Have you been scammed? or almost? - page 41.

Seano

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Quote from: Igromania on February 14, 2018, 12:27:07 PM

In Telegram is often written by scammers and asked to follow the link. Never click on these links, if you click, all your data can be stolen

yes precisely it isn't necessary to follow the links, already many people on it have got, they do counterfeit now to descend which are very similar on original therefore it is necessary to keep in bookmarks official to descend, and that is possible will lose everything

markers

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The best advice for not being scammed is to be very attentive and double or even triple check all forms that require filling out.

CryptoTrip

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Yes, there are a lot of scammers now. The main type of fraud on the passing ICO. They write in a telegram, write in slack (the most common form of fraud), they forge pages of websites, release fake airdrops, etc. Now you need to be very careful. I always read and learn information on external resources or from officials, only then I make a decision

ac2eugenio

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Quote from: CryptoThrasher on February 03, 2018, 05:05:38 PM

I almost got scammed on twitter by a fake account. Scammers are setting up fake accounts pretending to be other people/ICO's/Tokens. It's very tricky if you are not paying attention. Make sure you check spelling on all names to be correct. Be careful who you give your info to. Even if it's just your email address. Scammers will not stop scamming so watch out and pay close attention to what you are signing up for. Good Luck everyone and be safe!

I have been scammed by a bounty campaign,they didnt release the stakes that i have from the bounty campaign,2months have passed there still no update from this campaign,clearly they scammed the bounty hunters they have successful ICO but it seems they dont have plans to release the tokens,what a shame to our community.

ItBeginInAfrica

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yes, almost been scammed when I was a complete newbie...after sending much money to a "mining service" I realized
that probably it was a scam but decided to leave the money there and take the risk. Luckily enough I exited with a big
gain from that experience but it only was a matter of being very lucky (cause btc went on bull run during those months)

Yamidee

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I was close to it when i start with crypto, when I submitted/followed to the scam twitter account for one of the alts which actually at that time had more followers than the real one and as expected they published that they have giveaway if you give them the statement of MEW and you be rewarded with certain amount of alts etc, I didn't went further from here... but all the red flags were there and I was warned soon enough...

ansh_848

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I was but it was not a scam somebody have given me wrong trust. I previously made my account on bitcointalk and some body blocked me without any reason. I was Jr member at that time and i lost so much time due to that but i haven't give and made my account again.

andamers

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I was fooled by a team that claims to be a legitimate ICO. At first, they paid their members, but after about a month they had enough money in the club and they suddenly disappeared. So I am now extra cautious about adding new investments.

NITCoinOfficial

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One of the best scams I have seen was a BTC website offering an anonymous virtual credit card in exchange for BTC. It was about five years ago. They looked very legit, was the top site in google, believable credentials, fake reviews, phone numbers, etc. My friend unfortunately believed them. I think those guys got rich, especially off of the hackers and the dark part of the bitcoin community.

shandiem14

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Scammers always humiliating others, I've been there. it was like the end of the world when I invested all my money and found out that all my savings was gone. So I got traumatic experienced that no one knows how am lonely am I that time. Lesson learned? Don't put all eggs in one basket because your going to ruin your life. Your friends wont't help you about financial needs but they will help tou to recover your physical and mental abilities.

Alisa_Krab

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I haven't scammed yet but, seemingly, I will. I have suspicion about one bounty campaign… Undecided

Igromania

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In Telegram is often written by scammers and asked to follow the link. Never click on these links, if you click, all your data can be stolen

peach56

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Not yet I'm taking my security extremely seriously, and am currently using my Ledger Nano S to access all crypto - I hope everyone else is doing the same. Other hardware wallets are also decent - i just like the Nano S for its style and simplicity! Using Private keys is fairly annoying I have to say and easily hackable.

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yes i have been got scammed once time through HYIP site several years ago because that was my first experience in bitcoin and i was tempting with their offers because they offering can double my bitcoin if i'm investing at there but after they closed their site suddenly then i was realize they were scammers and i lost my money

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Yes but not in the crypto world. It happened years ago where I've worked expecting a $50 pay out but received only $5 in the end. I have other HYIP investments too so after those investments I've learned Grin

I always apply the rule of investing only what I can afford to lose, so it doesn't hurt much if incase investment goes bad.

