How to Protect Yourself from Fraudulent Bitcoin Giving

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Quote from: Agios on July 22, 2020, 01:43:15 AM

For example the Kanye West account which was also hacked. The famous US musician is "tweeting" he will duplicate the Bitcoin sent to his Bitcoin address. With common logic, it is unlikely that anyone would give free money in the form of Bitcoin, without any veiled intentions.

No one will give you free money, not even Bill Gates. If it sounds too sweet, then it's certainly not true, especially in cyberspace.

It's a Bitcoin giveaway then why should they ask you to send money to their BTC address? that's absurd. Scammers kept on doing the same thing simply because there are people who still believe and fall into it which is why reporting/taking down such fraudulent bitcoin giveaways is the best solution for everyone. Remember this, there's no such thing as free bitcoin so always be logical and doubt everything you see on the internet.

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Again there is no event or people today will give free money instead they are just scamming other people by the scheme of depositing those address to join the event are you really sure that a channel or an event gives 500 BTC to just the people who make a deposit to their address just only 10 dollars? I don't think so this is good to be true. It's better to report those immediately to avoid increasing the number of victims with these scams. Help the community to spread out the fake news about this to prevent getting scam.

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Quote from: dolcemariposa1 on March 19, 2021, 01:25:27 PM

There are many people who have been scammed this last year with the livestreams that they made on YouTube with hacked channels, but really if you think about it, nobody is going to multiply x2 the btc that you send to the wallet that they indicate.

If you see any program, site or person giving you X amount of money on your investments in very short time and without asking you to do any work, then for sure that is a scam. No one on earth gives you free money on investments. Also note that the returns on staking etc are only between 1-20 percent and not 2x-3x.

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Quote from: Agios on July 22, 2020, 01:43:15 AM

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the saying goes: 'greed brings harm'...
to be honest, maybe if I didn't know from the old discussion about Bitcoin giveaway scams on the internet then I would definitely fall into the trap of giveaway scammers. YouTube, Twitter, and several social media are where they carry out their actions. do not be easy to believe because getting something without hard work really does not exist.

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Quote from: dolcemariposa1 on March 19, 2021, 01:25:27 PM

There are many people who have been scammed this last year with the livestreams that they made on YouTube with hacked channels, but really if you think about it, nobody is going to multiply x2 the btc that you send to the wallet that they indicate.

You won't fall for it only if you know that it is a scam because most people that are desperate and are newbie when it comes to earning money online so whenever there is someone who presents them the idea of doubling their money, they don't hesitate or doubt because they don't know that it is a scam.

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Quote from: dolcemariposa1 on March 19, 2021, 01:25:27 PM

There are many people who have been scammed this last year with the livestreams that they made on YouTube with hacked channels, but really if you think about it, nobody is going to multiply x2 the btc that you send to the wallet that they indicate.

It is really shocking to see these kind of people who believes in such frauds very easily. It is a very poor tactic that you think of making people believe you by verified accounts. You just directly want their crypto from people to double it etc. and you are proving it clearly that it is fake. I really don't understand how foolish you should be to believe such thing.

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Quote from: Sanitough on March 19, 2021, 05:08:01 PM

Quote from: dolcemariposa1 on March 19, 2021, 01:25:27 PM

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Hacked twitter as well, actually the perpetrator is already sentenced for imprisonment.

https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/16/22334421/twitter-hacker-bitcoin-plea-deal-agreement-graham-ivan-clark-three-years

Our only tool be safe is being knowledgeable, the basic knowledge in investing must be posses and it does not require an expert to detect an obvious scam.

Yes that topic was just brought up just recently.
It's a lesson for Twitter to fix the vulnerabilities in their site.
Knowing that a simple social engineering would do this big, then I would just close all my accounts there whenever I have the power to.

Those are celebrities were talking about, what more for some ordinary person that just tends to use his/her computer casually?

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when seeing things like bitcoin or other altcoin giving, ask your friends about this or people in your cryptocurrencies about this, then decide whether you'll join this.
be cautious when links ask your account address, esp, password. but I think the most important thing is to believe that there's no free meals in the world, everyone is interest-oriented.

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It's pretty obvious that these twitter giveaways are scams so I don't know why some people still fall for it. Even if it's from a famous personality, if it requires you to send a specific amount first or ask for the private keys of your wallet then it is guaranteed to be fake. Those giveaways have a ridiculous amount to give so it is really too good to be true to fall for it. Legit giveaways are not that big and if it is, it's divided to many people.

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Well anything out of the ordinary is most likely impossible or is a fraud. No one in this current situation, and most especially this pandemic is giving out free Bitcoin. I mean even if I have loads of Bitcoin, I still wouldn’t give it out just like that. And the only way you protect yourself is never get too hyped if someone sends you a message for whatever social platforms you have that says free bitcoin.

