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Quote from: tajimas on April 16, 2024, 10:53:00 AM

Are you fucking serious???
I have sent several messages to the most respected and active members of this forum,eight to be exact
I didn't offer anyone anything at all,but i realize that no one wants to share information for free
I have not and will not be recruited into any project
I didn't ask anyone for seed phrases and have no intention of doing so
You're all out of your minds here!!!!
In one post you called me a scammer
People,what's wrong with you ALL?
I didn't ask anyone to click on any links or download any files
Why are you all so angry and accusing people of something they didn't do?
You all called me a bastard
ARE YOU PEOPLE SANE OR NOT?

I regret.

It looks like people are only responding to fill their signature quota. I asked the moderators to close the topic since the OP, unfortunately, apparently does not know how to do this.

Should we also complain to the moderators that the answers are already of little value?

Quote from: Z390 on April 22, 2024, 03:14:42 AM

There must be no discussion between you and any stranger from this forum that requires you leaving this forum to discuss with them on telegram like apps, this is the real danger, thanks for sharing OP.

While the topic is still open, let me find out why? Especially the word "must not"
Are you prohibiting this? Grin

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Quote from: Z390 on April 22, 2024, 03:14:42 AM

The part that looks and sound confusing to me is where is said that the merits of the account can be removed, thats a big fat lie, there is no such rules unless one have many Smerits that they are storing and not sharing.

This message do look suspicious to me, if he is looking forward to get replies about development of cryptocurrencu in this time of the world then he will get better answer by creating a topic about it, he is even sounding like someone who want to confuse their victim.

I am not saying he is a scammer, I am saying to back up his points he lied about the forums rules which feels like he has a end plan, which could be a bad one.

This thread is already on the 4th page before your post, and a lot has been said on the matter yet you have said nothing new and only repeating points that has been cleared before. Tahimas didn’t lie about the forum rules. Obviously you didn’t read any of the replies on the thread. If you did, you would see when lovesmayfamilis explained that Tahimas made the comment about merits believing the April fools joke by Theymos was real.

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Quote from: BIT-BENDER on April 08, 2024, 03:45:04 AM

I believe some members are already knowledgeable about such but also I still believe that some aren't. The forum is a big place and any big platform that discusses crypto-currency is always a target for scammers.

The forum has done so much to frustrate those fraudsters and I think it should be commended although this scammers are dogged with their actions. They do send messages to your DM with all sort of crazy format.

I have gotten some recently and I would be posting although I have edited the link so it won't be clickable.

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Quote from: tajimas on April 01, 2024, 06:58:28 PM

Greetings mate
Judging by your merits and answers on the forum,you are an experienced user of cryptocurrencies
The fact is that a few months ago i was hired as a cryptocurrency consultant and journalist at a well-known cryptopotato
At the moment i am writing articles on the topic "Development of cryptocurrency in the current world order"
I can only get true and comprehensive knowledge from the members of this forum
This is not spam,scam or a prank
I collect statistics for some articles
If the article will be popular,i will share part of my profit with you
To be honest,i'm afraid to create a topic,because now,under the new rules,the merits of the account can be removed Cheesy

I'd be glad to talk to you

-Regards

I haven't checked the authenticity of this message but it already spells scam. I won't even want to find out if I am wrong or right on that.

Be careful about such newbies, they come with all these enticing stories all to draw you in and then telling you how it's not a scam. In your best interest it best not to find out so don't even click the link. I would find better ways to protect my DM from such in the future.

The part that looks and sound confusing to me is where is said that the merits of the account can be removed, thats a big fat lie, there is no such rules unless one have many Smerits that they are storing and not sharing.

This message do look suspicious to me, if he is looking forward to get replies about development of cryptocurrencu in this time of the world then he will get better answer by creating a topic about it, he is even sounding like someone who want to confuse their victim.

I am not saying he is a scammer, I am saying to back up his points he lied about the forums rules which feels like he has a end plan, which could be a bad one.

