Due to the increased popularity of cryptocurrencies, there has been an increased number of scammers both in terms of ICOs and in social media. You would find "official" representatives that would "propose lucrative deals" in the name of the legit company. There is only one result as a consequence - you losing your assets.
Thus, always keep in mind that real official channels of communications work. Also, if you see those posts in social media promising returns without a legit background (a.k.a. a full-blown platform) is a sure way to lose money. Creating bots on Facebook, Twitter, and Telegram is quite easy these days. Make sure not to repeat mistakes that others made before you
https://www.cryptocointrade.com/Not to mention mining pools and app scams going on right now. Some of the Facebook groups that were excellent in terms of trading discussions now turned into scam marketing sites.
Lol, you’re talking like you’ still a noob. Scammers are always increasing, and the worst of it all is that these scammers don’t only have one platform, only one person can create up to ten platforms and using it to scam hardworking people.
If you calculate it, and let’s say we have about ten of them that are doing such, that means we will have about a thousand platforms that are owned by scammers. It is more than that, I just have an example. So you just have to do your best and avoid them as much as you can.