Such fools operate in this forum too advertising their services blatantly and act as if they are the real deal when literally everyone can see right through their facade. This isn't really a big issue since extremely few people fall prey to such scams.
What's way more annoying and threatening are actually phishing links which look like the real site in almost every way.
Topic: Do not get scammed by this, specially newcomers. - page 2. (Read 949 times)
From personal experience, I think Google is the last place to seek help when having challenges in the crypto space, because you may get misleading links that could harm you or expose you to so much harm.
I don't recommend Google search, this forum BTT is idea for crypto related issues and those in need can seek assistance here, not on Google.
I don't recommend Google search, this forum BTT is idea for crypto related issues and those in need can seek assistance here, not on Google.
As far as I am concerned, this is not a new scam pattern, it is an old one. It is best to search very thoroughly for any fraudulent scam attempt involving cryptocurrency that is suspected, there is a high probability that it has already been reported. Some people might find it difficult to deal with cryptocurrency wallet hijacking and phishing due to its very high rate.
It is old but still effective in a way that many people still fall into it and give trust to someone who claimed themselves that they can recover lost Bitcoin while the fact is that, it was the same person - the one who lost BTC and the one who recovered it. Of course, anyone can be attracted to such (fake) transactions plus several positive replies and showing successful recovery. Yes, we all never know their trick and they played it well in order to see it real. Those desperate people who lost their Bitcoin will probably join this and lose more.
I've already had this technique in mind.
Let's say John claims to have lost Bitcoin, alleging he was scammed. Then, this John uses another Quora account, offering recovery services and providing a contact name. Typically, fake reviews are added by John to boost the reputation of his posts offering BTC recovery services. Actually, no one really loses Bitcoin, and there's no genuine service for this. John just aims to gather sensitive data from his victims by manipulating the reviews given to himself.
It's an old strategy, and I've been suspicious from the start. For those unfamiliar with this tactic, be cautious when seeking help from strangers. The online world isn't just filled with good people... there are still many with malicious intent who want to seize assets by any means.
That's what the OP is saying and wants to warn people about, this trick is nothing new and nothing strange to those with experience in the market. Because no one has enough time to go on social media to seek help when they have lost millions of dollars in bitcoin. In that situation, going directly to a specialist and even asking the police to intervene is something we would definitely do. Let's say John claims to have lost Bitcoin, alleging he was scammed. Then, this John uses another Quora account, offering recovery services and providing a contact name. Typically, fake reviews are added by John to boost the reputation of his posts offering BTC recovery services. Actually, no one really loses Bitcoin, and there's no genuine service for this. John just aims to gather sensitive data from his victims by manipulating the reviews given to himself.
It's an old strategy, and I've been suspicious from the start. For those unfamiliar with this tactic, be cautious when seeking help from strangers. The online world isn't just filled with good people... there are still many with malicious intent who want to seize assets by any means.
There are no good people in the internet world, let alone a few bad people. To be honest, I have not seen anyone in this market who intends to help others without asking for any benefits.
The majority of scams happening in crypto space is because of peoples lack of knowledge, how can someone promise to get your lost Bitcoin back for you? How? With a magic wand or what? People believe in stupid things easily when they are desperate to get answers.
If you understand bitcoin wallet very well you should know that once you lost your private key it's over, there is nothing in the world that can get your Bitcoin back for you, no machine or even an alien can do it, that's why you need to handle your wallet backup like it's all that matters to you.
This method is oldish but sadly people still fall for it till this day, and that's because some new people are joining crypto everyday, they have no clue about the dangers that awaits them on almost everywhere online.
If you understand bitcoin wallet very well you should know that once you lost your private key it's over, there is nothing in the world that can get your Bitcoin back for you, no machine or even an alien can do it, that's why you need to handle your wallet backup like it's all that matters to you.
This method is oldish but sadly people still fall for it till this day, and that's because some new people are joining crypto everyday, they have no clue about the dangers that awaits them on almost everywhere online.
I've already had this technique in mind.
Let's say John claims to have lost Bitcoin, alleging he was scammed. Then, this John uses another Quora account, offering recovery services and providing a contact name. Typically, fake reviews are added by John to boost the reputation of his posts offering BTC recovery services. Actually, no one really loses Bitcoin, and there's no genuine service for this. John just aims to gather sensitive data from his victims by manipulating the reviews given to himself.
