Topic: Just a friendly Bitcoin friend reminder - High price = more scams (Read 620 times)

You're right. We don't only have to apply this carefulness in our bitcoin holding online or keeping our private keys secured on private modes, we also have to apply that physical conciousness of how we makes our devices reachable to people.
We should also be aware that people who know more better of you're the ones who'd plan more evil against you. It could act of jealousy or some kind of golddiggers who perches around on how to take an earn they never worked for. So don't get loosed and easily trusting even your relatives.

Don't even try underrating anyone looking stupid and illiterate to the evolutions of today's because desperate persons also do operates on disguise and can be patient and tolerance. Total careful in all ramifications is the watch ward to keeping your funds save.

Yes, that's right, when the bullish season arrives, we often see fraudsters also increasing significantly in the Crypto space to trick targets in any way, be it by sending fake links or by providing bait that can double our crypto balance, this method is always used. by fraudsters from the past until now, but I really wonder why there are still people who believe in the old tricks that are often used by fraudsters even though on this forum many users often remind us not to easily entrust our finances to anyone but ourselves , Could all this happen due to negligence or because of greed, so you have to believe in fraudsters.

It seems that in the bull run market it is no longer strange that market excitement will also be an easy target for fraudsters. Even after bitcoin started its bullish trend and we can see many crypto projects launched like several altcoins. And very often the name of an altcoin that is launched on the top exchange is also followed by the emergence of an imitation altcoin with the same name which was created to trap beginners into the Honeypot. And sometimes many altcoins with almost the same name are also listed on cmc. Moreover, phishing and dusting attacks are no longer counted. So we might also have to warn newbies who come in more often. Because usually bullish market turmoil will also be accompanied by more beginners coming to the crypto industry. Which is usually also the target of fraudsters.

Unfortunately this is very true, as soon as the Bitcoin price rises there will be more scammers switching to the crypto world to try and steal many coins as possible. Crypto investors who have been around during the last few bull runs encountered these scammers before. But this is doesn't mean that we are save from these scammers. There are new scams every year, as the scammers become aware that their old scams are widely known and aren't as successful as before. Now with the values of all our crypto holdings rising it's more important than ever to be cautious when dealing with strangers or being sent any links that we didn't ask for. When it comes to the internet everybody can pretend to be somebody else and it's hard to build up trust. Best to stick to people and websites that we know and that have been around for a long time. This is no guarantee that it isn't a scam, but it makes it less likely than any new company with no track record.

Scammers are always active during the bull market, they go into hibernation during the bear market but immediately they notice the bull are taking over the market, they become active again because they know new and easy targets are coming into the market (the newbies). What those that want to avoid being victims are to do is to first stop storing their coins in a hot wallet, hot wallet can by those that are frequent users of their coins like traders or merchants but as an investors, cold wallet should be your go to wallet.

You should protect yourself by staying informed on things happening in the industry. Some scams are being repeated every bull market but there are some tricks that get invented newly and those are the ones we have to be on the lookout for because they're new and can get hold of both old and new members of the community. Don't click any random links you receive especially those from an unknown source.

Lastly, I'll say just stay true to investing in Bitcoin through DCA and don't get distracted or carried away by all the things that'll be happening in the market. Every bull market comes with its own madness and next year own won't be any different. Alot of scams will be trending and if you don't stay loyal to Bitcoin, you might end up not making any profit from the bull market because of scams you became a victim to.

As long as there are gullible people who are taking the bait of these scammers, there will be people who will get scammed. These fraudsters won't stop up until they got their victims exhausted with money.
They will pull a lot of tactics just to get their next naive person. Just consider the fact that they can operate anonymously, so it is like they can be free and cyberspace is their playing ground.


I think that will be one of the major routes that scammers are employing these days. So be careful on how you click links in your email. Most of them will have a title heading seemingly coming from official channels but carefully check the source and the email ad is weird.

Even the email which have not yet been marked as spam on my mail box if I receive any email from anyone which I’m not expecting email from especially on my private email which I don’t share out to anyone, the first thing I do first is to report the mail as spam then delete it in other for me not to come across it by mistake again.

Don’t know how the scammers use in sending out some mails most times that it enters one’s inbox like a real email coming from a corporate body which can’t be spam but one’s we open the mail you will notice the body and content of the mail are all fraudulent.

Scamming is still massively profitable in bear market too, so it's not like anything really changed. Just remember that there's no free money or free golden opportunities, and that Bitcoin is very very unforgiving when it comes to any mistakes, so think carefully about every step and always ask yourself "what can go wrong".

We may be in fishing season but this never stops despite there being extensive campaigns to disseminate one of the most common scams.

Protecting privileged information related to bitcoin is only part of the entire associated security framework.  Sometimes security weaknesses are where you least imagine, so it is not just about protecting your keys, but about being comprehensive in security.

