Why asking for help publicly can sometimes make you a target.

[Tank67]

I was a victim of this circumstance in the past when I was looking for a way to recover some coins I had in one of this exchanges. It was in the telegram platforms, and I actually received some calls claiming to give me help, but at some point I discovered they were trying to defraud me instead of rendering the help I asked for. This is to concord to your findings, most people expose themselves to fraud because they lack some kind of security consciousness. The Internet is not wholly made of good people, there are individuals who have made themselves available to scam others. While looking for help, be very careful, and also know that you don't ask for help everywhere. Bitcointalk is one of the best community you can seek for Bitcoin related challenges, and even at that you need to deep some of your portfolio information secret.

A lot of people will be victims, and another thing is that a lot of scams are taking place on Telegram. They will always want to refer you to Telegram, and if you need help with whatever it is, it is better to look for a more secure source where you will get genuine information. Also, you will see some people acting like a support system just to lure people, and people are falling for it. This is why we all need to be careful, and the internet has its own good side and its bad side, and that is why whatever we are doing in that space, every step should be monitored carefully, and people have lost their coin to things like this.

[Joy- maker]

That could be right but I must admit that even I fell once for a different kind of scam (pig butchering scam), luckily I realised it on time but I have lost some funds until I realised I was being scammed.

Normally, nobody is immune to scams regardless of how knowledgeable or careful they are. I have fallen victim to scams myself, so I understand how easily it can happen. We just need to be careful out there, because scammers are constantly coming up with new ways to deceive people.

You gave me nice idea for conducting a little experiment. To create new account just to see if there will be scam attempts if I ask some question about wallet reconstruction. Just to see if scammers tactics are evolving and what scam templates are they using.

My friend that sounds like a crazy idea honestly.    lf you create a newbie account to invite potential scammers into your PM,  you might end up learning a lesson you never intended to learn.  Ensure to reply to this thread after you're done with your experiment. Goodluck.

[Issa56]

The first wallet draining attack I got in the cryptocurrency space is through asking for help on a telegram group.
.this guys will message you privately telling you that their are representatives of the project and willing to help you.

Telegram is just full of scammer, and I hardly reply messages I receive on telegram, because I do tag anyone that message me there as a scammer. I don’t believe anyone that message me on telegram which claim to be representative of a project, most of them are scammer, and they are looking for possible ways for you to fall for their tricks. Most of them will claim to be projects representative, and they will request for your seed phrase so that they will be able to help you. If anyone request for your seed phrase, then you should know that the person isn’t a project representative, but a scammer, only scammers will request for seed phrase.

[Ojima-ojo]

The first wallet draining attack I got in the cryptocurrency space is through asking for help on a telegram group.
.this guys will message you privately telling you that their are representatives of the project and willing to help you.

Telegram is just full of scammer, and I hardly reply messages I receive on telegram, because I do tag anyone that message me there as a scammer. I don’t believe anyone that message me on telegram which claim to be representative of a project, most of them are scammer, and they are looking for possible ways for you to fall for their tricks. Most of them will claim to be projects representative, and they will request for your seed phrase so that they will be able to help you. If anyone request for your seed phrase, then you should know that the person isn’t a project representative, but a scammer, only scammers will request for seed phrase.

Your approach of treating unsolicited messages on telegram as scam attempts is very appropriate for your security, and besides the privacy feature on telegram where a person phone number can be kept private this make it hard to track them on telegram and the reason most of the scammers are found of using telegram to message people in attempt to get them scammed.

[Franklyn-wood]

The first wallet draining attack I got in the cryptocurrency space is through asking for help on a telegram group.
.this guys will message you privately telling you that their are representatives of the project and willing to help you.

Telegram is just full of scammer, and I hardly reply messages I receive on telegram, because I do tag anyone that message me there as a scammer. I don’t believe anyone that message me on telegram which claim to be representative of a project, most of them are scammer, and they are looking for possible ways for you to fall for their tricks. Most of them will claim to be projects representative, and they will request for your seed phrase so that they will be able to help you. If anyone request for your seed phrase, then you should know that the person isn’t a project representative, but a scammer, only scammers will request for seed phrase.

Yes not just telegram alone, scammers are every where it depends on how they come in contact with a person what is discussed, which leads to discussing there agenda in a subtle way. It good to be smart and talk less to avoid discussing vital matters with a random strangers who's intensions to defraud. Asking for help is not bad or wrong it depends on what help the person needs and shouldn't be public when it concerns private and confidential matters.

