Topic: How can we act against scammers, hackers and criminals? (Read 253 times)

But the sad reality is that we cannot stop scammers, criminals as you have said above. Generally there are hackers in the internet and hackers have been in existence before they advent of cryptocurrency. But the existence of cryptocurrency has aided the job of hackers such that it does not appear difficult again for them to hide the funds when they succeed to steal it. Cryptocurrency is characterized by scam, the best we can do is to learn how not to fall victim to scams. But stopping scam is something that is unachievable, no matter the level of security and enacted laws.
These scammers are most times smarter than their victims because they are innovative, looking for new ways to scam. What we really need to do is to learn how to counter their strategies as they invent them.

Vigilance is key, and educating ourselves about potential risks and common tactics they use goes a long way in safeguarding our assets and personal information. We should equip the knowledge about common scams, secure wallet practices, and red flags that can significantly reduce their vulnerabilities. It is our responsibility to secure crypto assets and practice safe online habits. Security is not a one-time task but a continuous process.

Another thing we must make sure to pay attention to is the way we behave as if we have arrived or knows everything, this is for those under the category of being controlled by being overconfidence, they may thing they knows everything and feels relaxed, while the scammers are moving up and down to get the latest updated to serves as a vulnerable point to attack those that have loose guard themselves, we have to keep learning just as we cant afford to stop growing, just as you've pointed out in this.

For the short time I have been in this forum, criminal activities are not downplayed or overlooked. scammer or hackers can easily receive negative trust for any criminal activity. Nobody should justify any scam activity and we all have the responsibility to expose their activities and even report them to the relevant authorities. If you justify a hack or scam, one day you or someone close to you might become a victim. 


Scammers are always seeking different ways to exploit the weaknesses of any system. This is why we should always upgrade our security knowledge. There are many materials on how to handle our wallets and protect them from these criminals both within and outside the forum. Members always raise the alarm if they suspect or are aware of any latest scam or phishing activity. We have to take full responsibility for our security because it depends more on us than others. 

Even government cannot stop this or find any solution to end this since peoples greed will always exist and they would do what's easy for them to get money that's why its really better not to waste our time to find a solution regarding on this scams. The only thing we have to do is to be aware of different types of methods they use and put in our minds that whatever offer that promise high profits for small investment also without any proof on how they can multiply our money then simply declare it as scam.

Being vigilant is not negative and understandable that we are just being careful on anything we see on internet since its easy for this scammers to spread out their illegal activities since sometimes government struggle to sue those people since its hard for them to capture those people who always scam people online.

Nope, we don't need find a solutions to stop all those hacking, we will just waste our time, while we can do much more important things. There is no way to stop all those scam, even when they are in a risk of getting caught and thrown to jail, bad people will still scam because they are just plainly greedy. It's not our obligation to stop those people from scamming, all we need to do is just report it if we find a scam, anywhere we could report. I don't mean to be negative or anything, but I think we shouldn't be naive and think there will be a time when scam and fraud is completely gone from this world, especially in crypto, we can minimize it but not stop it completely.

the first thing you can do to avoid scammers, hackers, or other criminals on the internet is not to easily trust anything you find on the internet and always be alert to any possibility that your device could be compromised by things you access/install. because most of the victims of internet crime are usually scammed or hacked because they are too easy to trust people on the internet and it is too easy to install any application they find on the internet which leads to fraud/hacking on them.

always be alert and don't trust anything you just know on the internet, that's the most important thing.

Have different devices for different purposes, this is the solution..

Do you have a PC? Get extra, keep using the old one for surfing the web and downloading stuffs and use the new one only for storing crypto and logging into trusted websites, if you have any crazy experiments in mind, perform it on the old PC, if you have a website that seem unreliable, open it on the old PC, when some or introduce you to something, try them out on the old PC.

Leave the old PC for every garbage, and leave the new PC for verified sources and information only, install Electrum wallet and trusted wallets on the new PC, and don't ever move anything from the old PC into the new one.

Your bank account and money related things must be the only thing you use the new PC for, if you want to join airdrops use the old PC, if you want to claim some giveaways use the old PC.

Scammers can't be wiped out, they will also always get advanced everyday, be careful what you click on, through emails and Telegram, avoid strangers online at all cost, freebies kills investors more than anything, don't get greedy.

Perhaps, it is an individual solution. It is easy to spot a scam's motives if we are not too mindful of money and because these scammers will use promising words that would attract attention. Then must stay away from them and ignore quick rich opportunities because that would just end up scamming.

