What advice do you have for my friend?

[Mate2237]

Scamming is not a job and not something anyone that's responsible should consider, as a sensible person I believe that he is already aware of this. It is quite painful to get scammed especially when you put in a lot of money into something and then expecting a significant amount of money to come from it only for it to end up being a scam, this can be very depressing, those that have experienced a scam understands how this feels.


Is your friend updated about the new agencies responsible for tracking down scammers? these people are willing to go the extra mile just to make sure that anyone that's guilty of this must get caught. From what you said, he lost his holdings to a scammer, meaning that that's what made him stop, there is a chance that he would have probably succeeded if he had continued to trade or invest.

[Mr Reporter]

Friend, I think we all got it wrong, in crypto space it pays to become a scammer than trying so hard to be an investor and still fail, gullible people are everywhere they will fall for one or two scams easily, he said.

Do you have better advice? Genuinely? For my friend.

Firstly bro sorry for your friends frustration, well I really understand such issues, it has really hurts many people but that should not be an excuse to complain or just into scam it never the answer i must tell...

Edit: smlies i was onec in your friends shoe, and i tell you most people would not have an idea of were the shoe hurts him...

It so feel right that scammer make the quick money, but living with the quilt of fear every day, they cannot sleep well, they can not show there faces at all places even in the society, and they have to be always stay as planned because that one littel mistake will put them in prison and end everything.

But as like an investor that fails today can still learn and come back tomorrow, but a scammer who is caught has lost his name forever and end up wasting theirs their future because they where no patience.

[Kelward]

My advice to your friend would be that two wrongs cannot make a right, if you scam somebody else to get over the lose of somebody who scammed you it means that you're no better than the scammer who brought you pain and lose because you want to transfer them to another person. Due to the increasing cases of crypto scams that are happening it seems like it's a lucrative business but remember the law of karma, what goes around comes around, somehow criminals will always get their rewards in negative ways.

What we have to do to avoid being scammed is to always try as much as possible to be updated about the lastest tactics of scammers, you cannot fall victim to what you already know so you should be current about crypto news as a crypto holder. Let us also remember to keep the information about our cryptocurrency private because of wrench attacks.

[Sobz]

After he went back home I thought about it very well, scammers are really making a killing in this space, and they are doing it for free, getting away with it, but hurting a human like myself is what I can't do, imagine stealing 10 BTC that belongs to a father who have saving it for years, planning to leave it behind for his family if possible.

Do you have better advice? Genuinely? For my friend.

Scammers dont have human sympathy, you think they dont know how victims will feel after scamming them? Some scammers even scam people some amount of money that seems to be like a person life savings, and they understand this can lead to lost of life. Scammers will never pity you and this is a reason to take security very serious. I feel for the victim because 10btc is a lot of money that it may seems very difficult to forget and move on, but one have no choice to move on because as long as their is hope yheir is life.

[Bitcoin.com97]

He is talking from a place of pain , frustration has a way of making good people turn into something else so I understand how he feels ,since you already talked him out of it,I believe you should continue to check up on him at least till he feels better,scamming people from their hard earn money is totally bad and shouldn't be put into consideration no matter what the case maybe ,just as you have said, imagine scamming someone of their 10years investment,the shock and pains can caused death ,so he should reconsider his decision if investment didn't favour him ,that shouldn't turn him to a heartless human to other being.

[Stepstowealth]

Friend, I think we all got it wrong, in crypto space it pays to become a scammer than trying so hard to be an investor and still fail, gullible people are everywhere they will fall for one or two scams easily, he said.

There's a higher chance that you will be more successful easily if you engage in a scam to try and steal Bitcoin from people than to try and invest and get profits And this is simply because scammers make money in the short term, money that will also go quickly and not last, while investors make money in the long term, and that money can set them up for life. @OP your friend is likely being influenced by the lifestyle he is seeing from maybe known scammers around and also social media, this is what is making him see you investors as people who are doing the wrong thing because the result is not yet evident.

