why can you be so careless, money problems you have to be careful because there are many scams out there, especially the crypto world is very close to fraud. I hope your losses will soon be replaced by others. keep the spirit and be patient
There are tons of scammer nowadays, we will need to learn from our experiences. There are many ways that fraudsters will use just to get easily our money. I was once been a victim too when crypto just started and ICO were too popular , luckily I didn’t put too much money but it’s still a hard earned money that been wasted due-to this fraudster. We should be careful and don’t let same mistakes happen again. 
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scammers will always exist in the crypto world everything they do to deceive its targets examples like new crypto projects when they get money from investors just run away without any burden at all keep on being careful accuracy needs to be done before investing in a crypto project
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This is really bad, but all the same, give thanks that it's not more than that, I have a friend who through this same clone thing lost over $70,000 usd just like that, he actually gave them his 12 word seed and they login into his wallet and withdraw all he had worked for over 4 years to save, if not for the help of people around, he wanted to commit suicide, this happened in 2018 and till now, my friend is not back into crypto yet cus to him, it's hard to forget.
So sorry for your loss mate, and be more careful next time.
So sorry for your loss mate, and be more careful next time.
Cloning and phishing is the new subtle means by which scammers fraudulently steal unsuspecting newbies their hard earned coins personally I nearly fell victim of a cloned address after discovering that my laptop was vulnerable I could have mistakenly sent my coins to the address it was my diligence and patience in rechecking the address that reveal the fraud, the bottom-line is that scammers and hackers are getting sophisticated in their operations on daily basis its up to every crypto users to take extra caution in handling their coins especially via telegram which is one of the social media used by these fraudsters to perpetuate fraudulent activities.
It is a very good habit of double checking the address like matching the first and last few characters at the very least before making the transaction because there is absolutely no way to get the coins back. I have had similar incident in past where no matter what address I would copy it would copy a pre-determined address, I don't know to whom it belonged but I had to install windows again to get rid off the problem.Scamming that happens on telegram is mostly by impersonators and there is only one way to ensure avoiding these scams, just never send money to someone before you verify they are the right owners and the contract address is correct. I haven't felt to these kind of scams but the number of messages I get from scammers and impersonators makes me understand why so many guys fall for it.
There is a start for everything , so i just get first time scammed and hope last time.
Since few times i follow polkadot env and liked their projects especially polkastarter . it's like the ico's for projects to raise money . I wanted to participate to one of them and got whitelisted to superfarm ($super) to buy in the presale at a good price but sended 0.25 eth to wrong adress . yes i'm little bit dumb they made a clone of their official telegram channel and i get caught . usually i don't do that but we all do mistakes .
the adress of the scammer : 0xC88b5F4aaE1C8f2778DEF2257b6bAf1BA62E4B09
i hope he will die with a cancer . i lost $447.83USD that's 50% of my humble portfolio and i worked hard to put this money in . i know that there is nothing i can do and i feel little bit down but that's life assholes are everywhere . Whitout this scammers cryptocurrency and the world would be better .
So just a little thought for me . good luck and get your money safe
Since few times i follow polkadot env and liked their projects especially polkastarter . it's like the ico's for projects to raise money . I wanted to participate to one of them and got whitelisted to superfarm ($super) to buy in the presale at a good price but sended 0.25 eth to wrong adress . yes i'm little bit dumb they made a clone of their official telegram channel and i get caught . usually i don't do that but we all do mistakes .
the adress of the scammer : 0xC88b5F4aaE1C8f2778DEF2257b6bAf1BA62E4B09
i hope he will die with a cancer . i lost $447.83USD that's 50% of my humble portfolio and i worked hard to put this money in . i know that there is nothing i can do and i feel little bit down but that's life assholes are everywhere . Whitout this scammers cryptocurrency and the world would be better .
So just a little thought for me . good luck and get your money safe
To be honest this type of scame is already has been done many times from 2017 when the first time ICO got hype through ethereum platform. And that yime scammer will copy paste their ethereum wallet to ICO's Slack Group and million of dollar vanished. Are you new in this crypto world ?
We will definitely be frustrated and annoyed if we become a victim of fraud, therefore before investing we must do research and analysis properly.
Because in the crypto world, fraud is a very common thing, if we are not careful, we will definitely become victims of fraud. Moreover, what was told
by the opening post, many other people also experienced it. If we want to buy coins, there is no need to rush, do it carefully.