Just as holders and investors see a price fall as a window to to get more coins, also those wcmers find high price times as golden opportunities for the grabs. Now look, the scam rate during bull runs are just quite appalling. Its common sense that high price= more scams.
And if anybody else here have  a different opinion, I'm just so curious to see what it is.
All the victims of scams I know  all happened during high price times😂
I'm not saying it doesn't happen any other time, but, you get my point.

I've noticed that bad actors are working extra hard to send me password reset requests on an email and account connected to some cryptocurrency services I no longer use. It's as if they think they will magically gain access to my accounts through that. Anyway, there are also these investment scams going around when the price of bitcoin is marching up. They use the price action to their narrative hoping to get some money along the way which, hopefully they don't get.

Being extra vigilant during bull runs should be a must. You're already getting profits by just having bitcoins, don't let greed take over you in any way.

If you don’t fall in their spam emails and phishing links, that won’t guarantee that you are free from being scammed. Scammers will definitely find new ways of strategies in this bullish market just to get us up in this crazy season. So it’s actually a must to be more wary and cautious when it comes to securing our investments, monitor your wallet most often and check if your coins are still there or have suddenly vanished. And most importantly, always keep up with the latest information about scamming and hacking so you can also prepare yourself for that.

Many are into the emails spam and making you think that you've got some giveaway that you haven't claimed yet.

They disguise like that and if you're a gullible guy, you'd fall for that and that's why many are being phished through email because these forms of emails are encouraging them to click a link for such claims.

Or some scary email like your wallet have been hacked and you just realize that you didn't used any email upon creation of a wallet.

Be more cautious in holding your coins this time. Most especially that bitcoin price has already break the record of the last ATH, I’m sure a lot of scammers at the moment are eyeing on every bitcoin investor and even send strange links and emails. Once you open it, consider it you fall on their trap. One day, when you wake up, you’ll only be alarmed seeing all your coins have gone.

This is a reminder to always check your wallet more often. And never ever dare to disclose your private keys even to your closest friend or family member, this is not the time to trust other people but only trust yourself.

Yes I heard the news and the notification of the hike of the price to the All Time High (ATH) today and I was amazed to heard that because I was expecting that to happen after the bull market. And also this has been discussed for a long time about the scammers roaring around the internet and looking for whom to devour. So avoid all the influencers and any link that is suspicious. Only visit legit domain and not a referral links.

Scammers use to send spam emails and if you don't know them, and click the link then your system would be infected with virus and your coins will be stolen. So avoid all those things.

Bitcoin reaching a new all-time high have been the most talked about discussion in the forum since the beginning of the year. With all this information flying around about scammers, one should have already thought about it and know that they need to be on the watch out for scammers. I have seen how a lot of people have complained on how scammers infiltrate their wallets and take away all of their savings, it is paramount to keep reiterating on this, most especially for newbies as scammers will always be looking for a new technique to use and scam their victims once again. It’s the most sensitive time in the crypto industry, so we should all trade carefully and stay away and know when a scam is being portrayed.

The crypto world can be a goldmine – or a feeding ground for those looking to exploit unsuspecting miners.  Just like with any kind of investment, there are always those lurking in the shadows, waiting to snatch your hard-earned cash.

People offering seemingly "free" crypto play on two things: greed and lack of knowledge.  A hefty chunk of Bitcoin – especially in a country where the equivalent is significant – sounds too good to be true, because it probably is.  Scammers dangle these fake rewards to lure in the unwary, hoping they'll blindly jump in without asking questions.

Education is the ultimate weapon against these digital bandits. Spreading awareness, like you're doing here and with your friend, is crucial.  People need to understand that if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

The idea is very simple in a bull market, the mainstream media and everywhere there is talk of bitcoin and hence many people invest in bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. Since many people are investing in crypto, the scammers will also try to scam innocent newbies in the crypto world. They may deploy the same time and energy in the bear market to scam people but since there are fewer people interested in bitcoins at that time, the scammers may have a difficult time finding people to scam as compared to the bull market crypto users.

Also, there are many tactics to scam people like phishing sites, making scam exchanges and of course, the attraction of girls is one way to get hold of people's cryptocurrencies.

Scammers that you mentioned target newbies on social media platforms, mostly Telegram, by saying that they are traders or they know some expert trader who would help them earn a lot of money and newbies think that they are telling the truth and they have got an opportunity that would make them rich in no time. However, when we talk about scammers who use bull run in their favour and get benefits from it tend to create fake projects that they advertise as legit projects to attract investors and when they get some investors, they run away with their funds.

This is why, when the bull run is around the corner, investors need to become more vigilant and careful when joining new projects and making investments in them.

