangers because many people can not control their action and will make mistakes while reading messages and emails.

Of course if you feel like you can control your action well, you can read them but never click on any link and download any attached files.

He offered me 60:40 (40 for me), at that time I was skeptical with the offer because why he needed a help just to withdraw his money but after some messages, I could understand the situation and I decided to help him.

It's one of red flag. If strangers contact you, you must be cautious.
If there are offers related to money, it's a next red flag.
If the offers are too good to be true, it's very big red flag and it's time for you to stop there.

https://www.chainsec.io/scams

How to protect yourself
    Don’t be delusional. If something’s too good to be true, it probably is.

[Lontor]

I've received messages on here and also on telegram about some money that's been stucked on exchange and they needed my help to get the money out of the exchange, the person claimed that they are under some serious lockdown or restriction so they needed someone.

I almost fell for it but Reddit came to the rescue, copied the message and typed in search then comes the revealing part, so many people also received similar messages on Telegram and they got scammed.

I stop responding to the person and blocked them off, It is pretty easy to get scammed as someone who isn't very familiar with all these scamming schemes, having this type of thread in beginners & help will be helpful for new people.

[The Cryptovator]

I've received messages on here and also on telegram about some money that's been stucked on exchange and they needed my help to get the money out of the exchange, the person claimed that they are under some serious lockdown or restriction so they needed someone.

That’s how they convinced people to scam. I haven’t received such a message on the forum but got it from Telegram. At first sight I blocked them because I knew it was a scam attempt. They will somehow ask for money, either for security money or something else.

Good to see you search a little bit; otherwise, you might fall into a trap. I know in the forum also you might get a similar message. But don’t trust anyone with funds; it’s crypto. When it’s been transferred, you won’t get it back.

[Chinesebaby]

Reading the message alone is not the problem and we may miss something good if we try to ignore all messages we received from people we do not know.

It's safest to ignore messages from strangers because many people can not control their action and will make mistakes while reading messages and emails.

Of course if you feel like you can control your action well, you can read them but never click on any link and download any attached files.

Reading a message from a total stranger is not a problem, but accepting to enter a financial agreement or investment is where the problem lies. Because some people are too greedy, and these scammers can only capitalize on your greed to scam you more when they introduce a fake investment platform to you and you fall victim to it. But if you don't agree to it, it will be very had for them to scam you.

[Daniel91]

In fact, the best approach is to not read messages from people you don't know or haven't initiated communication with.
If someone has already sent you a message, you should ask yourself why, out of thousands of people on this forum, you received that message for no particular reason?
The answer to that question alone will help you avoid the trap of fraud and waste of time and money.
Professional companies never promote their services in this way (by sending messages to random people without prior request).
Investing is a very serious matter and it is never done that way, through private, random messages on a forum.

Reading the message alone is not the problem and we may miss something good if we try to ignore all messages we received from people we do not know.
I agree that we should be cautious but we can also use our logical thinking when we are reading the messages we received from others.
We can actually evaluate the messages to check whether it is a scam attempt or not.
I experienced it myself when I received a messaged from someone that I did not know before, he asked me for a help to withdraw his money from a gambling platform.
He offered me 60:40 (40 for me), at that time I was skeptical with the offer because why he needed a help just to withdraw his money but after some messages, I could understand the situation and I decided to help him.

I understand what you mean and I can agree that the problem is not in reading messages from unknown people, but in our reaction after reading those messages.
My advice is actually more intended for beginners on this forum, without much experience in crypto, people who do not have enough knowledge to recognize what is true and what is a lie and manipulation.
For them it is better to avoid reading messages and private communication with unknown people, because there is a greater chance that it will end badly for them than well.
Of course, for more experienced users on the forum, like you, it is not a problem to read all the messages because we can more easily distinguish the truth from fraud.

[Primark]

In fact, the best approach is to not read messages from people you don't know or haven't initiated communication with.
If someone has already sent you a message, you should ask yourself why, out of thousands of people on this forum, you received that message for no particular reason?
The answer to that question alone will help you avoid the trap of fraud and waste of time and money.
Professional companies never promote their services in this way (by sending messages to random people without prior request).
Investing is a very serious matter and it is never done that way, through private, random messages on a forum.

Reading the message alone is not the problem and we may miss something good if we try to ignore all messages we received from people we do not know.
I agree that we should be cautious but we can also use our logical thinking when we are reading the messages we received from others.
We can actually evaluate the messages to check whether it is a scam attempt or not.
I experienced it myself when I received a messaged from someone that I did not know before, he asked me for a help to withdraw his money from a gambling platform.
He offered me 60:40 (40 for me), at that time I was skeptical with the offer because why he needed a help just to withdraw his money but after some messages, I could understand the situation and I decided to help him.

Your words cannot be dismissed. It is not a matter of reading a simple text message and entering a suspicious link or sending money. Sometimes a well-meaning person can really get into some help or serious trouble. However, it should also be taken into account that many times fraudsters first try to gain trust by talking casually. Later, when you try to trust him a little, they try to take control of your money, personal information, or wallet. Therefore, in many cases, even if his proposal or general discussion seems reasonable to you, it is important to verify it independently. If someone cannot understand such a situation by being careful, then it is a problem. Therefore, it is necessary not to open links or files provided by strangers and seek advice from experienced people.