If I can advice your friend, I will say, a tree that will grow so tall will have to have its roots sent deeply into the ground, and it is the same for investors, for long lasting success that investments will bring, you have to make more sacrifices as the investor.

[Bluedrem]

To be honest, there are many ways to earn money but people always feel comfortable choosing the path where they can earn with respect and transparency.
A person can earn the same amount of money by working hard for years, a robber or a terrorist can earn that amount of money in a night if they want, but if you are asked to choose one of the two ways to earn, which one will you take. Of course, you will choose the honest way to earn. If I were you, I would probably do the same, and your friend should do the same. Earning less money honestly than getting rich quickly by cheating may be honorable for you, for your friend and for us too.

[YOSHIE]

Do you have better advice? Genuinely? For my friend.

We don't know what advice to give to your friend, 10 BTC is not an asset to play around with, maybe if your friend doesn't lose Bitcoin, he could support some of his descendants.

My question.....!
1. Where does your friend store Bitcoin, on an exchange, cold/hot wallet.
2. How can he be deceived, what is the process by which he can be deceived.
3. Does your friend know the person who cheated?

Your story is interesting, 10 Bitcoins, cheated, if you only tell briefly without knowing the problem/process of fraud, of course we can't give advice to your friend, but on the other hand, if we know the chronology of the incident, of course/maybe there will be suggestions fromcommunity, at least.

[Obari]

I understand how painful it can be losing your coins or money to scammer. We have once had the issue of losing too from scammers one way or the other depending on the amount though but we didn't resolve to start getting back to people by taking away from them what belongs to them in revenge. So my advise to your friend is to start investing again, there is always a place of lesson in our life. Time heals and he will be better soon. He now has a better view of what the internet can be and next time he could avoid the mistakes he made either through his wallet securities etc.

Exactly, he should start reinvesting again as whatever might have happened to him should be treated as a lesson which most of us today have experienced in one way or the other but that aside, since op is also a member of this community, it wouldn't be a bad idea to introduce his friend to th forum so learning would and might be much more easier for him and since the forum also provides some sort of  opportunities to earn, he might earn from it as his also learning the essentials from the forum as well.

[Bitcoin Smith]

Scammers are everywhere, and we can only be responsible to keep our savings and pass it on to whoever we want it to. There is no point in blaming bitcoin or crypto here, even if he had kept the saved amount in a bank account that can be wiped in the same way when they fall for traps.

A simple tip to avoid falling for these scams is, don't trust anyone, no one is here to make you rich and if they propose a scheme that feels too good the don't hesistate it is a scam and avoid it completely.

[Rhow]

To be honest, I feel bad for your friend. I understand the reason for his disappointment. There are probably very few people who can stand firm after losing their long-held wealth. Many people may feel disappointed after losing their wealth that they are more likely to gain by cheating others than by acting honestly. But those who think like this are actually trying to reconcile their losses with something else.

I think it is important to first find out why they lost money in an investment. Did they choose the wrong asset, take excessive risks, make mistakes in security, or fall victim to a scam? If they try to recover the lost money quickly without finding out the right reason, they may face the same loss again.

[Fiatless]

Do you have better advice? Genuinely? For my friend.

If he has concluded that the crypto industry isn't right for him, he should invest in other sectors. Other industries are less risky and still profitable. He could consider investing in real estate or precious metals. Don't force him to continue investing in crypto because the rate of scam in increasing. And scammers are coming up with new ways of carrying out their evil actions. I saw a new method of scamming today:Scammers make victims build the drainers that empty their own wallets

I hope this isn’t a made-up story. 10 BTC, when converted to fiat, is a huge amount and could place someone among those who have already achieved financial freedom.

You shouldn't use your financial position to make conclusions. Many people can afford to keep 806,763.9 USD in Bitcoin.

[Bright0515]

I understand his frustration but trying to scam others isn't going to be the way out of financial hardship because scammers have no structure or plan, they might be able to scam people of some money and end up not getting any money for more than a year, this is not a consistent flow of income and isn't something that someone should rely on, as an adult this isn't something to even consider doing. A lot of people go about crypto investment the wrong way and when it doesn't work out they automatically think it's not profitable.