So that we are absolutely sure that the coins we will buy can provide profit, and also make sure the coins address is not wrong when we are going
to transfer the coins. Because there are so many fraudulent methods used by scammers to be able to trick their victims.
Because in the crypto world, fraud is a very common thing, if we are not careful, we will definitely become victims of fraud. Moreover, what was told
by the opening post, many other people also experienced it. If we want to buy coins, there is no need to rush, do it carefully.
So that we are absolutely sure that the coins we will buy can provide profit, and also make sure the coins address is not wrong when we are going
to transfer the coins. Because there are so many fraudulent methods used by scammers to be able to trick their victims.
There is a start for everything , so i just get first time scammed and hope last time.
Since few times i follow polkadot env and liked their projects especially polkastarter . it's like the ico's for projects to raise money . I wanted to participate to one of them and got whitelisted to superfarm ($super) to buy in the presale at a good price but sended 0.25 eth to wrong adress . yes i'm little bit dumb they made a clone of their official telegram channel and i get caught . usually i don't do that but we all do mistakes .
the adress of the scammer : 0xC88b5F4aaE1C8f2778DEF2257b6bAf1BA62E4B09
i hope he will die with a cancer . i lost $447.83USD that's 50% of my humble portfolio and i worked hard to put this money in . i know that there is nothing i can do and i feel little bit down but that's life assholes are everywhere . Whitout this scammers cryptocurrency and the world would be better .
So just a little thought for me . good luck and get your money safe
Since few times i follow polkadot env and liked their projects especially polkastarter . it's like the ico's for projects to raise money . I wanted to participate to one of them and got whitelisted to superfarm ($super) to buy in the presale at a good price but sended 0.25 eth to wrong adress . yes i'm little bit dumb they made a clone of their official telegram channel and i get caught . usually i don't do that but we all do mistakes .
the adress of the scammer : 0xC88b5F4aaE1C8f2778DEF2257b6bAf1BA62E4B09
i hope he will die with a cancer . i lost $447.83USD that's 50% of my humble portfolio and i worked hard to put this money in . i know that there is nothing i can do and i feel little bit down but that's life assholes are everywhere . Whitout this scammers cryptocurrency and the world would be better .
So just a little thought for me . good luck and get your money safe
It is sad to lose assets, I understand your feelings very much. But it will be your best experience. From nowadays I am sure you will check twice all the information before acting. Scamners are extremely creative. About the polkadot and Polkastart - great things of nowadays. And of course some genius people decided to use those famous names. Do not be upset. Just move on and do not forget one day you will remember this experience with a wide smile because you will catch and see the every scammers' effort before even they try to it.
No one is above this mistake, that is the reason an investor should double check before sending fund, I would have adviced to try with a transaction but the gas fee for each transaction can be a quality investment itself. I was a victim of this, then I learnt to follow any interested project early, joining the telegram and other social media group early. Get familiar with the operations, community managers, probably have a prior conversation that could keep a record for possible clone admin. Double check the address with the website if possible
This is a very unpleasant feeling, which I regret. In the crypto world we have to be very careful, because there are many people who take advantage of people and the fact that everything is anonymous in these cases is a plus for fraudsters.
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Almost $450. That's a lot of money, OP. Why would you risk that much for something even if it means to something that is quite known of a project these days? I wouldn't risk that amount solely for anything.I guess you learned your lesson from there already. This is why when I join a certain group, not just Telegram, I tend to scout first the activity if it is filled with bots or not.
Cloning and phishing is the new subtle means by which scammers fraudulently steal unsuspecting newbies their hard earned coins personally I nearly fell victim of a cloned address after discovering that my laptop was vulnerable I could have mistakenly sent my coins to the address it was my diligence and patience in rechecking the address that reveal the fraud, the bottom-line is that scammers and hackers are getting sophisticated in their operations on daily basis its up to every crypto users to take extra caution in handling their coins especially via telegram which is one of the social media used by these fraudsters to perpetuate fraudulent activities.
Indeed, the development of times is getting smarter and more sophisticated as well as scammers to trap us,and their ways have also proven successful and make us all nervous about it,
what is certain before doing we have to analyze and research first because that is an important thing too,
and don't forget to always be careful
Scammers and hackers are evolving, they are able to go with the flow. Understanding the system and how they'll
be able to gain trust from people around.