[Fuso.hp]

I think such messages should always be ignored, because the main purpose of sending messages here is to deceive. Fraudsters try to deceive new members by using some accounts on the forum. The main purpose of the fraudsters is that new members do not have a complete understanding of the overall situation, due to which if they are given a business offer or any other offer, maybe the new members will show interest there and they will invest money there. And if they are successful in this purpose and if the new members give them money in the name of investment, then that member will be deceived by them. So, no matter what personal message a new member or an old member sends, it should be ignored directly because no one will make a business offer to another person through a personal message, it does not fall under any business strategy.

[Ndabagi01]

I think such messages should always be ignored, because the main purpose of sending messages here is to deceive. Fraudsters try to deceive new members by using some accounts on the forum. The main purpose of the fraudsters is that new members do not have a complete understanding of the overall situation, due to which if they are given a business offer or any other offer, maybe the new members will show interest there and they will invest money there. And if they are successful in this purpose and if the new members give them money in the name of investment, then that member will be deceived by them. So, no matter what personal message a new member or an old member sends, it should be ignored directly because no one will make a business offer to another person through a personal message, it does not fall under any business strategy.

Business deal can be conducted privately without making it private but when the person you’re dealing with doesn’t have reputation here, then such deal should be made public to know the legitimacy of the deal or even if the person can be trusted with the offer they’re bringing to the table. Fraudsters are getting smarter and a forum like this shouldn’t be a place one will make mistake of getting scammed when that’s discussed more often in the forum and how to avoid falling victim of one. A newbie or suspicious message should be made public for reference sake. This is a forum that respects everyone’s privacy but if it will cost you, it’s better you come out plainly about it.

[Ojima-ojo]

I think such messages should always be ignored, because the main purpose of sending messages here is to deceive. Fraudsters try to deceive new members by using some accounts on the forum. The main purpose of the fraudsters is that new members do not have a complete understanding of the overall situation, due to which if they are given a business offer or any other offer, maybe the new members will show interest there and they will invest money there. And if they are successful in this purpose and if the new members give them money in the name of investment, then that member will be deceived by them. So, no matter what personal message a new member or an old member sends, it should be ignored directly because no one will make a business offer to another person through a personal message, it does not fall under any business strategy.

Let ask a simple question, what business or offer that a legendary account want to offer a newbie that must be discussed in pm when we have the service board where public announcement can be made and it will get better attention.


My conclusion is that, no high rank member will pm a newbie for investment offer if the account is not either a bought account or an already tagged scammers, newbie just need to pay extra attention.

[Patikno]

I think such messages should always be ignored, because the main purpose of sending messages here is to deceive. Fraudsters try to deceive new members by using some accounts on the forum. The main purpose of the fraudsters is that new members do not have a complete understanding of the overall situation, due to which if they are given a business offer or any other offer, maybe the new members will show interest there and they will invest money there. And if they are successful in this purpose and if the new members give them money in the name of investment, then that member will be deceived by them. So, no matter what personal message a new member or an old member sends, it should be ignored directly because no one will make a business offer to another person through a personal message, it does not fall under any business strategy.

Let ask a simple question, what business or offer that a legendary account want to offer a newbie that must be discussed in pm when we have the service board where public announcement can be made and it will get better attention.


My conclusion is that, no high rank member will pm a newbie for investment offer if the account is not either a bought account or an already tagged scammers, newbie just need to pay extra attention.

I think your reasoning makes sense. High-ranking members (those without negative trust) maintain a good reputation on the forum, and they wouldn't want to lose it overnight for a small profit.

By the way, this beloved forum provides many benefits to all of us, and we should always adhere to the rules to avoid unwanted problems. Personally, I will always remember a very good saying about this: "One bad thing you do, will ruin people's trust in you forever". Therefore, don't take risks that will harm you, especially for things you have been protecting for a long time.

The main thing is; A good reputation will always benefit for you.

[Big Dirams]

I think such messages should always be ignored, because the main purpose of sending messages here is to deceive. Fraudsters try to deceive new members by using some accounts on the forum. The main purpose of the fraudsters is that new members do not have a complete understanding of the overall situation, due to which if they are given a business offer or any other offer, maybe the new members will show interest there and they will invest money there. And if they are successful in this purpose and if the new members give them money in the name of investment, then that member will be deceived by them. So, no matter what personal message a new member or an old member sends, it should be ignored directly because no one will make a business offer to another person through a personal message, it does not fall under any business strategy.

Let ask a simple question, what business or offer that a legendary account want to offer a newbie that must be discussed in pm when we have the service board where public announcement can be made and it will get better attention.


My conclusion is that, no high rank member will pm a newbie for investment offer if the account is not either a bought account or an already tagged scammers, newbie just need to pay extra attention.

I think your reasoning makes sense. High-ranking members (those without negative trust) maintain a good reputation on the forum, and they wouldn't want to lose it overnight for a small profit.

By the way, this beloved forum provides many benefits to all of us, and we should always adhere to the rules to avoid unwanted problems. Personally, I will always remember a very good saying about this: "One bad thing you do, will ruin people's trust in you forever". Therefore, don't take risks that will harm you, especially for things you have been protecting for a long time.

The main thing is; A good reputation will always benefit for you.

This little profits can't be what a legendary or reputable members risk their reputations for. Alot of people don't give too much to their reputation and they can go any length and wouldn't bother about their reputation even a bit but as a responsible individual we need to take our reputations seriously and guard it with all we have and that what many of the reputable members are doing and we should learn from them for same reputation or better.