But hacking is a different story, even an expert may fall. Taking extra caution could help but this won't totally rid of hackers/scammers. No matter what we do, these people are already a part of the community and I think the best thing is to accept the fact they still exist in the real world. So what we gonna do is to be more careful with the apps installed and links to click. And one must decide if this is right or wrong.

The annoying part of it all is that they (scammers and hackers) can't be wiped out just like that, scammers and hackers are like a virus that has no cure, you get them off a certain area and you'd see them building another camp to get something out from someone.
In as much as we try to save ourselves from them we should accept the fact that they're part of our lives, we protect and hide things they're after but still they find a way to dig it out anyway.
We all are aware of the way harmful links are being shared but the curiosity in some of us won't let us be, sometimes we're are the cause of our problem and we cry out loud everyday. And I don't think there's a better way to be over protective of our assets and things they're after, is too hard to stop these set of people, to me I'd say we have to live with it but still be 100% careful.

By exercising caution, conducting thorough research and implementing strong security measures, you can significantly reduce your risk of falling victim to cryptocurrency scams and protect your assets against fraudulent activity.Research and education, using reputable platforms, secure passwords and two-factor authentication, beware of phishing attempts, verifying transactions, avoiding unsolicited offers, cold storage, etc. can also prevent you from falling victim to scams so update to protect yourself against cryptocurrency scammers above Keep trying to implement security measures.

It has always been the nature of scammers and hackers to take advantage of the ignorance of novice and also the inception of a new tech to do their  dirty job. This has been the norms of scammers to always have their ways where ever they are but being self conscious and alert will help you better.  Nobody can help you save your assets than you. So therefore, it is pertinent that one avoids clicking links they have knowledge about and linking of accounts and wallets to websites because doing such alone  means you granting them access to your account or wallets for them to do whatever they wish to do.

I reckon. When everyone is aware of the scammers and hackers then from a lot of victims, there's gonna be the sudden drop of the numbers of them.

Being knowledgeable is making you aware of these scams and hacks tactics and make you avoid the typical ones that you know. And as for the newbies, having the basic knowledge is a good start for them not to fall for these traps.

I can add to the list at the top: Don't be greedy. There's no need for any description with that because whoever is greedy falls for their schemes.

This isn't our job, we've cyber authorities who an able to catch them but I don't think so if there's someone who can able to stop them.
Nowadays, they've different tactics of scamming or deceiving people just to steal money easily.

Knowledge and Awareness are the best weapons how to avoid scammers and hackers.
If you've all of this I mentioned above, I think it's barely happened that you'll scam.  Implement privacy and security in yourself which the ideal for every one of us to have.

If you have good knowledge on the internet and are not easily tempted by any kind of seduction, then you will definitely avoid what is called fraud on the internet.  Be an arrogant person on the internet, never be friendly or feel bad towards people you just met on the internet because fraudsters or hackers come to you with the mask of a friend, good person or someone who needs help.  Don't carelessly click or download anything that comes to your email or short message, just be safe.

This has become the norm for many internet user that they think, it's normal to download copied applications from free websites despite of the terms for being a paid one. That's how many of them downloads the app that they like and obtaining it for free but then, they're sacrificing their own computer's security because it contains some malware that hacks their PC/laptop or any device that they use. Especially those platforms that have cracks and pirated apps, avoid them. And support the developers of the legitimate apps and games by buying the license.

Just do not get involved with stuff which tells you that you can make money out of it or if someone offers something for free, 99% of the time that's a scam.
Also, try to avoid adding random people on your social media. More likely they are trying to collect more information regarding you for social hacking. Good Luck!

if I share my own scenario while living in crypto space I do not click on any unofficial link because it only needs one click on such kind of scamming/phishing link and your wallet may wash out in seconds all we have to repent. So, it's really a fear of losing funds because security matters here in the Crytpo space, and it is very hard to say we all are 100% safe because scammers are updating their techniques for scamming the crypto user.

well when I was not entered in this space i used to download song, applications or games from open source sits but now i have to think many time before using any kind of open source website or applicatios becasue i think there are loops holes in these kinds of application which can hack your pernal data and crypto amount as well. Some months ago i come to know about one of my friend brother lost his $6000 from scammer which is fair amount so we have to make our funds more secure as the best of we can do for it.

You don't need to act against scammers, hackers and criminals. You only need to be yourself, protect yourself with good practice.

