Topic: some of the best ways to secure yourself from scammers - page 2. (Read 376 times)

I don't think that a bank's customer support would provide such data to scammers but anything can happen these days. What came into my mind is that the scammer might be someone who works at that bank and has data of the customers. The banks hire anyone these days and they don't really care much about the customers. Ah, once again we got another reason to love Bitcoin.

You're right, I have been dealing with such scammers for a long time and that's why I know their tactics but those who don't have proper knowledge and awareness about such scams can fall into the trap of those scammers. The scammers mostly targeted educationally weak people because they such people are easy targets for them.

Well, I agree with you the ones who offer you high returns are mostly scammers. In fact these days scammers are so smart that it would be really difficult to know who's a scammer and who isn't one. But, if we have knowledge and awareness then they won't be able to get success in their negative intentions.

For a scammer to know how much money you have in your account already, that's to say he got the details of your account from the customer service of your bank. Because I don't see a way a scammer can dictate or know the amount of money in a stranger's account.

If not for your past idea of how scammers operate by sending fake alerts to people, I ​believe you would have fallen to the scammer method of defrauding people through claiming of sending money to their bank account.

In addition, the best way to follow scammers is never to trust anyone who projects an offer that has a high return on profits. Staying away from such an offer will do a lot of good.

You will often hear and encounter this advice repeatedly: "Beware of offers that seem 'too good to be true.'" Take a moment to carefully consider the logical processes involved in how the funds are supposed to be utilized. If the plan or proposal doesn't appear to make sense, it's wise to step away. Additionally, conduct some background checks. Search the internet to see if there have been any reports of scams related to the offer being presented to you.

there are many types of fraud in this world and the most common ones are love scamming, identity scamming, investment scamming and crypto scamming so we all have to be diligent in reading and finding out in detail about whatever comes to us and never be easily tempted by whatever they offer, verify it first and take more time to research before truly believing it and always leave 1% of doubt even on things that look convincing.  Fraudsters don't choose their victims, if you are weak and trapped then it's your fault.

Scammers have alot of ways to keep the victims on they toels at all times, and this is why we have to build up our defence to resist all the tendencies of greed and not allow it to take control of our central thinking faculty,  and along the line if you can protect yourself around the gullible tendency and put your brain to work things out you discover their scam on time.
I still do believe that scammers are the dumbest people, and if only you put your senses to work, you will spot them easily.

I want to underscore the importance of being part and actively involved in the cryptocurrency community. This in itself would help you stay up-to-date with the latest scam projects or new techniques and strategies used by hackers. In one of the crypto WhatsApp group which I am involved in , we were told that one of the crypto websites had been hacked and these hackers were sending emails to users of that platform. We were warned not to open or interact with my email from that website. If I had not been a part of this community, maybe I would have fallen a victim but  being a part of the group made me learn of the hack earlier and did my best to adhere to the instructions. You get latest and up to date information about hacks, scams by being a member of this type of organization.

You made some good points, I will also add that greed is the main reason why people fall victim to scams. Scammers are not excessively brilliant, they repeat the same old tricks which is to give their target the illusion of making profit off the scammer. The greatest lie scammers invented was to make their victims believe that they were in control and that the other party was at their mercy. Just like @SamReomo told us, the scammer contacted him with a narrative that puts him at the mercy of SamReomo, some scammers would go ahead to ask you to send half of the supposed money and keep the rest to yourself. They understand that greed is every person’s blind spot and people throw away all logic and reasoning when they become greedy.

Sometimes, if we can pay much attention to some things that are happening around us, we can be able to detect a simple fraud that doesn't even require any technicality in order for them to be able to figure them out.
 
What we just need is to be able to avoid being too greedy and falling for some kind of cheap scam; avoid people who promise to give us free money, as there is no free money anywhere on the internet; avoid clicking on any link from where we are not expecting them; and we should always take warnings from our security providers, either on our PC or on our mobile, and also from security experts.

And when the security is about crypto, we should always avoid all these airdrop sites that will want us to connect our wallet to their site in order for us to be able to withdraw what they promise us as a reward, which might make us land ourselves into losing the little that we manage to have.
 

