Topic: Methods that fraudsters use to scam people - page 5. (Read 966 times)
Yes I so much believe that there are numerous methods devised by scammers in order to defraud innocent people. I just want to pick on one for now, which creation of coins for airdrops. When these scammers create telegram bot and fake coins as well, they make attempt to airdrop it to numerous people. At the end of the airdrop, you will be requested to deposit a certain amount of dollars, for example $0.2 aw a withdrawal fees on top of fake coins. Just imagine where 50k people have participated, multiply $0.2 with even half of the participants ($5000). Just using that as an example, there are many cases where those scammers raked in thousands of dollars before disappearing. Be careful of airdrops that requested for withdrawal fees on telegram bot. The possibility of being scammers is very high.
Nowadays it is wrong to think that any device that can connect to the internet is 100% safe, when it is not the device vulnerabilities that can be explored, the users are the ones to blame for not taking all necessary steps to achieve relative safety... especially in crypto there are always people lurking and waiting for the opportunity to grab a few private keys... phishing is maybe the worst of these plagues, I think that in the makor part of what's stolen the bad actors had information they shouldn't...
Scammers have different scamming techniques, some have to offer something too good to tempt people and this is different from hacking innocent people's wallet or bank account, those who get tempted by scammers offer are greedy people
Yes, and greedy people often do not use research or research on the offer given by scammers, so they will be very easy to be tempted and become victims of perpetual fraud, this is what we really regret until now and hopefully we are not included in the group of people greedy people.Indeed, caution is needed to avoid scams. Scams can occur because of greed and I think this is human nature. Doing research before investing or before submitting the documents we have can keep us from fraud and I think the current fraud method continues to grow more sophisticated and we must be more careful
Scammers have different scamming techniques, some have to offer something too good to tempt people and this is different from hacking innocent people's wallet or bank account, those who get tempted by scammers offer are greedy people
Yes, and greedy people often do not use research or research on the offer given by scammers, so they will be very easy to be tempted and become victims of perpetual fraud, this is what we really regret until now and hopefully we are not included in the group of people greedy people. 
from that I sometimes look for bounties that do not have to provide important documents for fear of future problems, I prefer projects that are not required for KYC because in my opinion it is safer to protect our important data
Yes, this is the safer way and sometimes I do the same! Even I ignored many good-paying bounties only because they asked KYC verification! Many of my friends did not provide KYC documents to the temtum bounty even they knew they can earn huge money from that! So, safety should be the first priority in crypto and maybe we need to be strong against those projects who ask strict KYC verification!
We dont need to give our details to them since its the payment for the job we done, they do not have right to have our identities and we dont know how secured that if we give it to them.
I also have friend promoting in social that give $100 in exchange for KYC.
Seriously you will sell your identity to unknown just for $100?
Those who get scammed are the greedy ones, they are just like the scammers who scammed them so I can say they get what they deserve, greedy people will always be hunted
I agree that a greedy person is always hunted by scammers and he becomes a victim of scammers, but what is unfortunate is that people who are not greedy sometimes also become victims of the actions of scammers, so that optimism of people who are not greedy is starting to disappear when see new projects.that is a proof that being scammed/scammers are for everyone and not just for greedy individuals but the only difference is that those who are not greedy are rarely being scammed and once they got scammed , they will learn from it and will be verry cautios on their next investing attempt . the space of these fraudster/scammers are now getting smaller and smaller for the ones that are not greedy because they are wiser now but its still bothering because there are still greedy people that are hard headed . they dont care to loose small amounts as long as they think they can earn much return if ever they got succesful from ponzi's
Scammers have different scamming techniques, some have to offer something too good to tempt people and this is different from hacking innocent people's wallet or bank account, those who get tempted by scammers offer are greedy people
I never know that public charging ports can also be used by scammers to gain access to your credentials. Scammers are doing any means to scam other people, that is why you should always be cautious and should always make sure that your phone or even your credentials are secured in any ways. In regards to KYC, I always avoid bounties that requires KYC. It is not just for security purposes, but I find them inconvenient.
Those who get scammed are the greedy ones, they are just like the scammers who scammed them so I can say they get what they deserve, greedy people will always be hunted
I agree that a greedy person is always hunted by scammers and he becomes a victim of scammers, but what is unfortunate is that people who are not greedy sometimes also become victims of the actions of scammers, so that optimism of people who are not greedy is starting to disappear when see new projects. 
from that I sometimes look for bounties that do not have to provide important documents for fear of future problems, I prefer projects that are not required for KYC because in my opinion it is safer to protect our important data
Yes, this is the safer way and sometimes I do the same! Even I ignored many good-paying bounties only because they asked KYC verification! Many of my friends did not provide KYC documents to the temtum bounty even they knew they can earn huge money from that! So, safety should be the first priority in crypto and maybe we need to be strong against those projects who ask strict KYC verification!
3. Public Charging Spots
Abstain from charging your phones from any public charging spots, scammers can use some kind of chips that installs malware or spyware's on your phone while charging, this chips copies your sensitive data and inject the malware, automatically they have access to your phone, you can lose private keys this way, even every single passwords on your phone. instead you are better off with power banks.
Aside from the two I think I just heard of this method. To be honest, I am shock that this can be easily tapped on machines. How about those Public places such as airport? Cant believe even with this sort of necessity of passenger when oj emergency will be sabotage by the likes of them. Good thing I read about it. Thanks OP.
besides these methods one common and most dangerous method is emails, Through Email the scammers offers you some incentives (I am talking only about currencies) and try to steal your private keys or passwords, The email looks like from original exchanges so be aware and must look for sender email and the website link.
