Have you been scammed? How did they approached you?

agentx44

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Quote from: DonnieMitchel on November 26, 2018, 02:22:36 PM

I get messages everyday in Telegram.
Most of them approached me as investors, group admins or affiliates.

One way to detect them is that they will approach us first. And they always start with 'Hey User'.
Real investors or admins dont simply approach other people until we ask for their help first.

There a lot of unknown groups and people that will add you and pm you in telegram ang you can easily tell if he/she is a scammer because they will convince you to invest your money with them. But mostly people got scammed in bounty campaigns and ICO project, and that is one of the reason why many people started to hate ICO projects.

CoinsOrDie

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Recently I also received a lot of messages from scammers in the telegram. When I have a few questions in the telegram group, only a few seconds later, there are a lot of scammers impersonating the admin of the project pm me and want to scam me. It's annoying for them

hesham51

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Quote from: DonnieMitchel on November 26, 2018, 02:22:36 PM

I get messages everyday in Telegram.
Most of them approached me as investors, group admins or affiliates.

One way to detect them is that they will approach us first. And they always start with 'Hey User'.
Real investors or admins dont simply approach other people until we ask for their help first.

Yes, I have been scammed 2 months ago when someone made an interview with me to manage their help desk and solve the problems of their customers, and they asked me to download their management client, but I recognize the risk and my antivirus catch the malware.

hildacitra

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actually I cannot differentiate between it is scam project or failed project. I felt there was something strange when reading their whitepaper. it is not as like as other projects that the requirements to engage their project is bit difficult rather than that project I participated. the first I think I can participate because it is easy. but the result is nothing, I don't get anything and It was just wasting my time and my energy.

Moxivuki

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Fast, Smart, Trustworthy

I often receive some private emails from Bitcointalk. They reminded me that I can participate in some potential ICO projects. I originally believed and participated in it, but I lost an ETH.

Svelto

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It is very common to receive such messages in telegram. Just ignore them and report spam whenever someone approaches you. It is better to be careful than being scammed. I receive tons of messages from such scammers, never once I replied them.

Kryten12

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TREEBLOCK

I haven't been scammed, but that is prinicpaly because I only follow investment opportunities either myself or from a trusted colleague. PM in Telegram is a prime way for people to make contacts and also Private message I have seen on this forum as well. I simply say no to every one of these unknown opportunities as I like to make my own choices.

No One

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Thank you for your alert. There are reports that investors and bounty hunters have been scammed by new fake icos. I have been deceived as a bounty hunter many times since i was introduced to cryptocurrency some two years ago. New fake icos collect money and run away. Strict regulations should be in place.

Suwycu

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FABA-BREAK THROUGH IN VENTURE CAPITAL MARKET

That's right. That’s how they turn to people in order to commit their machinations, and therefore it is important to be vigilant!

duoduoshigexiaozhu

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Being cheated is normal, but I am not deceived because of social media. I chose gambling games because of greed, so gambling games made me lose a lot of money, but failure made me reflect, I will not participate in any gambling games in the future.

VadikZimnyayaRezina

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MenaPay - Crypto made easier than cash

Quote from: DonnieMitchel on November 26, 2018, 02:22:36 PM

I get messages everyday in Telegram.
Most of them approached me as investors, group admins or affiliates.

One way to detect them is that they will approach us first. And they always start with 'Hey User'.
Real investors or admins dont simply approach other people until we ask for their help first.

Spam, now so much extra information that is useless. And people who are ready to get at least something from you more, do not pay attention to all blacklisted.

Jadesola

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I have been scammed once why trying to purchase a coin from a group,i decided to trade directly with someone,so I got scammed.We just need to be careful

nekorakoeora

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When it was learned about the scam there is necessarily an indication of being more carefully is a top priority that needs to be done. Crypto is an easy place to get a result and also place even easy to deceive people. let alone a telegram that certainly many people are required to join of course is prone.

I've been calling someone claiming to be from the telegram and informed me that she gets the prize. of course, it is already visible that this is a scam frankly.

Crypto_lion

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NEW MEDICINE:Faster, Safer, Smarter

The levels of scams right now are so less compared to what they where when ico where at peka in 2017. Exactly during ico time people message in telegram asking you to send eth saying they have special offer

Alisha FR

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investors who already have the experience of those who will be approached by development, so there is no need to believe what they offer, first learn their track record in the project.

Abosede

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Scammers are everywhere in the crypto space,we have them in social groups like Whatsapp,telegram and the rest,they have a way of approaching to present themselves as genuine. I was actually scammed why trying to buy eth, I decided not to use escrow on that faithful day and I ended up been scammed.There are dome scammers that put themselves together as escrows, that is why we need to be careful.

libert19

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Mostly through telegrams following the ways you mentioned. Get some emails too, saying you have won $800,000 USD.

jemarleon

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Silence

Quote from: DonnieMitchel on November 26, 2018, 02:22:36 PM

One way to detect them is that they will approach us first. And they always start with 'Hey User'.
Real investors or admins dont simply approach other people until we ask for their help first.

Always remember that the admins of any legitimate project will not send you PM first, there are lots of scammers on Telegram so ignore if someone PM you first about investment. Keep safe

shadowdio

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Zawardo

In Telegram many scammers are there, I tried to contact the admin of the exchanges in public chat because I'm having problem, but someone pm me that he is the admin and he wants to pay me to solve the issue, these scammers are trying to advantage to those who needs help. Ignore them if someone pm you they try to scam.

glasbren

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Quote from: DonnieMitchel on November 26, 2018, 02:22:36 PM

I get messages everyday in Telegram.
Most of them approached me as investors, group admins or affiliates.

One way to detect them is that they will approach us first. And they always start with 'Hey User'.
Real investors or admins dont simply approach other people until we ask for their help first.

Yes i had ever been receiving a personal message through telegram, asking if i'm an investors, just be safe for myself, i always tried to keep my composure and stay calm to be able to be avoid being scammed by those kind of people.

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