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Quote from: Agios on July 22, 2020, 01:43:15 AM

Deception in the guise of Bitcoin is spreading. The most recent and most extensive case is through hacking of a number of famous celebrity Twitter accounts on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. Hackers offer a Bitcoin giveaway from those accounts. So, what are some ways to protect yourself from this mode of crime?

The perpetrators may launch social-based attacks (social engineering) against Twitter employees. Hackers access Twitter's internal systems and devices, and thus successfully tweet the Bitcoin giveaway.
For example the Kanye West account which was also hacked. The famous US musician is "tweeting" he will duplicate the Bitcoin sent to his Bitcoin address. With common logic, it is unlikely that anyone would give free money in the form of Bitcoin, without any veiled intentions.

No one will give you free money, not even Bill Gates. If it sounds too sweet, then it's certainly not true, especially in cyberspace.

It is very true that you shouldn't believe anyone who claims that he/she will double your crypto etc. . Why would anyone want to offer such thing in the end? We have really seen that how stupid were the hackers also that they wanted such thing from people directly. But still there were people who were stupid enough to believe this obvious fraud attempt. Grin

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Quote from: dolcemariposa1 on March 19, 2021, 01:25:27 PM

There are many people who have been scammed this last year with the livestreams that they made on YouTube with hacked channels, but really if you think about it, nobody is going to multiply x2 the btc that you send to the wallet that they indicate.

Hacked twitter as well, actually the perpetrator is already sentenced for imprisonment.

https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/16/22334421/twitter-hacker-bitcoin-plea-deal-agreement-graham-ivan-clark-three-years

Our only tool be safe is being knowledgeable, the basic knowledge in investing must be posses and it does not require an expert to detect an obvious scam.

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There are many people who have been scammed this last year with the livestreams that they made on YouTube with hacked channels, but really if you think about it, nobody is going to multiply x2 the btc that you send to the wallet that they indicate.

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I think most of newbies and greedy person can be victim for it.First of all remember that "there is no free lunch".Before investing or participating must focus on that:

1. If any project or person offering high amount to give free or demanding little services it mean there is something wrong and avoid it.
2.Visit their social network channels and support services you will realize fake or real.
3.Demanding some amount in case of transfering giveaway it mean there is scam so dont waste your time and avoid it.
4.If demanding you to open link and make account,dont do it because it can be phising link and you may lost your coins.

Beside all still legit project there so just follow the real projects and trustworthy bountymanagers to save your time and money.

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Quote from: HanaTenun on March 18, 2021, 01:44:47 PM

don't be easily tempted by free money or anything else especially the bid is through social media, there is no such thing as free money in this world, there are rampant scams under the guise of free bitcoin on behalf of big people who are successful in the crypto world, so be smart to distinguish between scams and not. because right now it is very difficult to tell the difference but when you are in doubt ask someone who understands this better.

actually distinguishing fake bitcoin giveaway scams is not difficult and in fact very easy.
which becomes difficult and invisible because those who believe in the scammer giveaway only want Bitcoin in a very fast way and in large quantities. lack of thoroughness and vigilance will cost us money.
This forum has even explained repeatedly about the dangers of fake giveaway, but if they still don't understand it then those who are deceived deserve to experience it as a lesson so that it doesn't happen again.

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try not to follow him. If anyone wants to do a giveaway very much with "bitcoin" it looks impossible. different if it's an exchange company. They definitely want something more. After you win he will ask for administrative expenses and then run away without bringing a prize for you.

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don't be easily tempted by free money or anything else especially the bid is through social media, there is no such thing as free money in this world, there are rampant scams under the guise of free bitcoin on behalf of big people who are successful in the crypto world, so be smart to distinguish between scams and not. because right now it is very difficult to tell the difference but when you are in doubt ask someone who understands this better.

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People should know that, no one is going to sent them free bitcoin even when bitcoin is so much costly.even thats doubtful too cause thus sender wouldn't get any benefit.people shouldn't believe any celebrity who start bitcoin givd away all on a sudden.i also did same mistakes & lost my assests but now i know what is true and false.people also need to verify instead of instant sending their fund

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I also almost sent my funds to a scammer, I saw an advertisement on YouTube from a verified account and almost believed, that is, at first I believed. It was just that there was no money at this point, but then when they appeared, I looked again and decided to double-check and yes it really was a scam.

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Quote from: Agios on July 22, 2020, 01:43:15 AM

No one will give you free money, not even Bill Gates. If it sounds too sweet, then it's certainly not true, especially in cyberspace.

Unless it's Mr. Beast (well actually he was also involved in the scam so nevermind)

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