Topic: Email scam demanding bitcoin - fooling the weak. (Read 1094 times)

Teenagers involving themselves in this kind of scam are only putting themselves into risk of getting caught by the police easily because they don't even have the tools that is required to carry out this kind of scam that will not expose their IP address. Students and teenagers need to be thoroughly advised to relinquish from this kind of idea of extorting money from their victims because at the end of the day, they would end up in prison because they thought they could outsmart their victims. Email scams have reduced these days because many people are now aware of what clicking link of email sent from unknown persons means.

What about the possibility of students learning how these scams work and some of them decide it try them? I often see some cases in which kids watch crime serials on the TV and YouTube and then they use the same plan against their friends. There are dozens of cases in India in which teenagers learn how to trap people from those TV series and apply this in real life to get financial benefits.

Here is one example; https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/16-year-old-boy-detained-for-killing-city-woman-learnt-tricks-from-crime-shows/articleshow/111915312.cms

There are a lot more cases. Technology can be used for both good and bad purposes. Teenagers have more curiosity than adult people. I would suggest adding these things to higher grades only when they are 18+

It will not. It is just going to be worse as crypto becomes more popular. More scammers will come out and more beginners might fall victim to those scams. It is high time that even as a beginner they know how to protect themselves.

Schools do have a course under media and technology literacy. I think it is very important that they teach students not only how to use technology but also be responsible with it. Using the internet has the potential to harm yourself and others if misused and despite kids knowing how to use technology I am not so sure that they are very smart about using it just yet.

I was thinking that at this point schools should start introducing like an "online safety course" or something like that.

I know that in this case (and many other current ones) we're talking about older people but I don't think this type of scams will end anytime soon.

Lets say that before Bitcoin was created or simply with crypto then going back into the days where internet isnt really just that too that on trend. Somewhere on early 2000's then hacking and scamming is already that rampant on which when it comes on protecting out private things online will really be something that should really be that in default,considering that there would really be those potential leaks that could really be
used against you on which it might be ending up with those kind of potential asking of money or other correlated to it. This is why minding about security should really be that in default. If we do really try out to make out some comparison into those years and up to this moment then we could really be able to say that getting information could really be that fast specially now that social media is really that on the trend on which it will really be that too easy on making fake information using up others image or whatever information they've got. We do know that because of these platforms then it will really be that much more easy for them.
Spreading out information or seeing some hints that you might be that getting involved with crypto could also potentially be that be seen. More and more malwares and other infecting viruses to PC's and phones could
really be that also giving out thatp potential risks. This is why we should really be that careful and be sensible into our actions specially on dealing up online. Be wary and wise on how to protect yourself.

Old timers will not fall on this, but unfortunately there are new people will came out to the scene that might fall from this classic scam schemes.

Because most of these scams originate from third-world countries, rendering them almost impossible to track down. Even if the police do, they would need to cooperate with the law enforcement of the other country to catch them, and they don't always take action. I'm guessing you've seen the known call centers from India; even though there really has been a crackdown in operation, thanks to some Youtubers such as Pleasant Green, it's impossible to shut them down altogether.

Unfortunately, no matter how much the media points out to never trust someone who's threatening for money, there are still some people who will fall for it. These scammers are completely remorseless; they'll scam anyone regardless of age or financial situation and are usually covering sensitive topics, from fake IRS claims to sextortion (a known scam claiming they have video evidence of you in private moments) and many others.

The scam attempt seems so simple, yet there are still people who fall for it. It’s a threat, though we don’t always know what kind, but for those who aren’t familiar with the technology, seeing an email where the scammer knows their address and even has a picture could really scare them, not realizing it just came from Google Maps. That’s why people need to be more educated about these kinds of scams and the technology behind them to help minimize cases like this.

We may not hear it every day, but we often come across stories like this. It’s not new, so the question is: why can’t we seem to stop these scams? Do we really lack the ability to block these attempts, even when we know we could get robbed? We might not realize it, but many people have already fallen victim before law enforcement catches on to the latest tricks of scammers.

It’s unfortunate, but hopefully, the government will step up with aggressive awareness campaigns and information sharing. We can’t deny that a lot of people still lack knowledge about these issues, thinking they’re genuine when, in fact, they’re just scams.

Completely agree. Many scammers try to scam with new ways that laymen even don't know. And the reason is lack of knowledge. My honest suggestion is to educate ourselves and the community about such incidents.

Along with email scammers also try to spread trojans or malware with spam emails with hyperlinks, which can lead to the hacking of a user's device, which can lead to major trouble.

Scams are constantly evolving, and doing our own research can go a long way in preventing fraud. Helping our families and those less tech-savvy understand these threats is key, especially in today’s digital world.

The government has already done its part, but we can't just rely on them for everything. We need to do our own research to protect ourselves from scams. Scams are very common, and those who fall victim are often unaware of the types of scams and how technology is being used to deceive people. If we know how to use the internet, a quick search on Google can reveal stories and information to help us avoid these traps. Authorities can provide warnings, but they can’t spoon-feed us all the important details, we need to put in our own effort too. And since older people aren’t as tech-savvy, as the younger generation, we can start by educating our families about these risks.

It’s unfortunate, but hopefully, the government will step up with aggressive awareness campaigns and information sharing. We can’t deny that a lot of people still lack knowledge about these issues, thinking they’re genuine when, in fact, they’re just scams.

Scammers only scam people who would scam them mindset. Meaning, if you scam someone who almost scammed you, you are not really worried about who you are scamming and feel better.

Assume that I own a construction business, and normally X item there like concrete or iron or whatever else, just think of X item for example, is 1000 dollars per kilo, and you need it urgently for a loan that bank is coming to get to you, and you are willing to sell it all for 350 a kilo, just so you can pay the debt and bank doesn't seize it.

Bank doesn't exist, the loan doesn't exist, you are just lying, people who are decent will help you without taking anything if they have the money, but in general what you SHOULD be doing is just not buy it from them, because while you think you are "helping" in reality you are taking advantage of someone who is in bad situation, taking something for one third of a price just because they need it. So you are scamming someone in need, and in return the scammer just doesn't give the X item and steals from you.

Scammers usually use money to attract people. This is common weakness of greedy individuals, that's why even if we see those attempt made is repetitive there are still people fall its because greedy heads still exist.

They take advantage on the ignorance of people that's why they succeed. This show that lacking of proper finance management is lacking that's why lots of people still got fooled on to good to be true promised of good returns if they entertain those crazy offers. If people will just have this mindset where they immediately ignore or deny those unknown things to them especially if there's a promised of getting passive income or any thing huge that they can't imagine for sure this scamming will lessen until it dissolve. But its like this is impossible to happen so the only thing we could able to do is to warn those innocent people towards scam like this.