Scammers make victims build the drainers that empty their own wallets

[Pmalek]

I would like to ask one thing that may also be related to this case.

If someone uses an automated trading bot on a testnet network and downloads another person's bot script from github, could that script potentially compromise or drain funds from their personal wallet?
A friend of mine has been experiencing this issue. Every time he funds his wallet again, all of his assets end up being drained. This happens even when he creates and uses a completely new wallet. He got the bot script from a friend who sent it to him via telegram.

It's hard to say. If your friend made the mistake of running an unknown script from an unknown person who promised him that it would help him make money, who knows what other mistakes he did. A script could definitely be the reason why that is happening but so can other things. I am sure some people believe that everything on GitHub is safe. It's not. Your friend should use common sense in the future. He should also reinstall his OS and check the wallets he uses if there are some permissions allowed that shouldn't be there.

[Giwagi56]

Is there any way to avoid this scammers ? Because i don’t understand how they do, they come with different strategies to scam people and they never get tired, they will do any anything to confuse people and steal from them, I have never fall into their traps and i pray i never do, because this people are not ready give up, they always come with different patterns, and they are hunting people that hold big amounts of bitcoins.

There is no way you can escape them, but there is a way you can protect yourself from them, and that is to not be greedy or do what they ask you to do, never reply messages or copy any link or code from them, just remain calm and hold your coin, and remember that there is not way a making quick profit in bitcoin.

[Humblevirus]

It is just better we trust nobody on the Internet, and that is how we can avoid all these scammers to some level. Because no matter how smart a scammer is, it will be very hard for someone to easily detect them with some kind of tactic they bring up to scam people.So, the best thing is to just trust nobody on the Internet. Imagine someone who wants to learn a way to make more money, only to end up losing money to a scammer easily, without the scammer even using their own hands.

But one thing with some people is that, even after what has happened, if they see another offer claiming they will make money, they will follow it and will not care to still click or follow the person steps. But I don't know; maybe some people are not thinking that making this money is not that easy. If it is really as they are claiming, those people who may not even have time to come and teach others the way would definitely be busy making more and more money.For me, anyone I see online claiming to make some kind of amount of money in the crypto market, I hardly believe them because I know that making the kind of money they are claiming is not really easy.

[Patikno]

This case involves a scammer making YouTube tutorials, showing people how to build crypto trading bots with Claude. They provide the viewers with the code they need to use and explain what to do. The scammers explain how to fund the wallet of the "trading bot." The unsuspecting victims deploy a smart contract themselves, on their own computer, and approve transactions without knowing it. While it's true that Bitcoin's smart contract capabilities are much more limited than Ethereum's, a different type of attack could also trick bitcoin holders and make them lose money or infect their systems.

What the victims didn't know is that the "trading bot" isn't a bot at all. It was created to empty your wallet of all ETH and send it to a scammer. It's reported that over 200 wallets were drained in this way and over $500,000 was stolen.

Another important lesson we can learn from this case; is the importance of avoiding downloading files carelessly, especially running code from unknown sources. This is extremely dangerous. Furthermore, you should not easily trust videos on YouTube. You should also be wary of false or misleading information, including fraudulent content. If you encounter such things, immediately report them to the platform, and if possible, share the information with others; to prevent others from becoming victims.

You should also know; that deceptive content can also exist on other platforms besides that.

[Zaka1221]

I stopped trusting people after learning about cryptocurrency, you can't trust anyone online, a small mistake can make us regret our decision, scammers are very good at convincing people, and they can't only just scam you by clicking on any link, there are other methods, instead of learning about bitcoin or how to trade online, it's better to learn it from a forum by asking questions or a person I can see in person and know about, so that if anything happens, I can contact the person.

There is no way to make quick money, even traders are patient with what they do. We should not allow anyone to convince you that they can teach you how to make money and gain access to your wallet, instead, learn from people you know and see, while there are some people who can teach you with a good heart, but do not trust anyone online who claims to teach you how to make money.

Trusting strangers specially online always bring biggest regret because its give some peoples lesson but its never been easy to recover from this trauma one of my friend faced serious problems because he trust one person and he wiped out his all funds and then out of scene its give him huge lost and end of his sweet journey in good life sometime when I watched really feel upset because having this lost surely big lesson never trust at any cost.

Mostly online scams happen due to trust or lack of knowledge of the victim because he never knows what is going to happen to him, and he gives his sensitive information to an unknown person who is having just one cause to give him a loss and have all his information in his own control, while exchanging or having any business using an escrow or trustworthy platform is a must; without this, never do anything if you want to stay on good terms.

[Rengga Jati]

Is there any way to avoid this scammers ? Because i don’t understand how they do, they come with different strategies to scam people and they never get tired, they will do any anything to confuse people and steal from them, I have never fall into their traps and i pray i never do, because this people are not ready give up, they always come with different patterns, and they are hunting people that hold big amounts of bitcoins.

I am certain there are countless scammers in the world. They may operate as organized teams or as individuals. Often possessing advanced technical skills and sophisticated technology to ensure their scams run smoothly.

We cannot stop them. But, we can protect ourselves or at least try to. Regarding this post, the OP has clearly provided a valuable lesson:

The lesson here is: don't copy and run unknown code. Don't open unknown files. Don't trust people you don't know who want to help you get rich. They might be looking for a way to get rich off of you. Keep both eyes open at all times.

We already received a great deal of information and shared experiences on this forum concerning other types of scams. You can find plenty of details in the relevant boards:
Scam Accusations
More about scam

Various personal scams can also originate from private messages sent directly to you. Therefore, never trust anyone blindly. Never click on links from strangers. Verify the link's authenticity before clicking. Do not trust anyone offering large sums of money with strange conditions. Of course, be wary of anyone contacting you via DM with promises of making money too easily.