[JiiBs]

Your approach of treating unsolicited messages on telegram as scam attempts is very appropriate for your security, and besides the privacy feature on telegram where a person phone number can be kept private this make it hard to track them on telegram and the reason most of the scammers are found of using telegram to message people in attempt to get them scammed.

It is idea to make exercise a great deal of caution by being suspicious or curious on how and why you are being contacted by persons you have no idea who they might be. It’s the first step towards a better security while surfing the web. Genuine people or opportunities that might financially uplift you don’t come begging, you find it.

One of the reason why most scammers do use telegram is because, it’s used widely by a lot of persons and telegram is specially concerned with privacy. They don’t cooperate with authorities and with that being one of their signature move, a lot of persons use them.

[Yandakava]

I was a victim of this circumstance in the past when I was looking for a way to recover some coins I had in one of this exchanges. It was in the telegram platforms, and I actually received some calls claiming to give me help, but at some point I discovered they were trying to defraud me instead of rendering the help I asked for. This is to concord to your findings, most people expose themselves to fraud because they lack some kind of security consciousness. The Internet is not wholly made of good people, there are individuals who have made themselves available to scam others. While looking for help, be very careful, and also know that you don't ask for help everywhere. Bitcointalk is one of the best community you can seek for Bitcoin related challenges, and even at that you need to deep some of your portfolio information secret.

A lot of people will be victims, and another thing is that a lot of scams are taking place on Telegram. They will always want to refer you to Telegram, and if you need help with whatever it is, it is better to look for a more secure source where you will get genuine information. Also, you will see some people acting like a support system just to lure people, and people are falling for it. This is why we all need to be careful, and the internet has its own good side and its bad side, and that is why whatever we are doing in that space, every step should be monitored carefully, and people have lost their coin to things like this.

Everything that has advantages also has disadvantages. A lot of people can relate to this when it comes to internet, especially telegram. That app is full of scammers and unprofessional users who have no idea about what you want to do. I once chatted with a guy who gave me his telegram handle from X claiming he could help me with a legitimate update that would pay me good money every month. I believed him because, like many people, I was just trying to find a way to survive. When we continued talking, he asked me to pay some fees before proceeding. It sounded like a joke, but i still don’t mind, I sent him $10 to put me through that year. Later I discovered that he blocked me couldn’t reach him again.

[God Tim]

this is so necessary that it reminds the newbies and members of scammers often focus to take advantage of someone who confuses about the wallet account. I may also have much better advice for beginners to be much more careful with private messages or any especially when they ask questions in public on Bitcointalk however not everybody who is sending a message is automatically a scammer, so it is better to study by the actions and never to share any information.imparting the basics of wallets security is so much important before investing money can save someone from losing their own funds.

[Giwagi56]

It is not good to expose yourself to the scammers, not only the newbie but some old investors do that, they talk a lot and make people to know that they have bitcoin, but you should not also forget that you can get scam even without exposing yourself to the scammers? Many people got scam and it is not because they expose themselves to the scammers, it is because the scammers target them and know that they have something important with them, scammers know when someone have a bitcoin that is why they know who they target.

Have you heard that scammers target those who did not have any valuable asset with them? What we need to do is to OK  be careful and not be greedy, scammers can send you a message and made an offer that will make you feel greedy and you get scammed in the end.

[The Founding Titan]

Your approach of treating unsolicited messages on telegram as scam attempts is very appropriate for your security, and besides the privacy feature on telegram where a person phone number can be kept private this make it hard to track them on telegram and the reason most of the scammers are found of using telegram to message people in attempt to get them scammed.

This is why I generally ignore most of the people who are offering one service or the other on telegram especially when I can get same service from a different source I already trust, most of the times I've worked with someone I met on telegram it's usually because they were recommended by someone I trust or we were already in touch and just decided to move our conversation/deal to telegram. Just jumping on the app and taking people's words at face value is something I don't do, oI dntceven try to see if they are scammers because sometimes their pitch can be too enticing to ignore.

[Comeacross]

You gave me nice idea for conducting a little experiment. To create new account just to see if there will be scam attempts if I ask some question about wallet reconstruction. Just to see if scammers tactics are evolving and what scam templates are they using.