It's an old strategy, and I've been suspicious from the start. For those unfamiliar with this tactic, be cautious when seeking help from strangers. The online world isn't just filled with good people... there are still many with malicious intent who want to seize assets by any means.
Let's say John claims to have lost Bitcoin, alleging he was scammed. Then, this John uses another Quora account, offering recovery services and providing a contact name. Typically, fake reviews are added by John to boost the reputation of his posts offering BTC recovery services. Actually, no one really loses Bitcoin, and there's no genuine service for this. John just aims to gather sensitive data from his victims by manipulating the reviews given to himself.
It's an old strategy, and I've been suspicious from the start. For those unfamiliar with this tactic, be cautious when seeking help from strangers. The online world isn't just filled with good people... there are still many with malicious intent who want to seize assets by any means.
I am surprised that many people still don't know about this format, because it doesn't take long after doing my research on Bitcoin for the first time that I get to know of this trick, I lost my recovery seed and the wallet contain few BTC so I shared the story online through twitter, I started getting DM about how I can recover the recovery seed to my wallet, I just knew its impossible but I decided to see where it leads.
The person connect me to another stranger for the recovery but I believe I am still talking to the same person, and he told me to pay some amount of BTC first that after the recovery I will pay the balance, I knew the first payment is their ticket to get out and run with my money.
I opened up to them why it's impossible to help someone recover their lost seeds, and the scammer end up blocking me, I laughed about it because he felt the pain of me not falling victim to his plan after several discussions together.
I don't see how anyone should be a victim to this, because you already know what a recovery seed or private key is, once you lost it there is no way to get it back, it's foolishness of you to get scammed twice in a roll.
The person connect me to another stranger for the recovery but I believe I am still talking to the same person, and he told me to pay some amount of BTC first that after the recovery I will pay the balance, I knew the first payment is their ticket to get out and run with my money.
I opened up to them why it's impossible to help someone recover their lost seeds, and the scammer end up blocking me, I laughed about it because he felt the pain of me not falling victim to his plan after several discussions together.
I don't see how anyone should be a victim to this, because you already know what a recovery seed or private key is, once you lost it there is no way to get it back, it's foolishness of you to get scammed twice in a roll.
I saw something on Quora that worried me. Someone said that he lost 1200 BTC to scammers. Then, I saw some people sharing/claiming to be experts in recovering lost bitcoin. They shared their contact details like Telegram IDs and WhatsApp numbers.
I have a suspicion that the person who lost the BTC might be the same one giving out those contact details or advices. They could be trying to trick others in the future who search for help online. Google might suggest similar questions on Quora, and people could end up sharing their private keys with scammers.
So, if you are new to all this, be careful. Don't trust random people claiming to be experts on Quora or anywhere else. They might just be trying to get your private information.
This question: https://www.quora.com/I-just-lost-1200-BTC-to-scammers-now-How-can-I-recover-my-BTC-back
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This is an old format that scammers use with the intention of gaining the trust of their victim before scamning them. I usually see it in Facebook and how this work is that they will hack several Facebook accounts, then use one account to make the proposal then several accounts to share testimony of successes... same person or group of persons controlling all the hacked accounts. If you are not smart, they might convinced you into thinking that it was a genuine offer only to find out when they are done with you. I have a suspicion that the person who lost the BTC might be the same one giving out those contact details or advices. They could be trying to trick others in the future who search for help online. Google might suggest similar questions on Quora, and people could end up sharing their private keys with scammers.
So, if you are new to all this, be careful. Don't trust random people claiming to be experts on Quora or anywhere else. They might just be trying to get your private information.
This question: https://www.quora.com/I-just-lost-1200-BTC-to-scammers-now-How-can-I-recover-my-BTC-back
scroll to see more answers like these.
Their targets is usually to steal your money or sensitive information and where that did no lt work, they will attempt to hack your account. Like you said, trusting random people offering help in the internet is dangerous.
I saw something on Quora that worried me. Someone said that he lost 1200 BTC to scammers. Then, I saw some people sharing/claiming to be experts in recovering lost bitcoin. They shared their contact details like Telegram IDs and WhatsApp numbers.