I noticed as well that especially on Telegram I receive way more scam messages during a bull run rather than during a bear market. And the funny thing is that during the bear market they usually use old guys' pictures and during the bull run they pretend to be pretty girls. I wonder if there is some psychology behind this choice, like that when things go bad you may believe an old guy because it sounds more reassuring and when there is excitement for a bull run people are more likely to listen to a girl?

Even on bear market on which they are really that still present or something that do exist, now that the market do make out some price increase then we do know that hype and fomo do kicks in.
We do know that even lots of people are experienced, there would really be always those people who are noobs or new into this market and due to lack of awareness and knowledge then this is where
they would really be taking advantage with those noobs around and this is where they do make money. This is why it would really be that recommended that whenever you do decide
to make some investment then always verify things and asking out the community would really be the best idea.

Just make use of your own common sense then you wouldnt really be putting up yourself on such harm. There are really just those people who are really that greedy
and they cant be able to think up well.

Bitcoin price hype means more people are grabbing it so we can expect to see a lot of attempts coming since they know there's a lot of people have Btc on their wallets. This is why its important for us to know each schemes used by scammers so we can avoid easily those attempts they send on any medium.  If we are knowledgeable enough for sure we will never get an interest to click anything we receive online and no balance will be wasted so its important to anyone to learn those schemes so that they can also avoid those scams. We should protect our coins for any means and never click nor show some interest on any to good to be true offers.

Email scams can be very elaborate, and so can social media scams as well. Corporate email can often be faked, especially if a company didn't protect themselves specifically against it, so posing as an exchange asking you for updating some info or whatever is possible. YouTube accounts with fake giveaways might have a tick (verified status) next to the name of the channel, and sometimes real Twitter accounts get hacked and promote crypto scams.
It's important to be careful and aware, and things will be okay.

Oh damn. That means he had got the access to your privacy earlier on even when you never accumulated as much attracted before you hitted you up. And then he was just by the corner waiting for you to accumulate as much attractively before he could hit you up. Sorry bro.
Indeed the bully season is usually attractive to scammers hovering everywhere in the internet on where to perch and extorts what they never laboured for.
If a link is did not come from your expectations or a recommendable source please stay off because that is an access given easy where they could anonymously invade into your privacies.

There is something unusual do, I have a mobile device that  I don't login to my vital accounts, so if a suspicious link is sent to be on my device which contains my accounts logins, I usually copies the link to the other device, and then check it out on what it could be. And so doing, if it is a phishing link then I would definitely have nothing to lost at the cost because I don't have relevant data accounts logged on to the device.

Remember, yours Bitcoin today in your wallet is the engineer to muster your network for the future. Guide it with all conciousness. Don't be too greedy in this season to Multiply your assets after much you have made a huge amount of profits in this bull seasons because our of greeds leads more of us to be victimized in this industry.

actually before this year the airdrop is really growing strong and many will take this advantage.


not just some mate but many, because in this kind of moment that bitcoin is growing strong scammers thought that they can easily fool people by promising something to earn.
exactly , scams and hack comes from the links and  if we are lazy checking then we will be scammed.

The number of Airdrops increased significantly, and the social media influencers also promoted those projects. There will be some scam projects as well, and you should be careful with those projects. Always make sure you trust the source before you click on any links. People connect their meta mask wallet and other wallets to those websites to be eligible for airdrops, and they think that the website won't be able to drain my wallet if I do not approve it from my metamask. But the truth is, hackers are able to drain your wallet no matter you approve it or not. They will drain your wallet. So, It is advised to use cold wallet to store your holdings.

Yes, it attracts a lot of scammers when Bitcoin is setting a new ATH. So you need to be careful at all times, scammers are everywhere and they attack silently. We really need to more vigilant most especially to those who wants to start to invest in here or for newbies. Newbies are their favorite target, that is their easy target of scam. I remember my college friend she's been scammed, scammers using bitcoin name but the system is like pyramiding and I said that, that's not how bitcoin works and she didn't listen to me and she lost her money. So for newbies, please be careful if you feel something wrong just ignore it, and stay sharp.

Scammers will not remain silent when the Bitcoin market begins to grow rapidly, the drastic increase experienced by Bitcoin means that fraud against Bitcoin users also increases drastically. Each fraud mode has different characteristics, usually the most commonly used by scammers is using Phishing links sent via email or messages via other media. It is very necessary to anticipate early by recognizing the types of fraud in crypto to avoid all types of fraud by adding a layer of security to stored assets. Experienced Bitcoin investors always prioritize asset safety by storing them in the safest place that is difficult for fraudsters to reach, usually they use a Cold Wallet or Hardware Wallet because this type of Wallet has a high security system because it is separate from the internet network or Offline.

People always forget that part too, porn can definitely be a problem for someone that's trying to store their bitcoins safely as it's an allure to people to browse those adult websites without any care and they don't know that the more sketchy it is, the more likely that it's going to be riddled with suspicious links and adwares that might carry some problematic viruses and Trojans.