My friend that sounds like a crazy idea honestly.    lf you create a newbie account to invite potential scammers into your PM,  you might end up learning a lesson you never intended to learn.  Ensure to reply to this thread after you're done with your experiment. Goodluck.

Lol! I will keep an eye on this thread too to read from him when he's done with his experiment. Before he proceed, I will like to let him know that it's risky trying to play with scammers just to test them. He might end up being scammed without even realising it until it's too late. Most of these scammers are professional in what they do, they have tactics that can get you confused and convinced at the same time. If you're not careful, you may think you're just playing along with them but you probably have been scammed in that process. The experiment is not worth but don't forget to update us here.

[Freeveto]

This is why I generally ignore most of the people who are offering one service or the other on telegram especially when I can get same service from a different source I already trust, most of the times I've worked with someone I met on telegram it's usually because they were recommended by someone I trust or we were already in touch and just decided to move our conversation/deal to telegram. Just jumping on the app and taking people's words at face value is something I don't do, oI dntceven try to see if they are scammers because sometimes their pitch can be too enticing to ignore.

The worst thing you can do is to trust someone on telegram. I have read so many scams in this forum all about telegram, I have come to the conclusion that scammers are always there because they feel like it is a social media platform with no much restrictions, and beginners always use it due to how so many big crypto projects have their announcement channels and so on through telegram; the scammers do come and always be active looking for victims, once they see any opportunity, they use it. From then, I stop responding to PMs from telegram.

Anyone that DM you first to help you, or come with an offer that is too good to be true, they are scammers, you should better maintain your greed and stay safe, if you attempt given it a try just because  of the money, you will be scammed.

[BoiCrypto]

When you are new to bitcoin it is normal to ask questions, especially here on Bitcointalk. But what many newbies don't know is that the way they ask questions can expose them to scammers.

What you need to know as a newbie is that scammers don't wait randomly, they actively look for beginners who are confused in one way or the other so that they can take advantage of them. So, when you make posts like this on Bitcointalk while asking for help. i have $5000 stuck in a wallet can someone help me recover it. You just did two things. first, you just announced that you have funds stuck somewhere, secondly, you are showing people that you might be confused or inexperienced which makes you a perfect target for scammers.

This sentence is the easiest way for a scammer to know such person is confuse and he has already find a way to easily scam that person. That is why when a question is asked on the forum, believen with the answer that is been reply on the thread, any other reply in your PM, as a beginner disregard such information because if his willing to help he would've just drop his own opinion on the thread.

But because he has a mission he choose to reply in the PM, moreover, why disclosing your assets while asking question there is other ways, that you could just state your problem and the forum member will find solution to it.

[UpTober]

I don't have any questions about talking about my investments to someone I don't know directly. Now I met someone online and he made me believe that he understands investments very well and if I have any questions about investments, I should discuss them with him. In this case, I still won't trust him because I believe that if I share my personal information with him, he won't cheat me later, but there is no guarantee. Yes, if I really want to know about this, I will first take the help of technology, if I can't find out enough information by searching for these topics on different sites, then I will discuss it with those who are experienced in this matter, especially those I know, if necessary, when many people who know about this matter chat at the same time, I will ask them all questions, I hope that doing so will reduce the chances of me getting involved. Another thing to be careful about for beginners is that scammers often send private messages on Telegram, those messages should always be forwarded.

[Primark]

When you are new to bitcoin it is normal to ask questions, especially here on Bitcointalk. But what many newbies don't know is that the way they ask questions can expose them to scammers.

What you need to know as a newbie is that scammers don't wait randomly, they actively look for beginners who are confused in one way or the other so that they can take advantage of them. So, when you make posts like this on Bitcointalk while asking for help. i have $5000 stuck in a wallet can someone help me recover it. You just did two things. first, you just announced that you have funds stuck somewhere, secondly, you are showing people that you might be confused or inexperienced which makes you a perfect target for scammers.

This sentence is the easiest way for a scammer to know such person is confuse and he has already find a way to easily scam that person. That is why when a question is asked on the forum, believen with the answer that is been reply on the thread, any other reply in your PM, as a beginner disregard such information because if his willing to help he would've just drop his own opinion on the thread.

But because he has a mission he choose to reply in the PM, moreover, why disclosing your assets while asking question there is other ways, that you could just state your problem and the forum member will find solution to it.