It's time to make sure not to be careless, it's needed to have a much deeper knowledge before you participate or
before you invest your time and money.
There is a start for everything , so i just get first time scammed and hope last time.
Since few times i follow polkadot env and liked their projects especially polkastarter . it's like the ico's for projects to raise money . I wanted to participate to one of them and got whitelisted to superfarm ($super) to buy in the presale at a good price but sended 0.25 eth to wrong adress . yes i'm little bit dumb they made a clone of their official telegram channel and i get caught . usually i don't do that but we all do mistakes .
the adress of the scammer : 0xC88b5F4aaE1C8f2778DEF2257b6bAf1BA62E4B09
i hope he will die with a cancer . i lost $447.83USD that's 50% of my humble portfolio and i worked hard to put this money in . i know that there is nothing i can do and i feel little bit down but that's life assholes are everywhere . Whitout this scammers cryptocurrency and the world would be better .
So just a little thought for me . good luck and get your money safe
Although it is very sad to read your story but you should have double checked before investing so that you would have avoided this situation.Since few times i follow polkadot env and liked their projects especially polkastarter . it's like the ico's for projects to raise money . I wanted to participate to one of them and got whitelisted to superfarm ($super) to buy in the presale at a good price but sended 0.25 eth to wrong adress . yes i'm little bit dumb they made a clone of their official telegram channel and i get caught . usually i don't do that but we all do mistakes .
the adress of the scammer : 0xC88b5F4aaE1C8f2778DEF2257b6bAf1BA62E4B09
i hope he will die with a cancer . i lost $447.83USD that's 50% of my humble portfolio and i worked hard to put this money in . i know that there is nothing i can do and i feel little bit down but that's life assholes are everywhere . Whitout this scammers cryptocurrency and the world would be better .
So just a little thought for me . good luck and get your money safe
Having said that do not lose hope and do not get discouraged as the market is bullish im sure you will cover this loss soon.
Cloning and phishing is the new subtle means by which scammers fraudulently steal unsuspecting newbies their hard earned coins personally I nearly fell victim of a cloned address after discovering that my laptop was vulnerable I could have mistakenly sent my coins to the address it was my diligence and patience in rechecking the address that reveal the fraud, the bottom-line is that scammers and hackers are getting sophisticated in their operations on daily basis its up to every crypto users to take extra caution in handling their coins especially via telegram which is one of the social media used by these fraudsters to perpetuate fraudulent activities.
Indeed, the development of times is getting smarter and more sophisticated as well as scammers to trap us,and their ways have also proven successful and make us all nervous about it,
what is certain before doing we have to analyze and research first because that is an important thing too,
and don't forget to always be careful
There is a start for everything , so i just get first time scammed and hope last time.
Since few times i follow polkadot env and liked their projects especially polkastarter . it's like the ico's for projects to raise money . I wanted to participate to one of them and got whitelisted to superfarm ($super) to buy in the presale at a good price but sended 0.25 eth to wrong adress . yes i'm little bit dumb they made a clone of their official telegram channel and i get caught . usually i don't do that but we all do mistakes .
the adress of the scammer : 0xC88b5F4aaE1C8f2778DEF2257b6bAf1BA62E4B09
i hope he will die with a cancer . i lost $447.83USD that's 50% of my humble portfolio and i worked hard to put this money in . i know that there is nothing i can do and i feel little bit down but that's life assholes are everywhere . Whitout this scammers cryptocurrency and the world would be better .
So just a little thought for me . good luck and get your money safe
I know how it feels to get scammed as i have gone through all this many times, it is not only regretful but also full of rage because at one end we have lost our money secondly we get stress and mental torture because we cannot do anything about it, al we can do to avoid such situation is to be extra careful while investing. Since few times i follow polkadot env and liked their projects especially polkastarter . it's like the ico's for projects to raise money . I wanted to participate to one of them and got whitelisted to superfarm ($super) to buy in the presale at a good price but sended 0.25 eth to wrong adress . yes i'm little bit dumb they made a clone of their official telegram channel and i get caught . usually i don't do that but we all do mistakes .
the adress of the scammer : 0xC88b5F4aaE1C8f2778DEF2257b6bAf1BA62E4B09
i hope he will die with a cancer . i lost $447.83USD that's 50% of my humble portfolio and i worked hard to put this money in . i know that there is nothing i can do and i feel little bit down but that's life assholes are everywhere . Whitout this scammers cryptocurrency and the world would be better .