It's also worth noting that if you want a good browser that doesn't give you pop up ads, your best bet would probably be using Brave or DuckDuckGo since they're really good at keeping you browse safely. It's also helpful in preventing clicking on phishing links if you've got a work email that's not connected to your home devices and only used in your work, that way, you can easily filter out stuff that needs filtering, another thing that you can also do is remove junkmails in your inbox so it's much cleaner and unsubscribe to newsletters so they don't send you emails that you have no use for.

It's always good to reinforce this idea that the more value there is, the more people want to steal it... therefore, no porn, suspicious links, random emails... preferably have a clean and exclusive computer or notebook just for moving coins.

Caution and safety are never an exaggeration

If you can dispose that email where you've been receiving constantly scam and phishing attempts that's much better. Because it is not going to stop once your email has been on the hands and database of these scammers. They'll keep sending you attempts everyday until they get tired and not just that, if they pass on your email or their database to another scammer, they'll just rinse and repeat the process and that's why we've been receiving spam emails from these unknown people. Once your email has been exposed and recorded by these people, you'll always see them on your inbox. That's why it's best to separate your personal email, your crypto email and other stuff that you with such registrations.

Scammers are aiming for crypto right now since it is making a noise due to Bitcoin hitting a new ATH.
There would be so many newbies who would surely be a victim of those scammers, so many fake online traders who would try to guide them or investment schemes.
I heard one of my co-worker talking about investing in a trader he met online and told him that most of those traders are fake and he would just get scammed if he invest on it, then after few days he did confirm that it was a scam and thank me for telling him about it.

Yes they will try their best to get access to your coins and not only bitcoin but every coin will be beneficial for them if they get access towards it. Now it is the responsibility of holders that they should keep their coins secretly in safe place from where hackers will be unable to steal your coins.

Some people always clicks on random links because they are assuming that they will allow them a reward but actually they are hackers who are just in struggle to get access to your holdings. So it is important that avoid some sort of links that are not for your use.

Not only bitcoin owners are susceptible to the thirst for profit, but also hunters for the contents of wallets of bitcoin owners. There is nothing extraordinary in their activation.

This is a hot time - a gold bitcoin rush.

As has always been the case, the most vulnerable point in the safety of bitcoin is the owner himself. Owners will always be under the vector of scammer attacks. Therefore, must always be alert and not be careless with bitcoin.

The saddest thing is that some owners will be targets, having made a mistake and not paying due attention to the issue of safety and security of bitcoin. Even hot wallets can be relatively safe to use. For example, storing these wallets on a separate laptop, dedicated only for working with bitcoin.

Forewarned means protected.

As the prices of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin rise, fraudulent schemes become more prevalent. I believe that during this period, it is crucial to exercise caution and adhere to basic internet safety rules. It's important to be vigilant, avoid disclosing confidential information, and use secure methods for storing cryptocurrencies. Warnings about potential fraudulent schemes should be taken seriously, and precautions should be taken to protect one's assets.

Your observation is very correct. You are doing right thing by warning users but still there will be many who will fall for these scams. This is because majority of people are greedy in nature.

Not only phishing mails will increase, there will be new coins coming as well. Most of these new coins will be scams and attempt to fool them with false promotions.

Though there is nothing wrong in that, I wonder how can one stay unaware of Bitcoin and invest in all other cryptocurrencies but ignore Bitcoin for so many years when they could see what it could provide in all the cycles we have been through. If one can see Bitcoin hitting $100k, and getting back to $20k in the bear market and still doesn't buy for the next bull run, he shouldn't be considered sane in my opinion.
I know there are a lot of people that haven't made any investment in Bitcoin, but those are people that maybe don't know about it, they must have heard about an altcoin, invested in it and that is how they joined the industry.

The problem is that only long-time and experienced market participants know clearly about these types of scams. But newbies are the main target of scammers and inexperienced newbies, so falling into this trap is inevitable.

The goal of all of us entering the market is to make as much money as possible and as easily as possible, and scammers understand that mentality. They will launch thousands of high-profit promotions, how can newbies avoid them without the knowledge?

Like those of us who have participated in the market through 1 or 2 bull seasons, is anyone proud or guaranteed that they have never lost money or losses because of the high profit advertisements of altcoin projects? To be able to grow up, we need to have our own lessons, consider them as lessons, not as things that make us fall.

Nothing happens if we ignore these emails, we are already aware of their purpose.
For newcomers and those who are just about to start, better to be more careful and it is best not to deal with strangers, especially for emails that address us to exchanges. If we are going to invest make sure that we are using the right site and only reputable exchange and never make use of this exchange wallet as a storage wallet but rather use an appropriate one.