I have a suspicion that the person who lost the BTC might be the same one giving out those contact details or advices. They could be trying to trick others in the future who search for help online. Google might suggest similar questions on Quora, and people could end up sharing their private keys with scammers.
So, if you are new to all this, be careful. Don't trust random people claiming to be experts on Quora or anywhere else. They might just be trying to get your private information.
A month ago I also met someone in the local airdrop community and it seemed like he was a beginner who had just invested in bitcoin and asked for help from fellow members to recover the bitcoin in his wallet because he no longer had access and he said he was willing to pay a large amount if there was who can recover their bitcoins, but fortunately several admins in the community immediately warn that no one can recover lost bitcoins, either due to loss of private keys or due to hacking.I have a suspicion that the person who lost the BTC might be the same one giving out those contact details or advices. They could be trying to trick others in the future who search for help online. Google might suggest similar questions on Quora, and people could end up sharing their private keys with scammers.
So, if you are new to all this, be careful. Don't trust random people claiming to be experts on Quora or anywhere else. They might just be trying to get your private information.
My advice is always to educate and direct them if we encounter newbies who complain about the same thing because it could result in their privacy data being leaked and could be exploited by fraudsters.
Remember that once bitcoin is lost, it may be considered lost forever. Even those well known big investors have been a losing a lot of bitcoin and until now they can still hardly retrieve it or redeem their lost bitcoins. So never expect that these random individuals who claimed that they are good and experience bitcoin analysts could easily fix the issue. It could be the other way around, you trust them and you lost even more.
I would say research is the key. Its not that you would do your diligence to research on how to redeem your lost bitcoin, but definitely on how to secure the safety and security of your bitcoin while you store it in your wallet. Go for an offline wallet, that way the risk of losing your bitcoin from online scammers could be lessen if not stopped.
What makes us lose Bitcoin is our own fault and we need to be able to fix it if we no longer want to experience losing the Bitcoin we have, I agree with that, we cannot trust anyone who claims they can recover the loss of Bitcoin we have and if we choose to believe in them we will certainly suffer losses.I would say research is the key. Its not that you would do your diligence to research on how to redeem your lost bitcoin, but definitely on how to secure the safety and security of your bitcoin while you store it in your wallet. Go for an offline wallet, that way the risk of losing your bitcoin from online scammers could be lessen if not stopped.
It is very important to be able to secure the Bitcoin wallet that we have because we will not know people who have malicious intentions towards the assets we own and we should not easily trust everyone who wants to help us recover the amount of Bitcoin that we have lost.
As far as I am concerned, this is not a new scam pattern, it is an old one. It is best to search very thoroughly for any fraudulent scam attempt involving cryptocurrency that is suspected, there is a high probability that it has already been reported. Some people might find it difficult to deal with cryptocurrency wallet hijacking and phishing due to its very high rate.
Remember that once bitcoin is lost, it may be considered lost forever. Even those well known big investors have been a losing a lot of bitcoin and until now they can still hardly retrieve it or redeem their lost bitcoins. So never expect that these random individuals who claimed that they are good and experience bitcoin analysts could easily fix the issue. It could be the other way around, you trust them and you lost even more.
I would say research is the key. Its not that you would do your diligence to research on how to redeem your lost bitcoin, but definitely on how to secure the safety and security of your bitcoin while you store it in your wallet. Go for an offline wallet, that way the risk of losing your bitcoin from online scammers could be lessen if not stopped.
What makes us lose Bitcoin is our own fault and we need to be able to fix it if we no longer want to experience losing the Bitcoin we have, I agree with that, we cannot trust anyone who claims they can recover the loss of Bitcoin we have and if we choose to believe in them we will certainly suffer losses.I would say research is the key. Its not that you would do your diligence to research on how to redeem your lost bitcoin, but definitely on how to secure the safety and security of your bitcoin while you store it in your wallet. Go for an offline wallet, that way the risk of losing your bitcoin from online scammers could be lessen if not stopped.
It is very important to be able to secure the Bitcoin wallet that we have because we will not know people who have malicious intentions towards the assets we own and we should not easily trust everyone who wants to help us recover the amount of Bitcoin that we have lost.
I have a suspicion that the person who lost the BTC might be the same one giving out those contact details or advices.