There must be no discussion between you and any stranger from this forum that requires you leaving this forum to discuss with them on telegram like apps, this is the real danger, thanks for sharing OP.

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Quote from: BIT-BENDER on April 08, 2024, 03:45:04 AM

I believe some members are already knowledgeable about such but also I still believe that some aren't. The forum is a big place and any big platform that discusses crypto-currency is always a target for scammers.

The forum has done so much to frustrate those fraudsters and I think it should be commended although this scammers are dogged with their actions. They do send messages to your DM with all sort of crazy format.

I have gotten some recently and I would be posting although I have edited the link so it won't be clickable.

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Quote from: tajimas on April 01, 2024, 06:58:28 PM

Greetings mate
Judging by your merits and answers on the forum,you are an experienced user of cryptocurrencies
The fact is that a few months ago i was hired as a cryptocurrency consultant and journalist at a well-known cryptopotato
At the moment i am writing articles on the topic "Development of cryptocurrency in the current world order"
I can only get true and comprehensive knowledge from the members of this forum
This is not spam,scam or a prank
I collect statistics for some articles
If the article will be popular,i will share part of my profit with you
To be honest,i'm afraid to create a topic,because now,under the new rules,the merits of the account can be removed Cheesy

I'd be glad to talk to you

-Regards

I haven't checked the authenticity of this message but it already spells scam. I won't even want to find out if I am wrong or right on that.

Be careful about such newbies, they come with all these enticing stories all to draw you in and then telling you how it's not a scam. In your best interest it best not to find out so don't even click the link. I would find better ways to protect my DM from such in the future.

Thanks OP, you've put up quite a helpful post for us, as it's intimidating for newbies. Newbie members who are not very experienced about scams so may face any time but those who read your post will never fall into the trap of scams. That's why this post of yours is useful for everyone, and I myself have been alerted.

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I have received many messages from some users in this forum, but some are real advice on how to build a good relationship with people and some are scammers looking for members to scam in the forum. I know that they use different strategies message to deceive members, because they will write the message in a way you will think the message is coming from the founder of Bitcoin until you verify very well before you can understand that the person is a scammer. There are some too, that use hospital to collect money from some users in the forum by telling lies that he is in the hospital for treatment but no money to pay the hospital bill and the hospital workers refuse to allow he to leave the hospital.

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Quote from: Crypt0Gore on April 17, 2024, 04:01:05 AM

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Let's respect that, only take a step after you find out that the person planning to scam you or don't bother to even reply any PMs, my point is not all those that sent PM to you are evil or scammers.

so true. Let's think more positively and wisely, not everyone who sends messages via PM has bad intentions. If you don't want that kind of PM or don't want to be PMed by people you don't know, it's better to just leave it alone and don't need to reply.

If it is really proven that you have committed fraud, then you can report the account to the administrator by attaching proof of the fraud. That's actually better than immediately judging someone that he wants to deceive even though we don't know the truth.

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To be fair this bloke messaged me out of the blue and we've been having a great chat about BTC... He hasn't tried to scam me or direct me off-site... He wants to chat about crypto... Give him a break...

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Quote from: Solosanz on April 08, 2024, 03:55:31 AM

Thank you @OP, so the name of this bastard is tajimas. Tongue

Have you report the PM to Admin? he might get banned for sending unsolicited messages.

He's actually Full member rank, so he can send PM to everyone except the users have block to receive PM from him, some low members rank might think he's legit since he's not a newbie.

Slow down, I think this person meant no harm to OP, until proven otherwise, just because someone send you PM doesn't mean they are scammers, some people are looking for people to hire or share their experience with is all, they are bored, they want someone to talk to.

With PMs on this forum I have made new friends right from the start when I was a newbie, some are scammers as they sent me links and I believe those links are not safe but I just ignored them, few came to make friends and one claimed that he contacted me because of the topic about my past life.

He asked how I was holding up and since then we still talk till date, if someone meant you harm you will know by what they ask of you, it is easier to say that if people need information they should share it on the forum by creating a topic about it, but some information that people seeks are meant to be private.