Scammers will fail if we know how to protect ourselves from them but if we make ourselves totally ignorant about the current situation, not too far from falling into their hands and tricks.

This is a season that beginners needs to be very careful, especially those that don't have the opportunity to invest in bitcoin. Seeing the way the price of bitcoin is going up some beginners can be so desperate to get bitcoin  and scammers can also use the means in deceive people by giving bitcoin, and still trick them to collect money as much as they will be able to gain.

In this season scammers will try different way on how to target people,  it is very important for people to be conscious and never to give room to scammers to have advantage. Making research will really prevent people from falling into scam. The common scam this days is the airdrop scam that many people run into to make money , people just need to be careful of what they involve themselves into just to make money.

yeah, and it's now getting worse because the verified check mark now can be purchased by anyone, people used to be able to recognized a public figure from that verified checkmark. All that being said, I guess if anyone has enough knowledge and experience they would know that anything that is too good to be true would definitely be a scam.

Scams are very common and with the increase in the value of bitcoin the number of scams has increased so be careful in the beginning. Hackers can easily steal information from android phones so avoid sharing your private information while installing apps. New projects will create various traps for scamming will show greed and cannot be interested in them. Go ahead by investing in the right coins.

Right. If you're throwing big bucks into the game, be extra cautious. Ditch storing everything on exchanges and  go for hardware or offline wallets for extra safety like steer clear of those shady schemes promising crazy returns because they're usually trouble. Cheers to smart investing

Scammers are never on vacation, so although in times when the price goes up, they probably increase their activity - what difference does it make if someone receives 1 or 100 spam/phishing e-mails today? If you don't know what you're doing, even 1 such e-mail will be enough to cause damage, so I don't see that anyone is in more danger today than they were 2 or 3 months ago.

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Of course, AV are not tools that can prevent every malware or virus from penetrating our device, but a good AV will always warn of danger, especially if it is a malicious file that has already been marked as a potential threat. My AV scans every file I try to download, and shows how many times that file has been downloaded so far (based on the user's access) and gives a recommendation for it, or automatically quarantines it.

I don't think that's an issue antivirus can solve. Malware don't just happen on our systems/devices. Before getting an antivirus for our device we've to first be the security we seek outside and that's where your second advice comes in. It's a notable thing to do and I think newbies (maybe some old members too) should pay attention to that. Don't click on every link sent to you. Be sure of the source first before exercising your fingers on the keyboard. Be weary of anyone hastening you up to do one task or the other or even an investment. Once you spot any level of impatience with them, that's when you should slow down. Don't allow anyone hurry you up in this space. That's one of the weak links scammers like to explore.

We really have to be careful not to be tempted by the offers we receive, especially from emails that come. Scammers will always try to trick you and take your money without you even realizing it.
It's only by remaining careful and alert that we can always avoid being fooled by offers that look as good as they are. Maybe we have experienced scams before, so we can remain alert because the scammers will definitely use many methods to deceive us again.
We must really protect the coins we own and not be tempted by anything. We have to be responsible with these coins so only being careful can do this.

If you are investing such a high amount, then it’s obvious that you need to be extra careful to manage the investments. Always double check the emails before clicking on any links. Move your coins to hardware or offline wallets rather than storing in exchanges and at last don’t invest in ponzi schemes which provides multiplication of investment due to the rise in price of the coins. You just need to open your eyes and observe with full determination, in this manner only you can be saved from scams.

You have given very good advice, OP, which is quite apt for the current times. Because the Bitcoin bullrun has already started. And as Bitcoin continues to rise in popularity, scammers are coming up with new ways to scam us. And we also ignorantly or unintentionally fall into the trap of scammers, which is a huge harm to us later. Especially those who are new to crypto are the first targets of scammers, who drain their funds by tricking them with various tempting offers.So it is important to be very careful to keep our wallets safe and avoid clicking on phishing emails. I am responsible for protecting my wallet.

Thank you for the reminder but yeah in this kind of moment I am wearing my shield doubled than in a normal days because I know that we are in target of bad elements not just scammers but also hackers and shillers
clicking links anywhere is like putting your self into danger , I rather search for my own than clicking shared links aelswhere .

I haven't received any yet but I am getting to know detailed on how this scammers work. My question is, if I have these wallets just by mere clicking on the link without carrying out any 2FA will my coins be automatically stolen?

What kind of email provider are you using? I use Gmail and I barely get any suspicious looking phishing emails. All of them end up in the Spam folder anyway. It's funny that the scammers are working harder when the Bitcoin price is high. The smarter decision for them would be accumulating more BTC when the price is low and keep HODLing until it hits a new ATH. I'm expecting another big exchange making a big exit scam, while claiming that it got hacked by some mysterious "hackers". This might lead to a BTC price correction, but we aren't in 2017 anymore and the bull run might continue.