[Solodoski]

Scamming is never a good thing and it's also criminal, so firstlly I will advice your friend to remove any thought of it. The law does not care if you doing it for revenge, it's a crime and that's what it is. I understand very painful to lose your investment,  but the best option is not to resort to crime, but rather I will advice your friend to start all over again and I believe he now has more experience and will not for the same scam again. That's all I can say you your friend.

[Callido]

Do you have better advice? Genuinely? For my friend.

Scams don't only happen in crypto, is your friend also aware. You did not give the full gist of what happened, maybe your friend made himself gullible to the attack, and that completely changes the narrative, he caused it because he didn't know how to secure his assets or resist attacks.

Tell him to ensure better security next time or whenever he's getting involved into anything crypto, or investment. He also needs to learn the basics and risk management of every investment, obviously he wasn't informed, that was why he got scammed.

[Promocodeudo]

I understand how he feels, but my advice is, he shouldn't think of any evil thing to do as a way to revenge, cause those that'll eventually fall to his trap, if he go that lane will be innocent people like him too, I know that he may no care about that as it stands now because of how he sees things at the moment.
Irrespective of the situation he finds himself, he shouldn't allow it to turn him into who he's not, he will recover with time, I know it is not easy to forget, but he should try to work gradually, in no long time, he'll surely recover what he lost, may be it is wrong choice of asset that led to this, but thats not the issue now, he doesn't needs to take things the wrong way, cause it doest pay to make people feel bad.

[Creeper0]

Do you have better advice? Genuinely? For my friend.

You can never be happy in life with cheated money or illegal money, someday you will have to pay for it, which will be very terrible. The pain you feel when someone cheats you, others also do. I have seen many people who are cheaters themselves but when they are cheated, they can complain. You can see many such people around you.

A patient person never fails, he will get a good reward for it someday. The idea that your friend should also be a cheater because he was cheated is wrong. A cheater cannot be happy, they may be the owner of a lot of money for a while, but someday he will have to suffer the reward for that wicked deed. Your friend should come out of such dishonest ideas and have honest ideas. Ask him to feel only the pain he got after being cheated, only then will he understand the feelings of others

[Hazink]

I will just tell him to be more careful next time as that's the best solution and advice I can give him is better to invest and earn little than to be part of the scammers who are draining others dry using every means necessary. Not all of them are moving with freedom.

Some of them the law will definitely get caught with them while some are already walking with face cap there is nothing as comfortable as being a free person.

[Obulis]

Unfortunate condition with so much pains. His frustration made him pass that inconclusive verdict that scamming pays more instead of trying so hard to invest, very very inconclusive. If it's all about scamming in the crypto space I guess it would have been lingering by now but that is never true. His condition is understandable but then it's not without some lessons, I am trying to look at the situations whereby investors keep themselves vulnerable to scamming in one way or another. First, if it's anything like that then he should learn.

Talking about revenge, is it beautiful to put others into the same condition that he didn't like himself into? Well him taking revenge is a quasi way of turning many into crypto scamming. If he takes revenge it will definitely be on other gullible investors and some after being scammed like him will likely also decide to take revenge and the vibes continues.

He has beared it this long but the experience just seems unbearable to him, could it be because of the financial situations he facing right now? Just imagining. Well, he can just start from where he is right now by applying the lessons learned if it was to be part of his fault that he was scammed or he can just forget the crypto space.

[Pi-network314159]

Do you have better advice? Genuinely? For my friend.

Scam is not an option when there's invement failure. We All make mistakes and we should be able to admit it and look for possible solution but not with scam. Scam may look cool but trust me, it has result or repercussions. It may not happen immediately but will surely come in due time. All I can advise your friend is that he should keep investing and holding Bitcoin, because the future is still promissing. Or he should use any available money he has to invest into other business that will yield profit that will be used to invest in Bitcoin for future purpose. I can never scam anyone regardless of the situation, and that is what I can tell him.