There are a lot of scammers out there and there are more people getting scammed because they believe it. I am not sure if they are just clueless or just an idiot to not check before sending money or something. The latest scam I've encountered was an ICO of Bee Token. Too many investors are fooled by fake email, unfortunately if you get scammed here in crypto world expect that you won't have your money back.

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Quote from: grumpylittlepoodle on February 09, 2018, 09:30:34 AM

Quote from: CryptoThrasher on February 03, 2018, 05:05:38 PM

I almost got scammed on twitter by a fake account. Scammers are setting up fake accounts pretending to be other people/ICO's/Tokens. It's very tricky if you are not paying attention. Make sure you check spelling on all names to be correct. Be careful who you give your info to. Even if it's just your email address. Scammers will not stop scamming so watch out and pay close attention to what you are signing up for. Good Luck everyone and be safe!

Same here , I almost joined an ICO which later on appears that the whole team in the project listed were fake profiles good thing I've been checking their thread and was saved by people in the comment sections who uncovers the truth. Its hard to trust ICOs nowadays but I still do since they are profitable but right now I am taking extra measures before doing so.

If you don't want to be one of the victim of scam always be aware on what are you joining for example mining there so many cloud mining they called it that was one of the scammer if someone was texting or calling you to register or login or invest ignore them because of they are scam to be aware on some of scammers always check the background more research about that site get a feedback to aware you if it is or not.

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Re: Have you been scammed? or almost?

A lot of it Cheesy

When I was just starting, I am hook to HYIP Programs and we, most of it are scam. Last time a year ago, I was scam with someone from Facebook saying I have a bonus for holding xlm. I did sign-in from the link he gives, only to find out that it was not legit. Its too late, he got my balance. I am thankful that its only a small amount. To all reading this, be always careful from offers by stranger. Verify always if its legit.

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Way back two years ago, when I am just new to crypto ecosystem, a lot of investment sites or commonly known as HYIP are so enticing to join and being a newbie, I immediately join thinking that I found a gem since I don't have to work but just wait for my daily payment. I did receive some payment but later on the site is gone so that's my first time being scammed. I joined in doubler sites as well because I didn't learn from my first mistake and then they are gone as well. When I don't have money to invest anymore, I just decided to stop for a while and then search for more information about cryptocurrencies and found this forum which is the real gem.

There are still so many investment sites in social media up to now and some even disguise as ICOs so that they can scam many investors. It would be the fault then of the investors if he decided to invest without doing a proper research. We should always do our due diligence when it comes to investing because there are a lot of scammers lurking around.

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Quote from: CryptoThrasher on February 03, 2018, 05:05:38 PM

I almost got scammed on twitter by a fake account. Scammers are setting up fake accounts pretending to be other people/ICO's/Tokens. It's very tricky if you are not paying attention. Make sure you check spelling on all names to be correct. Be careful who you give your info to. Even if it's just your email address. Scammers will not stop scamming so watch out and pay close attention to what you are signing up for. Good Luck everyone and be safe!

I never experience being scammed by anyone. Always check and pay attention to detail when buying coins or joining bounty campaigns. Also be aware on the information you give to surveys or applications forms. The number of scammers is high and we should all be alert whenever someone messages us or offer us something, check for the validity of the coin or product being offered to avoid getting scammed.

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Quote from: CryptoThrasher on February 03, 2018, 05:05:38 PM

I almost got scammed on twitter by a fake account. Scammers are setting up fake accounts pretending to be other people/ICO's/Tokens. It's very tricky if you are not paying attention. Make sure you check spelling on all names to be correct. Be careful who you give your info to. Even if it's just your email address. Scammers will not stop scamming so watch out and pay close attention to what you are signing up for. Good Luck everyone and be safe!

I am still lucky because i was never scammed i always take precaution even though i always take the risk . I dont believe when some in somr strangers when it was about money .If you’re determined to invest in the somewhat risky world of cryptocurrency, there are a few common precaution to take and always ready to take risk . Crypto currency is full of risk.

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