There was 16 phishing attempts in my "inbox" this morning and the funny thing is that it is trying to target hardware wallets.

I had 3 emails claiming that I need to click on whatever link to enable 2FA for a Ledger and Trezor wallets and if this is not done before a specific date, then these wallets will be blocked. (I do not have a Trezor or a Ledger wallet... ooops)

They just mass mail this nonsense and hope someone click on the links. 

Scams are everywhere. Whether online of offline, you have to secure your investment 100% so that they won’t see any holes that will give them hints to steal your coins. And curiosity sometimes might be misleading. Don’t be deceived with different emails and try to open them, it will create immediately an access to your investment that will lead them to steal your bitcoins. As much as possible, have a separate phone for your personal email account and another phone for your bitcoin wallet. So that even if your email account will be hacked, at least your bitcoin wallet will not be put into danger.

Thanks for bringing this to the notice of this forum because I have already started receiving such emails and links through random telegram groups and to be honest someone new to crypto will end up falling for their trap.

It's simple don't click on any suspicious link or links where they promise you profits because nobody does anything for free either they want to get you subscribed for their premium channels or else scam you. There are lot of ways how these scammers pull the sc hence it's better not to click anything new and not to tray any unknown source.

If we are talking about phishing emails or emails that have malicious malware, then it is best to do prevention. If you have email apps, then turn on your email filter, which will automatically distinguish those emails that look suspicious and dump them in the trash or spam sections of your email. I'm sure all email applications have those features, because that's the feature that is most important in order to protect their users from unwanted and malicious emails that may scam or hack people. Truly, the age of bitcoin right now is at its peak. Is there less than $2k left before bitcoin reaches its ATH, or will it surpass it? We never know, so until then, protect your assets at all costs because there are many lurking there to get and steal all your hard-earned profits and assets. Remember,  prevention is better than anything else, so better secure all your accounts that are connected to crypto currency.

With the extraordinary increase even now that we are at $67k, it is certain that there will be more and more fraudsters trying to take the portopolio that we have so that in this case it should be better to continue to be vigilant because after all, with the current situation there are certainly not a few people who are trying to double the bitcoin they have (for beginners) which sometimes they are actually persuaded by this kind of seduction because there is indeed a promise where doubling is instant for your portopolio.

This is not a new thing but there are still a lot of people who are tempted by things like this which makes the situation a little complicated because they don't realize that it is precisely things like this that sometimes make us forget that we are being trapped.

Secure your seed so you don't get caught off guard and don't fall for the promises of multiple benefits for beginners because this can lead you to regret.

Generally, scammers will never stay out of a place where there is money and they focus on such place if it involves new people. I'm every Bitcoin halving, we do have some new set of investors that has not experienced bull run before and because of the excitement and quick profits they are programmed in the head to make, they quick jump on anything that has to do with Bitcoin making money. What I think everyone should do right now is to get educated on all forms of scams and updated ways of losing Bitcoin to scammers.

People should also learn to be independent of Google, your search contents are personalized and because they are known for adverts, they will surely bring you one or two Bitcoin adverts or websites fake ads that you may not expect and since they are lazy to carry out personal research on the adverts and money they collected, people fall victims to those adverts as they are usually full of scam. This is why they don't accept Bitcoin ads but because they accept some exchange adverts, scammers do use the advantage to phish aor clone a fake one with fake address.

Hmm, that's concerning. In the days of high gains everyone enjoys the good gains but keeping those gains safe is an important task to do so, I almost got trapped last day, not for Bitcoin because I always get more conscious about my Bitcoin wallets, I was scrolling the random airdrop pages to check my legibility and found an OP Airdrop unclaimed on the explorer and when I checked and tried to claim just before connecting wallet I came to know it's just a copy page and that's a random shit coin which is getting shown on the explorer.

In whatever assets your funds, are be sure to secure them, well. Try to use an extra device for the wallets, to avoid such phishing attacks. Double-check the link of any Dapp you are using because clone pages are also getting good SEO and you might get trapped by them.

Thanks for providing an important information on this time. In the meantime, the bull run of the market has started and the scammers have also started spreading their nets. The possibility of falling into that trap is very high at any time due to a little carelessness. Precautions should be taken to stay as safe as possible. Be careful not to click on phishing sites or phishing emails. Double check if the wallet is backed up or not. No one is safe here unless you take care of yourself.

The tune of bitcoin at now is blinking so attractively which I know that as much it's impressing me, so also it attracting scammers who feels as the market goes high so they stands advantage to benefit from it too as if they invested their money in there
It's very true that the value of Bitcoin as at now is like millions of dollars in the bullion van which armed robbers are on the target to hit and rob. There so scammer's are sure of operating with different strategies that might be suspicious or unsuspicious. So it is a good reminder letting us know that we've golden fund there in our wallets because the market volume is never hidden even to those who doesn't Invest in the bitcoin.

