Of course, there are many forms of scams, and scammed people have different profiles. At first I thought people who were scammed were too naive or too greedy, but in reality scams are diverse. Perhaps we could list the different forms of scam and, if need be, tell our own story to help others protect themselves. Don't forget to report scammers in the dedicated topic (
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=83.0). Don't hesitate to tell me or correct me if I've made a mistake in my list.
1. There are the naive scammed, who haven't read enough about how to protect themselves and will simply give their private keys to a stranger who claims to help them.
2. There are the CEX scammed. MtGox, FTX etc ..., they can be beginners or experts.
3. Greedy scammed. Those who were promised crazy returns without doing anything.
4. Romantic scammed. A "nice" meeting on the Internet, some nice promises, and the romantic scammed are relieved of their funds.
5. The tired scammed, drunk, drugged or simply distracted by the kids doing bullshit next to him/her. A bit out of his depth, he won't realize that he's on a phising site for example.
6. The betrayed scammed. Whether a beginner or an expert, the betrayed scammed has trusted someone (friend, colleague, lover...) and lost his or her funds.
7. The shitcoin scammed. He/she bought lots of shitcoins on an obscure Pump and Dump group.
8. the sim-swap scammed (
https://www.businessinsider.com/credit-card-phone-theft-sim-swap-identity-theft-investigation-2023-4?r=US&IR=T). Beginner or expert, the victim is deprived of all access from one minute to the next. The ease of the hack seems to depend on the country.
9. The
clipboard virus scammed. In that case LoyceV explained that (
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/how-to-lose-your-bitcoins-with-ctrl-c-ctrl-v-5190776) :
How it works
1. You select a Bitcoin address, and press CTRL-C.
2. The malware changes the address to an address owned by the hacker/scammer.
3. You press CTRL-V and lose any funds you send.
Even if you check part of the pasted Bitcoin address, chances are the first few characters are the same, and you still won't notice the address was changed.
Am I forgetting any?
Has this happened to you or someone you know ?
I haven't been scammed on cryptocurrency before, but where my first encounter occurred was when
BITCONNECT came to play and I can't say if I was the last target
before they were tagged Red flag I believe they were hunted by the Government this was a huge loss for me as a Newbies then. I got in because a friend recommended never knew I will face the painful part.