Especially if a stranger sends a PM for a wallet-related solution, it is our responsibility to view it with suspicion. Because one carelessness of yours can ruin your entire life's wealth. However, just being careful about PM does not make a new Bitcoin user completely safe. Because fraudsters often introduce themselves as Wallet Support Representatives even when they come to the thread from their new accounts. Although the moderators are extremely vigilant about these matters, the fraudster can steal your wealth by giving you a link to a phishing website before the moderators notice. Therefore, it is more important to verify what the person is saying to do, whether the help is public or private.

[Mehmet69]

this is so necessary that it reminds the newbies and members of scammers often focus to take advantage of someone who confuses about the wallet account. I may also have much better advice for beginners to be much more careful with private messages or any especially when they ask questions in public on Bitcointalk however not everybody who is sending a message is automatically a scammer, so it is better to study by the actions and never to share any information.imparting the basics of wallets security is so much important before investing money can save someone from losing their own funds.

You are right. In the new situation, almost all users have various confusions about their wallets. Which they can solve by asking a public question on the forum. If you get a private message from someone after asking a public question, there is no need to contact them. If you find any doubt in their activities, add it to your public question and inform everyone. Due to the increase in fraud nowadays, wallets also try to keep all their updates and usage methods very simple and easy. And in some places, they provide simple guidelines and short training for new users. So there is no such thing as a solution that has to be found by sharing your details with others. Also, most of the users on the forum are so experienced that they can understand the problems of newbies very easily and can easily solve them. So never share any of your personal keys or information.

[Comeacross]

however not everybody who is sending a message is automatically a scammer, so it is better to study by the actions and never to share any information.imparting the basics of wallets security is so much important before investing money can save someone from losing their own funds.

You're right but whether they're scammers or not, never share any personal information or anything wallet related especially if they private chat you without you asking for their help. If you publish a thread seeking for help, anyone with useful information to assist you will genuinely post under your thread. There's no need for them to chat you secretly unless they have other motives. I will advise newbies to treat every unsolicited pm as a scam in order to be on the safe side.

[Muba20]

The first wallet draining attack I got in the cryptocurrency space is through asking for help on a telegram group.
.this guys will message you privately telling you that their are representatives of the project and willing to help you.

Telegram is just full of scammer, and I hardly reply messages I receive on telegram, because I do tag anyone that message me there as a scammer. I don’t believe anyone that message me on telegram which claim to be representative of a project, most of them are scammer, and they are looking for possible ways for you to fall for their tricks. Most of them will claim to be projects representative, and they will request for your seed phrase so that they will be able to help you. If anyone request for your seed phrase, then you should know that the person isn’t a project representative, but a scammer, only scammers will request for seed phrase.

Yes not just telegram alone, scammers are every where it depends on how they come in contact with a person what is discussed, which leads to discussing there agenda in a subtle way. It good to be smart and talk less to avoid discussing vital matters with a random strangers who's intensions to defraud. Asking for help is not bad or wrong it depends on what help the person needs and shouldn't be public when it concerns private and confidential matters.

I think that if a stranger comes to get to know you on Telegram, you should observe his messages carefully. Know what topic he has knocked you on or avoid it. The less you talk, the better. There are some scammers who can pretend to be good at first, but later but later they can trap you. You have to be very careful. You should avoid trusting any stranger, otherwise scammers can scam you after developing a relationship. If you have some idea in advance about how scams are happening nowadays and what strategies scammers use to try to scam you, it is much easier to avoid such incidents. Fraudsters can find any way to trap you, but if you are aware of yourself, the fraudsters will not be able to do anything.

[tech30338]

however not everybody who is sending a message is automatically a scammer, so it is better to study by the actions and never to share any information.imparting the basics of wallets security is so much important before investing money can save someone from losing their own funds.

You're right but whether they're scammers or not, never share any personal information or anything wallet related especially if they private chat you without you asking for their help. If you publish a thread seeking for help, anyone with useful information to assist you will genuinely post under your thread. There's no need for them to chat you secretly unless they have other motives. I will advise newbies to treat every unsolicited pm as a scam in order to be on the safe side.

Always give less information or refrain from giving critical information to other people specially if you dont know who are you talking to, if you just meet them , be careful on dealing with this people , because sooner or later theybwill try to trick you, on giving or asking sensitive info.