This is the most common and must avoid method by investors and traders. Email is very prone to hack and now its just like we are pinned with these phishing sites that too easy to steal our info. I dont like how technology improve on this state. Damn those computer geeks for learning so.
Here are few methods that online scammers use to scam people till date due to lack of not knowing
1. KYC Fraud
Behold, Any body can just contact you claiming they are bank executives or customer service officer from your bank and asked you to share details to complete KYC, they will actually first tell you that your account isn't safe anymore, this have proven to works on innocent people most times.
2. Fake SMS
This days online shopping can be very dangerous if you don't go through right channels, secondly you can get fake SMS about any online shopping cash back and you will be asked to share your credentials, ATM card details etc
3. Public Charging Spots
Abstain from charging your phones from any public charging spots, scammers can use some kind of chips that installs malware or spyware's on your phone while charging, this chips copies your sensitive data and inject the malware, automatically they have access to your phone, you can lose private keys this way, even every single passwords on your phone. instead you are better off with power banks.
Most people knows about coins this days and believe me it doesn't have to be online alone before losing your private key or recovery seed, you can easily lose them offline as well
These are very cheap tactics but are very dangerous especially the KYC method in which most of the exchanges and project owners are asking to submit the KYC first before they can use the exchange or invest in their ICO's or IEO's. 1. KYC Fraud
Behold, Any body can just contact you claiming they are bank executives or customer service officer from your bank and asked you to share details to complete KYC, they will actually first tell you that your account isn't safe anymore, this have proven to works on innocent people most times.
2. Fake SMS
This days online shopping can be very dangerous if you don't go through right channels, secondly you can get fake SMS about any online shopping cash back and you will be asked to share your credentials, ATM card details etc
3. Public Charging Spots
Abstain from charging your phones from any public charging spots, scammers can use some kind of chips that installs malware or spyware's on your phone while charging, this chips copies your sensitive data and inject the malware, automatically they have access to your phone, you can lose private keys this way, even every single passwords on your phone. instead you are better off with power banks.
Most people knows about coins this days and believe me it doesn't have to be online alone before losing your private key or recovery seed, you can easily lose them offline as well
With regards to public charging spots, I haven't heard any victims yet in our country with this type of attack and I guess this will only occur to the place where hacking is very popular but it is very important that we should be aware to it.
Got a point there, I've been a victim of this after joining a bounty campaign and provide my personal information without knowing that it could harmed me as the team behind is no longer giving any updates. Thinking that the BM is a well known to be a good person handling the campaign but even him don't have any idea what the team behind plans after asking for KYC.
from that I sometimes look for bounties that do not have to provide important documents for fear of future problems, I prefer projects that are not required for KYC because in my opinion it is safer to protect our important data 
I certainly do not condone the scams that deceive people, but in most cases people are to blame for the fact that they got caught. I don't understand how they can send their data to some obscure companies and online stores.
I agree with you. For some reason, not all people are willing to turn on their brains and logic to understand that on the Internet, in any case, you dont need to trust unfamiliar people.It's really getting tougher, keeping oneself safe from scammers and fraudsters. I'm surprised that one can lose his personal information simply by charging phones. In the region where I come from, people charge their phone anywhere they can, due to the issue of epileptic power supply. I only hope that we don't run into the hands of Scammers who uses malwares through charging points.
Not really, the basics remain the same. You have to be suspicious of offers that look too good to be true and keep your passwords safe.
Most people don't lose money because they got hacked or their communication was intercepted. They willingly send their money to scammers out of stupidity, greed, or both.
I certainly do not condone the scams that deceive people, but in most cases people are to blame for the fact that they got caught. I don't understand how they can send their data to some obscure companies and online stores.
I agree with you. For some reason, not all people are willing to turn on their brains and logic to understand that on the Internet, in any case, you dont need to trust unfamiliar people.
I certainly do not condone the scams that deceive people, but in most cases people are to blame for the fact that they got caught. I don't understand how they can send their data to some obscure companies and online stores.
You have forgot to mention some of the most widely used tricks used by fraudsters that we can also called online thieves who send phishing emails, links and forms pretending to be from some official website so that they obtain all the important personal information so that they can easily access the accounts of the user depriving the person of all his assets so we should not fall in such phishing scams and should always be very careful online and should double check the website addresses where we are entering the data and should also avoid even clicking the suspicious links.
In the next branch, the man sent 7 Ethereums to the scammer's wallet in the hope of getting 21 back.
That is, fraudsters do not even need to invent complex algorithms and schemes because it is enough to simply offer the opportunity to receive free money in exchange for yours.
To be honest, I don’t understand what drives people when they bite with the free distribution of money.
Those who get scammed are the greedy ones, they are just like the scammers who scammed them so I can say they get what they deserve, greedy people will always be hunted That is, fraudsters do not even need to invent complex algorithms and schemes because it is enough to simply offer the opportunity to receive free money in exchange for yours.
To be honest, I don’t understand what drives people when they bite with the free distribution of money.
It's really getting tougher, keeping oneself safe from scammers and fraudsters. I'm surprised that one can lose his personal information simply by charging phones. In the region where I come from, people charge their phone anywhere they can, due to the issue of epileptic power supply. I only hope that we don't run into the hands of Scammers who uses malwares through charging points.
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