Just like in the old times, they are planning to steal the investors' funds with their new trick, that's why it's best not to talk with these kinds of people and consistently update ourselves with their new style on how to scam people because they are also updating it once they are not getting enough victims with their usual styles. You often know their sign once they offer you some high returns or ask for your keys which others had fallen into, Yes! some people actually fell into this kind of trap and all of that because they talk to those guys who were great in terms of pretending, those scammers are good actors, you need to take note of that.

Sadly, Bitcoin is one of the best perimeters to be around as a Scammer.  There are only few things as hyped as a Bitcoin Bull Run is and the amount of hype is incredible.  Every body is so desperate to make money EXTREMELY quick during a Bull Run hype that they easily fall for traps.  Particularly when all Shit Coins pump hundreds of percentage in weeks and some body comes with an offer to double your Bitcoin for free.  Seems legit to some people, silly as it sounds.

So it is not only the Bitcoin price that attracts Scammers.  In fact.  I would argue the price is barely a motivation for them to push more Scams.

Instead.  The hype brings many more potential victims and to them Bitcoin is a much safer way of scamming than requesting people to send you money to your PayPal so you can double it.  You would get caught much easier that way.  Furthermore.  Some Scammers are smart enough to scam you out but stupid enough to believe Bitcoin is Anonymous.

Almost every Bitcoin Bull Run there was a HUGE hack on a large platform.  Wonder why.  This is why.  When every body is hyping Bitcoin up, a LOT of money is on Exchanges.  The jackpot is much bigger therefore for filthy Scammers!

This will only give you a false sense of security, i.e. separating your funds into different online wallets that are not in a secure device does not give you any kind of security, you can lose all your funds if an attacker compromises your device. You should have a cold storage wallet, and that is either a hardware wallet or an airgapped wallet, you will store the large part of your funds in this offline wallet, then you can have another online wallet that you would use to store funds for spending on the go.

It is also worth mentioning that your funds is only as secure as the device you store it in, so you must pay good attention to your opsec and ensure you don't brag about your BTC funds to anyone.

The biggest scammers are on ethereum, NFTs and other altcoins that is where 99.9999% of the crypto scams are taking place.

To avoid these scams stay away from altcoins and NFTs especially ethereum.

I also thought of this idea couple of days and what went through my mind was completely different. The issue with scam and random links is just too common, I thought of identifying phishing links with installed apps, I have seen such apps and websites on android and ios device identifying scammers through phone call. Installing such apps on our phone device can help in terms of identifying scam link. Although scammers can be trickish so it doesn't necessary mean I will rely on link guard,  I also need to prioritize safety measures when dealing with bitcoin investment.

To be fair, scammers are always out there trying to get to your coins. But this season of bullish trend and halving fast approaching, scammers are becoming more smart with their tactics. I have seen some scammers even creating new projects just to get you interested. New investors will surely be attracted to those projects with really huge promises but we must all stay vigilant. This is not the time to be relaxed and careless.

Yes my friend. Thanks for the information, if possible i will also do the same as you do and i will divide it into several wallets that i have, so my hope is that even if 1 wallet allows them to take it there are other wallets that are still left, so at least with many wallets a lot of storage is also left.

I've seen the same upsurge you're talking about.

While I receive the occasional "you got 1 bitcoin on this certain exchange, you need to verify your account and register to claim it" or something along those lines, as well as the Nigerian Prince email (LOL), I'm not quite sure if it's just me being very particular with the crypto scams during these instances or if they definitely increased in strength and numbers but the bottomline is, hackers are bound to get massive bags during this time period cause we got a lot of newbies who are just so ignorant about the crypto world, or people who are easily blinded by the prospect of a large sum of money which is the very thing these scammers hook them with. Perhaps besides actually acquainting yourself with these scams, and building common sense of course, you might wanna master self-discipline and skepticism cause 9 times out of 10 that's what's going to save you from losing all your money in the crypto industry, where you're a single click away from losing all your shit.

Be smart, be skeptical, don't do stupid things, do all of this and you're sure to never lose a single dime out of your cold and hard wallet, as easy as that.

Exactly Social media should definitely be a place you stay very clear off at this particular time. Some of those links sent by those reputable people or crypto influencers you follow might not even be the ones sending those messages because many of them are getting their accounts hacked and the hackers target their followers since they know most of them shill better opportunities to their followers. Others might have share those links out of ignorance that it is malicious because them too do not sometimes do due diligence on the things they share.

One thing OP hasn’t added although is mostly connected to Altcoins is never connect your wallet to any website for any airdrop if you must do it then let it be with a fake wallet.