Yes, there are many ways that scammers can use the trick to steal their Bitcoin and wealth. And sadly, many people believe that it is a true story and try to solve the problem. As we know, The scammer can easily provide false evidence by taking the fake Bitcoin address on Explorer, so that proves, many people in Quora believe the story is true, and maybe out there someone is sorry and gives the donate to him, or if there is easily influenced, they will contact that number to solve the same problem, but of course, he would be trapped in a hole who was made by the scammer.I saw something on Quora that worried me. Someone said that he lost 1200 BTC to scammers. Then, I saw some people sharing/claiming to be experts in recovering lost bitcoin. They shared their contact details like Telegram IDs and WhatsApp numbers.
I have a suspicion that the person who lost the BTC might be the same one giving out those contact details or advices. They could be trying to trick others in the future who search for help online. Google might suggest similar questions on Quora, and people could end up sharing their private keys with scammers.
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Whenever I see people sharing their contact so you can privately message them, I take my mind off it cause that’s the step one that shows it’s a big scam and lie. And yes, it’s possible that the question is only a scheme for them to plant those numbers so people who search for how to recover their Bitcoin may fall into the trap. One of the ways to know what response is valid is by checking the number of likes (tho you must note that people can buy likes anyway). I have a suspicion that the person who lost the BTC might be the same one giving out those contact details or advices. They could be trying to trick others in the future who search for help online. Google might suggest similar questions on Quora, and people could end up sharing their private keys with scammers.
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Remember that once bitcoin is lost, it may be considered lost forever. Even those well known big investors have been a losing a lot of bitcoin and until now they can still hardly retrieve it or redeem their lost bitcoins. So never expect that these random individuals who claimed that they are good and experience bitcoin analysts could easily fix the issue. It could be the other way around, you trust them and you lost even more.
I would say research is the key. Its not that you would do your diligence to research on how to redeem your lost bitcoin, but definitely on how to secure the safety and security of your bitcoin while you store it in your wallet. Go for an offline wallet, that way the risk of losing your bitcoin from online scammers could be lessen if not stopped.
I would say research is the key. Its not that you would do your diligence to research on how to redeem your lost bitcoin, but definitely on how to secure the safety and security of your bitcoin while you store it in your wallet. Go for an offline wallet, that way the risk of losing your bitcoin from online scammers could be lessen if not stopped.
I saw something on Quora that worried me. Someone said that he lost 1200 BTC to scammers. Then, I saw some people sharing/claiming to be experts in recovering lost bitcoin. They shared their contact details like Telegram IDs and WhatsApp numbers.
I have a suspicion that the person who lost the BTC might be the same one giving out those contact details or advices. They could be trying to trick others in the future who search for help online. Google might suggest similar questions on Quora, and people could end up sharing their private keys with scammers.
I have found these fake stories and responses from these scammers abundantly on YouTube videos, platform X, Quora, and many other platforms, especially in cases related to stealing a significant amount of funds from a platform after being hacked by hackers. You find the scammers' comments plentifully, trying to deceive individuals who have been scammed or had their funds stolen, pretending that they can help them recover their stolen assets by contacting them through one of the communication methods or through the phishing domain link they send to these victims to recover their lost funds. Therefore, I completely agree that no one should trust strangers in the crypto field, seek help from them, disclose the amount of Bitcoin they hold, or believe everything written on these blogging platforms or social media and others. I have a suspicion that the person who lost the BTC might be the same one giving out those contact details or advices. They could be trying to trick others in the future who search for help online. Google might suggest similar questions on Quora, and people could end up sharing their private keys with scammers.
That's it; then I haven't witnessed that after being sent to an address that shouldn't be there, you'll still be able to recover it; no one has actually done that. Whoever did that didn't even bother to double-check if the address to be sent to was correct or not.
It doesn't matter if the amount of bitcoin to be released is only a small amount; I don't know, and I'm not sure what I'm thinking, so it's just a made-up story. If I'm the one with that amount, of course I'll do everything carefully, even if it's slow, as long as I can make sure that my bitcoin can be transferred to the address location it is going to. Then, in a flash, it turns out that the wrong address was put, so the number one person who is wrong is me, who knows the address, because I am aware that once it is sent, it will definitely be recovered unless the address that was sent is someone else that I know who is the owner.