You need to have good knowledge about security, good practice, don't be greed that are all enough to protect you from risk of scammers, hackers and criminals. When you are knowledgeable, careful and calm, no scammers, hackers and criminals can beat you down.

Many topics in Security and Privacy Encylopedia to learn about security and improve your practice to be safer.

People shouldn't click on links that they see on the internet refering them to some offer, or download apps that are not from the original sites. Scammers comes up with new tactics to catch their victims online. Sometimes they come through job offers and tell you to fill an application form with malware.

Greed is something that we should kill in us, so that we don't become vulnerable to these hackers, and let us also don't think of reaping from where we did not sow from. People are aware of these scammers, but they don't think deep before they fall for them. It is after they have been scammed that they will realise that it was a scam.

Funny enough you can’t stop scammers, there are not like a virus that you can give People defiant information on how to avoid them. Most of this scammers also see the precautionary measures you take and they are finding lapses still on those measures to hit people with. The reason why you see many scammers getting there way on the crypto space even with the constant information given to people is because many people coming into this space are coming with a wrong narrative that there is free money here and that hunger or greed is what still drives many to the hackers.

Other means can be attributed to been careless of one’s wallet or device holding the wallet. They’re people that still find it hard to get a thing as a cold wallet for their large amount stored on wallets.

What will scam us will not come in a suspicious way, infact they will appear to us like roses for us to grab without knowing that its full of thorns that could make us bleeds instantly, we have to use our insight to know when such things arrives, no one ever been scammed presumed of that happening to them, let he that even stand well take heed lest the fall, these scammers makes use of different means, the more we got their tactics the more new ones they developed, therefore we have to stay updated and not be greedy by maintaining self-control on anything we see online regarding crypto.

Scammers, hackers and criminals are a big issue in crypto and every day, we can have bad luck to be affected.

Many people are getting scammed daily.
Even, if you are aware of scammers and you don’t fall for any scam, it is still possible to be targeted by hackers.
Because hackers are knowing very well about malicious code and some sites are very risky because of download and even when you don’t know it, it can be a dangerous situation for your device.


Avoid risky sites and downloads

A big trap are malicious sites and downloads. Hackers and criminals like such risky sites and malicious downloads to infect our device and if it’s successfull we will suffer a lot.
Conclusion: avoid risky sites and avoid downloads.
It will improve our safety from hackers and criminals.

However, even avoiding risky sites and downloads is sometimes not enough because hackers are really educated to target someone.


Avoid Darknet sites

An important point is to avoid Darknet sites, where many hackers and criminals are active. Not necessarily scammers but mainly hackers and criminals.
Because Darknet is a space, where criminal business goes unnoticed. We need to be very carful to avoid it because of malware link, hack and criminals.

Our best proceed is to avoid any Darknet sites enitrely and if we avoid it, we won’t get any malicious malware on our device or similar.
Luckily, Darknet is very difficult to reach and you need certains programs for it.


Do not legitimize scammers, hackers and criminals

It is always easy to let scammers escape from it, if we are not affected. But once we are affected, it is really a big issue. And Crypto is suffering from a lot from criminal activites, no matter if on Telegram, on lots of malicious download sites, from fraud altcoins, from malware link, from exchange hack or even here on Bitcointalk.

Unfortunately, hacks or criminal activity is downplayed often. It should not be downplayed because it’s massively harmful. No one needs scammers, hackers and criminals.

We need to call out malicious people and criminal activities, not downplay it. We need to combat it, too.


We need to find solutions how to stop scammers, hackers and criminals

Finding solutions how to stop scammers, hackers and criminals is very important for everyone.
After more people realize how important it is to stop criminals, we need solutions to do so. Bitcointalk has a scam accusations board, where we can report scammers, create reports and distribute negative trust. Finally, after an online research, scammer’s homes can be prosecuted and scammers can be sent to prison.
Because scammers, hackers and criminals need to be punished for doing massive harm.
Straight to jail.


Create awareness against scammers, hackers and criminals

We need to create awareness against scammers because everyone needs to know it is a big danger.
We need to mention it often and try to find solutions against scammers, hackers and criminals.

If scammers, hackers and criminals are not succesful, doing business will get more difficult for such shady people.

We need to be woke about it because a scammer, a criminal and a hacker can be everywhere. Crypto is heavily targeted by scammers because it’s directly rewarding any hack or criminal activity, where Crypto Currencies are obtained.