So just a little thought for me . good luck and get your money safe
Cloning and phishing is the new subtle means by which scammers fraudulently steal unsuspecting newbies their hard earned coins personally I nearly fell victim of a cloned address after discovering that my laptop was vulnerable I could have mistakenly sent my coins to the address it was my diligence and patience in rechecking the address that reveal the fraud, the bottom-line is that scammers and hackers are getting sophisticated in their operations on daily basis its up to every crypto users to take extra caution in handling their coins especially via telegram which is one of the social media used by these fraudsters to perpetuate fraudulent activities.
i was scammed hard and hard by this clown. maybe the same
but keep in advice
user Arabicbet365 with telegram (one of many,i think ) - @Bet365sellerss
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but keep in advice
user Arabicbet365 with telegram (one of many,i think ) - @Bet365sellerss
Now , ussualy try scam by PM.
I am sorry to hear this, very unfortunate that the "world" of cryptocurrency has spawned so many different scammers and types of scams. I am a financial advisor so sniffing out financial scams is something I am trained to do and let me tell you I've ran in to countless types of cryptocurrency scams, some good and some not so much.
The one silver lining you can take from this incident is you learned a valuable lesson. Could have been worse right? Also, my suggestion, don't waste your hard earned money on shitcoins like the one you listed out, because the cold hard truth, it is a shitcoin.
The one silver lining you can take from this incident is you learned a valuable lesson. Could have been worse right? Also, my suggestion, don't waste your hard earned money on shitcoins like the one you listed out, because the cold hard truth, it is a shitcoin.
Sometimes lessons can become very costly and you know people lost in millions for such simple tricks but here you are in hundreds which maybe a big amount of money for you but you learned from it and you may never repeat it so just think that you saved millions in your future.
There is a start for everything , so i just get first time scammed and hope last time.
Since few times i follow polkadot env and liked their projects especially polkastarter . it's like the ico's for projects to raise money . I wanted to participate to one of them and got whitelisted to superfarm ($super) to buy in the presale at a good price but sended 0.25 eth to wrong adress . yes i'm little bit dumb they made a clone of their official telegram channel and i get caught . usually i don't do that but we all do mistakes .
the adress of the scammer : 0xC88b5F4aaE1C8f2778DEF2257b6bAf1BA62E4B09
i hope he will die with a cancer . i lost $447.83USD that's 50% of my humble portfolio and i worked hard to put this money in . i know that there is nothing i can do and i feel little bit down but that's life assholes are everywhere . Whitout this scammers cryptocurrency and the world would be better .
So just a little thought for me . good luck and get your money safe
Since few times i follow polkadot env and liked their projects especially polkastarter . it's like the ico's for projects to raise money . I wanted to participate to one of them and got whitelisted to superfarm ($super) to buy in the presale at a good price but sended 0.25 eth to wrong adress . yes i'm little bit dumb they made a clone of their official telegram channel and i get caught . usually i don't do that but we all do mistakes .
the adress of the scammer : 0xC88b5F4aaE1C8f2778DEF2257b6bAf1BA62E4B09
i hope he will die with a cancer . i lost $447.83USD that's 50% of my humble portfolio and i worked hard to put this money in . i know that there is nothing i can do and i feel little bit down but that's life assholes are everywhere . Whitout this scammers cryptocurrency and the world would be better .
So just a little thought for me . good luck and get your money safe
Its really frustrating when something that you worked hard for is just gonna benefit other people instead of you and I really hope you would encounter scammers in the future. You really should also try and stop contacting people through Telegram if they have an account within the forum. Telegram is just for updates within campaigns because if a person tries to contact you Telegram there is a 60% chance that the person talking to you is not real.
Think of it as a stepping stone. Yes, the scammer is the stone and you should step on him. 
We all have our shares with this kind of experience.
Before I was not just scammed but also hacked. He didn't stop at just getting the money or the coins. He went overboard by taking everything including the account.
I felt bad but life goes on.
You cannot just feel down all the time. All you can do is try to earn back what you loss while being careful of every little detail that you do.
We all have our shares with this kind of experience.
Before I was not just scammed but also hacked. He didn't stop at just getting the money or the coins. He went overboard by taking everything including the account.
I felt bad but life goes on.
You cannot just feel down all the time. All you can do is try to earn back what you loss while being careful of every little detail that you do.
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