Like any get-rich-quick scheme, bitcoin scams thrive on the gullibility of its victims. Just because it's a digital currency doesn't mean you can acquire wealth quickly.
Topic: How Can You Protect Ourselves From Scammers? - page 5. (Read 737 times)
Like any get-rich-quick scheme, bitcoin scams thrive on the gullibility of its victims. Just because it's a digital currency doesn't mean you can acquire wealth quickly.
You can install chrome extensions when youre using chrome to add up to your security, like etheraddresslookup and metamask been using these for a while and so far so good for me.
Never ever give any information to people you don't know most specially here in the internet. Better activate you 2 factor authentication and activate the maximum security per account. Do not open your account to public wifi or to your an friend and associate with their computers and laptop because you don't know how capable that guy is when it comes to hacking.
Okay not to interest others with your Personality. So no one will try to get in your data, If you do not get very much attention. Make sure that you are not interesting to the hacker, and also your personal data was not interesting.
Never ever give any information to people you don't know most specially here in the internet. Better activate you 2 factor authentication and activate the maximum security per account. Do not open your account to public wifi or to your an friend and associate with their computers and laptop because you don't know how capable that guy is when it comes to hacking.
usually when the offer is too good to be true suspect it already and avoid it. victims usually are the newbies the newly entered investor. they don't have knowledge yet about how cryptocurrency have a bad side. they got attracted by the profit they can gain but forgot they will get scammed too. there are many ways to avoid being scammed and to know that research first and learn.
As much as possible put a security to all your funds and change all your password into very defficult.
It surprise me how scammers have their way in scamming people successfully. Their victims must be a greedy human being, how will some say bring 5 collect 40 it is insane i believe nothing is free in this life, you have to work to earn.
1Remain alert and vigilant. Do not trust anyone and do not share your key.
2Keep your crypto safe in hard wallet like trezor or other wallets like electrum.
3Do not share your key in shady links, be assured , double check , stay intune with your mind and intutive power.
2Keep your crypto safe in hard wallet like trezor or other wallets like electrum.
3Do not share your key in shady links, be assured , double check , stay intune with your mind and intutive power.
Accuracy is needed to avoid scamers, if you invest then you must know the identity of the team through linkedin.
At least you have done the best preventive measures, it's the best way to stay away from scamers.
At least you have done the best preventive measures, it's the best way to stay away from scamers.
I think only myself can protect myself from fraud. To make the right decision, I have to learn a lot in books, on forums, in the media, learning through experts, friends, colleagues ... to know about this attractive market. Self-study and accumulate experience for yourself. And must regularly monitor market research. Must have passion and ability to take risks...
Careful and high knowledge are the main key on how to evade groups of scammers, in crypto business, a lots of scammers who are here looking for their next vctims, and to avoid on that, just look forward on their platform and easily detect on how the way they attract people, because scammers are different in terms of people attractions, on how the way they attract people to come on their business.
Each needs to protect themselves, there is greater awareness now, with the help of this community. Resist greed, thats the first thing one needs to fight, because scammers thrive on that, educate yourselves with proper research, without rushing into anything. Ask around, within the forum, and pay special attention to security, whether with passwords or personal information.
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably isn't true. If a tweet said "send us 1 ethereum and instantly earn 5 ethereum", this is a totally scam. This is a simple method but people send their coins to scammers. Because they are so greedy to get money.
Also try to be careful for phishing fraud. Check browser's adress bar and website licences on cryptocurrency exchanges. On the other hand keep private keys and passwords on paper. These are important steps for protection in my opinion.
Also try to be careful for phishing fraud. Check browser's adress bar and website licences on cryptocurrency exchanges. On the other hand keep private keys and passwords on paper. These are important steps for protection in my opinion.
I have my way how to protect my self from scammer and fake project ico and bounty campaign. I always look at the team of their ico project, always joining best team ico and bounty campaign because can get payment at the end of bounty campaign. By investing in ico project always look at the owner of ico project and always looking trust owner and they have good reputation in their project before. I have been success in choose many ico and campaign.
People come across tricks of swindlers because of their inattention or greed, if you aren't greedy then you'll not be able to be deceived
The best way to protect yourself from scammers is to doubt everything, question everything, do your own researches and never ever trust someone who promises you to get you rich quickly.
Scammers are generally intelligent and that is why some people fall victim. I can remember vividly well during the period when I use to invest in high yield investment programme. seeing those flashy site make me think the programme is geniue because then I am of opinion that such robust site can not be build simply to defraud people but today I have seeing that people fall to scammers due to little knowledge on what they are investing on or being gullible some people want to get rich quickly that they forget they can be defrauded as well
if we want to protect ourselves from scammers, of course we must be observant in choosing a good ico for investment, especially now many new altcoins are popping up and they offer benefits, therefore we must be smart to analyze the prospect of ico to grow and we must continue to monitor prices exchange
I don't give my private keys to others and keep it safe also making sure that the website I entered is not a phishing site by bookmarking legitimate website. You could even land on a phishing site by mistyping a URL (web address).
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Of course nobody gives his/her private key to anyone. But too many people encounter scams and frauds. I dont know how this could be. What are the reasons for scams? For example, how can someone steal my asset?What should I do to protect myself?
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Of course nobody gives his/her private key to anyone. But too many people encounter scams and frauds. I dont know how this could be. What are the reasons for scams? For example, how can someone steal my asset?What should I do to protect myself?
You can protect yourselves from scammers by keeping safe your private key and password. Also, it is better to activate the 2FA authenticator of all your account. Then, be cautious upon logging in on your account and double check if the site you opened is not a phishing site. There are some article or video that shows how you can detect a secured and phishing site.
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