It doesn't matter if the amount of bitcoin to be released is only a small amount; I don't know, and I'm not sure what I'm thinking, so it's just a made-up story. If I'm the one with that amount, of course I'll do everything carefully, even if it's slow, as long as I can make sure that my bitcoin can be transferred to the address location it is going to. Then, in a flash, it turns out that the wrong address was put, so the number one person who is wrong is me, who knows the address, because I am aware that once it is sent, it will definitely be recovered unless the address that was sent is someone else that I know who is the owner.
Google has the answers and solutions to almost everything. I believe many people would one way or the other ask Google how to recover wrong-sent Bitcoin to scammers and they want to recover it back.
many con answers will be given to them on how to do that on Google, with the hope they will recover their bitcoin without actually knowing that someone can't do it no matter how technologically wise the person can be able in aspect to trace the transaction without the scammer revealing his identity on exchange. Even, if a person reveals his identity on exchange, it can still be impossible for someone to recover their Bitcoin unless the government steps into it by using the identity the scammer used on sending the stolen bitcoin to an exchange.
I know that, the people who can request such help from people posing themselves to recover Bitcoin are mostly newbies because a knowledgeable person who knows about the basics of bitcoin can't ask for such help because he or she actually knows that a loss of bitcoin is lost forever without a trace
many con answers will be given to them on how to do that on Google, with the hope they will recover their bitcoin without actually knowing that someone can't do it no matter how technologically wise the person can be able in aspect to trace the transaction without the scammer revealing his identity on exchange. Even, if a person reveals his identity on exchange, it can still be impossible for someone to recover their Bitcoin unless the government steps into it by using the identity the scammer used on sending the stolen bitcoin to an exchange.
I know that, the people who can request such help from people posing themselves to recover Bitcoin are mostly newbies because a knowledgeable person who knows about the basics of bitcoin can't ask for such help because he or she actually knows that a loss of bitcoin is lost forever without a trace
I saw something on Quora that worried me. Someone said that he lost 1200 BTC to scammers. Then, I saw some people sharing/claiming to be experts in recovering lost bitcoin. They shared their contact details like Telegram IDs and WhatsApp numbers.
I have a suspicion that the person who lost the BTC might be the same one giving out those contact details or advices. They could be trying to trick others in the future who search for help online. Google might suggest similar questions on Quora, and people could end up sharing their private keys with scammers.
So, if you are new to all this, be careful. Don't trust random people claiming to be experts on Quora or anywhere else. They might just be trying to get your private information.
This question: https://www.quora.com/I-just-lost-1200-BTC-to-scammers-now-How-can-I-recover-my-BTC-back
scroll to see more answers like these.
I have a suspicion that the person who lost the BTC might be the same one giving out those contact details or advices. They could be trying to trick others in the future who search for help online. Google might suggest similar questions on Quora, and people could end up sharing their private keys with scammers.
So, if you are new to all this, be careful. Don't trust random people claiming to be experts on Quora or anywhere else. They might just be trying to get your private information.
This question: https://www.quora.com/I-just-lost-1200-BTC-to-scammers-now-How-can-I-recover-my-BTC-back
scroll to see more answers like these.
Lol. This is just one their ways. To tell you more, Quora is not the only place.they operate, they flood every social media that engage in crypto discussion. I think Quora might even be better compare to X, just go under Binance or CZ tweets, your will be surprised by the number of crazy tweets you will see with impersonation and all they are doing is to lock a victim and drain him or her wallets address.
Some of the famous ways they disguise are:
- claiming to be official support of wallets, most often than not, you will see atleast 10 different account impersonating Trust wallet account with emails, all Gmails with different contacts.
- They even go ahead to get accounts verify just to show you that they are real person to help you but the hardly get eveb more than 20 followers.
Something similar happens on YouTube too, here you will come across comments saying, I made this much money listening to this financial experts and there will be details to contact them.
This is the most common lines online, most especially in youtube and facebook. If you can be easily lured by their most convincing and powerful words, they will certainly put you in their trap. Such common words used online, but still a lot of people most especially for beginners who have nothing but greed are still falling on them. Know that if they are really successful and profitable with their business online, they will not invite various people anymore and just keep their secrets all by theirselves.This is a clear proof that everything you see or hear in the social media may not be true and can't be trusted. So always analyze the given offers carefully, and never easily bite them. And once they start to ask for money, just block them immediately, they're real scammers that we need to avoid.
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