Yes you are right, Almost after every 2 daya I receiving mail from fake binance to update your app. App is apk files and I strongly believe that it's contains malware which could drain my wallet balance or at least access to my cloud storage. I have not cold storage yet for holding as I am a day trader and I am using Cex for trading but I have staked more than 1k$ for staking ETH in Metamask and 500$ in Keplr wallet. I have stored my phrases in hard copy because whenever scammers got access to your PC,they will steal phrase from your cloud storage. Scammers are active Telegram, Twitter and mail and mostly airdrop hunters are being scammed.

The more things are going at it peak the more also are the scammers advising means to make sure they hook on their victims on scam, we should be careful and not be carried away by the ecstasy of the market bull and fall in hands by some little offers we may come along with online to be giving free bitcoin or any other crypto for nothing, also, we need to maintain a good security practice on all our wallets in other for them not to gain access on them.

Great advice, and yes. Do not click on any link in your emails and never open and try to figure out the "Spam" Folder. It's literally spam.
And one more thing, do not open any PDF file you receive from someone. It can be malicious too and can empty your wallets (mostly Metamask and extensions).
So take care of your funds, and keep growing. <3

Where there's money, there will be more rats around trying to steal and scam people who just bought Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency. The best thing to do is creating more awareness and alerts against these rats, starting from this forum, friends and social.
Just this morning while getting a haircut, someone there was talking about a website where he received 0.2Bitcoin approximately $13,000, he was flexing ad it's a very significant amount of money in our country, I had to step up and ask him if he could withdraw them, he answered by no, but he is going to deposit 0.02 for the fees as 10% of the whole fake amount, my responsibility was to explain to him how this website is a scam. Unfortunately, he was even afraid or jealous to share that website so I can alert others, he didn't listen or believe that's a scam.

So unfortunately, some people even with many alerts against these kind of scam, I think they are just so greedy, that's why scammers are everywhere because they have victims.

Thanks for the additional tips, to add to the one that the OP emphasized on, saying that we should try as much as possible not to click unfamiliar sites, all these points must always be emphasized, no matter how many times we've heard them before. Because of the many scams and hacks in the crypto space, crypto holders must take every necessary precautions to protect their coins, especially now that we're entering bull run, a lot of scammers will be enticing novice investors to scan projects. My addition will be to see every unfamiliar links that is sent to you as a potential scam, even if they were sent to you by your loved ones, because they might have ignorantly forwarded it to you as received.

Now I remember that I was robbed once by emptying my Jaxx bitcoin wallet, and that was exactly when bitcoin was at its maximum in the last period of growth. There was also a very powerful bull rally back then, and now it doesn't seem like a coincidence that I was hacked just then. Perhaps the criminals even hacked me earlier and were just waiting for me to enter more cryptocurrencies into my wallet.
I advise everyone to have antiviruses, I haven't had one yet. And also, in no case do not click on links in suspicious emails.

As a notice, you have to know that these scammers are also individuals around us who may look normal during the day, but at night take up a second identity, or who look normal without a computer or a mobile phone from where they scam people. You have to be generally careful with people both online and offline. There was a story the other day shared by one of our forum members about how he saw a close family member trying to check his phone

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/sensitivities-of-bitcoin-secret-hunters-5487374

These scammers online are sometimes our close friends, family offline. If they have no remorse stealing from people online, that evil heart will grow colder and one day will have no remorse if he decides to steal from you.

Be as vigilant offline as you are online.

Choose open source wallets too. Non custodian wallets are not enough as another factor is open source.

• [LIST] Open Source Hardware Wallets

Two other threads for investment and take profit plans.

• Are you ready for the Bitcoin bull market? What's your plan? Some ideas for you
• [ANN] JJG Sustainable Bitcoin Withdrawal Strategy
  
  • https://bitcoindata.science/withdrawal-strategy

Yep, I notice that too, since the beginning of the bull-run the amount of scam email was increasing. But in my case the most annoying one is Social Media DMs and tag, basically I am now unfollowing almost all of Bitcoin and Crypto related news account, thats might be the reason those scammers are sending me DM.

But I haven't found any new MO, all of them are using similar narrative with giveaway or airdrop with phising link, nothing fancy, at least for now.

Some tips;

• Double check your backups,
• Do not store your coins on centralized exchanges,
• Use only non custodian wallets for cold storage,
• Do not disclose your crypto holdings casually,
• Have an investment plan, do not simply watch the charts without knowing what you plan to do with your coins. Here's a thread that can help with that.

Bonus advice, don't go about looking for the next Bitcoin.

The Bitcoin price are reaching a new All-time-high again and we all know scammers are trying their best to get their hands on your coins.

I have seen a significant increase in Phishing emails, trying to get me to click on stupid links.

I never click on any links and all my coins are stored in long-term cold storage, so I know they are out of reach, but many people have hot wallets and they might be a target.

So guys... be safe out there and protect your coins. It's crazy season and the scammers are very active.