Let's respect that, only take a step after you find out that the person planning to scam you or don't bother to even reply any PMs, my point is not all those that sent PM to you are evil or scammers.

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Quote from: tajimas on April 16, 2024, 10:53:00 AM

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I was waiting for your response, I believe the allegation would have been cleared sooner. Unfortunately that took several days to happen. I think the OP and other members jumped to conclusions based on their experience with scammers, although there was no indication of a scam in the pm. Two wrongs don’t make a right. You may be guilty of sending unsolicited messages, but imo OP shouldn’t have published a message that was supposed to be private.

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Quote from: tajimas on April 16, 2024, 10:53:00 AM

Are you fucking serious???
I have sent several messages to the most respected and active members of this forum,eight to be exact
I didn't offer anyone anything at all,but i realize that no one wants to share information for free
I have not and will not be recruited into any project
I didn't ask anyone for seed phrases and have no intention of doing so
You're all out of your minds here!!!!
In one post you called me a scammer
People,what's wrong with you ALL?
I didn't ask anyone to click on any links or download any files
Why are you all so angry and accusing people of something they didn't do?
You all called me a bastard
ARE YOU PEOPLE SANE OR NOT?

You don't have to get mad over those little things; all you need to do is ignore who ever is calling you a name that you don't like, then avoid sending others PMs so that they don't also bring up issues like this or report your message to the moderator.

If you need any information about a particular thing, I will advise you to create a thread, come out in the open, and drop your proposal. Those who want to help you will, and those who don't want to share ideas with you will ignore the thread. From there, you can seek permission from whomever you want to send a PM in order to be on the safer side.

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Are you fucking serious???
I have sent several messages to the most respected and active members of this forum,eight to be exact
I didn't offer anyone anything at all,but i realize that no one wants to share information for free
I have not and will not be recruited into any project
I didn't ask anyone for seed phrases and have no intention of doing so
You're all out of your minds here!!!!
In one post you called me a scammer
People,what's wrong with you ALL?
I didn't ask anyone to click on any links or download any files
Why are you all so angry and accusing people of something they didn't do?
You all called me a bastard
ARE YOU PEOPLE SANE OR NOT?

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Quote from: Solosanz on April 08, 2024, 03:55:31 AM

Thank you @OP, so the name of this bastard is tajimas. Tongue

Have you report the PM to Admin? he might get banned for sending unsolicited messages.

He's actually Full member rank, so he can send PM to everyone except the users have block to receive PM from him, some low members rank might think he's legit since he's not a newbie.

There are some pm that are not bad but it would not make sense when someone keeps sending unsolicited messages to random people. It's could lead to a ban and I just hope everyone would be safe and make sure they avoid such kind of people. There are scammers everywhere and some of them are never afraid to send pm to random people just to look for victims that would fall to their trap. The moderators are really doing their jobs and they would not hesitate to restrict anyone that could be a problem or threat to others in this community.

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Quote from: kentrolla on April 13, 2024, 10:36:33 AM

No doubt it's a scam as he or she seems to lack knowledge and the recruiters are not fools to recruit someone without knowledge and this definitely looks scam and fishy. Glad that you shared this because there are various kind of trap which these scammers use and looks like this is one of them.

I cannot rule this out as a scam but I would say a possibile scam.

You said No doubt it's a scam and yet the next thing is you cannot rule this out as a scam. I don't think this is a scam but it is true that it is possible that this could be a scam. Which one is it?. As other have explained, this is not a scam attempt but it also doesn't mean that it can be a scam and it also makes us think that when dealing with DMs is that we should be very careful even though it is not a scam attempt that's why other forum members said that we should treat stranger as a scammer.

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No doubt it's a scam as he or she seems to lack knowledge and the recruiters are not fools to recruit someone without knowledge and this definitely looks scam and fishy. Glad that you shared this because there are various kind of trap which these scammers use and looks like this is one of them.

I cannot rule this out as a scam but I would say a possibile scam.

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Quote from: nakamura12 on April 12, 2024, 09:30:31 PM

Unless you are an idiot who send them the seed phrase or send funds. If you only entertain them then you won't become a victim even though they use different techniques. I have done it myself where I entertain a stranger saying something that let's me earn profit and I didn't send anything or even click links that this person sent me. If I feel that he is planning to scam me then I would just ask the opposite which is to borrow his own money to try it myself on what this person wants me to do because in that way, I won't become his victim and won't also lose money.

This happens because they are lazy to learn and want to be simple where the level of ability about transacting in crypto is still not understood but it is true, and it is like handing over the key to our money vault willingly.

Yes. Sometimes there are also those who are provoked to give an initial phrase if something is considered capable of completing a solution, especially if he wants to do a swab process on a different network when getting an airdrop or on an altcoin bounties campaign.

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Quote from: Zoomic on April 12, 2024, 05:56:48 PM

Scammers can use different techniques to get to their victims. Some will make their victims feel comfortable, then they strike when the victims least expected it.

Unless you are an idiot who send them the seed phrase or send funds. If you only entertain them then you won't become a victim even though they use different techniques. I have done it myself where I entertain a stranger saying something that let's me earn profit and I didn't send anything or even click links that this person sent me. If I feel that he is planning to scam me then I would just ask the opposite which is to borrow his own money to try it myself on what this person wants me to do because in that way, I won't become his victim and won't also lose money.

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Quote from: BIT-BENDER on April 08, 2024, 03:45:04 AM

Be careful about such newbies, they come with all these enticing stories all to draw you in and then telling you how it's not a scam. In your best interest it best not to find out so don't even click the link. I would find better ways to protect my DM from such in the future.

Maybe the particular message you received was not from a scammer, but it does not reduce the importance of the message which is that we need to be careful with the kind of message that we give attention to in our DM's. To newbies especially, some kind of conversations through Private messages is not always advised in the forum because you may just be chatting with a scammer who has the intention to steal from you but wants to first gain your trust. There are many good people in the forum, there are also bad people too.

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Quote from: nakamura12 on April 12, 2024, 04:46:07 PM

I don't think it is a scam attempt unless this person asked you to provide money. It is more like a person is trying to promote a project with your help and if it's successful then this person will share some of the profit but for me, treating strangers as a scammer is what people should do until you know what that person really is. I also received DMs from newbies but I didn't entertain a single one of them for a reason that it may be a scam.

Scammers can use different techniques to get to their victims. Some will make their victims feel comfortable, then they strike when the victims least expected it. You may be right about the sender not being a scammer but for our safety, every stranger is a suspect till we are 100% sure they mean no harm. It is better to avoid unsolicited help, recommendations and offers from strangers if you're not sure of what they are offering whether they are requesting for money or not. Remember that scammers are improving a lot, a simple answer to a question can cost you your hard earned Bitcoins. In this times where no one is to be trusted, we need to be security conscious always to be on the safer side.

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I don't think it is a scam attempt unless this person asked you to provide money. It is more like a person is trying to promote a project with your help and if it's successful then this person will share some of the profit but for me, treating strangers as a scammer is what people should do until you know what that person really is. I also received DMs from newbies but I didn't entertain a single one of them for a reason that it may be a scam.

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Quote from: Obari on April 11, 2024, 05:26:15 PM

I guess I’m seeing this late but all the same, thanks mate and news and stories like this are what we look forward to seeing people share because they’re not just beneficial to the community but also to the private individuals as well.
People have to be very careful of unsolicited messages from unknown users and mostly newbies because they’re the people who easily thinks the forum is dumb and try to scam users and this should also be a wake up call that, these scammers are always doing their best without relenting to scam anyone who falls victim.

Don't answer to any unknown user. Newbies are always the targets, they're easier to reach because they have zero or slim knowledge of Scamming projects, so these scammers focused their energy towards these set of people and implement solid chances of luring them to accumulating profits. We all have different sources that fetch us the estimated income, scamming will not end, we just have to find solution to access promising projects in the space.

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