Scammer often targets a person's greed so we better check the offers if it is too good to be true.  We should control our greed and don't let greed invade our minds and rationality.  Aside from that, If the person is overpromising then it is more likely a scam.  

The typical strategy of a scammer is insane interest rate or insane profit and the need to act quickly due to their limited time offers that put their victim in the state of urgency thus, disabling the capability of the victim to act rationally. This means, we need to be calm and vigilant at all time.

In protecting yourself against scam, there are lots of things you have to do in addition to the ones you mentioned, you have to set your gadgets on a two factor authentication or verification before anybody or including yourself can log in into important apps on your gadgets.  You shouldn't as well click on  links you cannot authenticate the sender, or what what the website is all about, this are little things you have to do not to fall a victim.

Protecting your wallet is very essential because little errors can lead to loss of funds. Firstly we should avoid centralized wallets or platforms because this can easily lead to loss of funds. Use open-sourced decentralized wallets and your seed phrase and password are sensitive,  it should be handled secretly and carefully. We should also learn not to click on unusual links, every piece of information should be verified. Let's always watch out for phishing scams through social media and emails. It is also important to avoid greed because scammers promise tempting rewards that are difficult to refuse. Don't invest in a project that promises huge profit, this is a sign of a scam project.

The scammers will always try their best to find ways to scam us and I believe education and awareness about those scammers is the best defensive weapon that we can use to protect ourselves from their negative intentions. A few days ago I received a message on my number where a scammer send me a bank transaction message with an amount 5000 in my local currency. After a few minutes I received a call from an unknown number and it was no one else but the scammer. He said that he has sent the money unintentionally on my account and asked me to resend the money on his account.

He said that he was trying to send the money to his family members in order to support them but it was mistakenly sent to my account. But fortunately I was aware about such scammers and I logged into my bank account to see that if I had received any amount on my account but I didn't received anything and I told him that I didn't received any amount from you and also said to him that I know scammers like you who use such tactics to scam others. The guy cut the call and turned off his number. Those scammers are everywhere and if we aren't aware about them then they can cause huge harm to us. The strange thing I noticed about that scammer is that he know how much money I had in my account and he send an amount that I had in my account.

The ops hard a nice title for the thread that attracted alot pf attention to this thread but somewhere along the line, ops missed out on highlighting all the possible technical and emotional strategies to avoiding scam attempts and that is why he have limited hos explanation to only this basic advice instead of handing out a tool that could help.


Anyways just to add my own quota to this discussion, the most effective thing to do is to first of all have the basic knowledge on most scam schemes and also not being greedy to jump on any offer will also save you a whole lot along the line.

And what about the scamming attempts that come totally out of the syllabus?  Scammers are getting smart, so it's not really that easy to dodge them. You will need to come up with more tips and tricks than generic suggestions and advices.

I think it would have been a better topic if the topic of the discusion was more on what the Original poster is saying and not misdirecting. Maybe the topic should have been to remind us and new people in the forum of tips that do not require technical knowledge on how to avoid being scammed.

These are examples of non technical tips so you do not get scammed.

Learning is a non technical approach to getting technical knowledge. People who own bitcoins should not allow the fear of learning make them not try to learn technical ways and security measures against scammers.

Another one is learning to control your greed, because greed can make you easily be victims of scams.

OP there is no wrong in your post but seems obvious this is coming from a newbie who should be reading and learning more about the platform and Bitcoin. Well I have no doubt about your identity for you to have come up with these measures and I will add just a little here; do not click links you have no knowledge about both on email, social media. Avoid airdrops and unnecessary free giveaways. Do not authorise any connections online with your wallet. Anybody that PM's you claiming to be an agent block them as they are scammers. Do not spend your coin to anybody for exchange or transaction without a reputable escrow here. I believe these few tips could help you through your journey here.

Or simply follow the old adage of "Don't trust anyone". It doesn't mean that have difficulty with someone, but in the world that we live in crypto, you have to think that anyone is here to scam you, so it's better to be safe than sorry. Not sure if he have been scam before, because the feeling is not pleasant. And just stay up to date, your anti-virus, anti-phishing toolbar and check every website that you visit. And yes, be very vigilant of your online credentials as well and not just to give it out easily as scammers can used your personal data without you knowing it.

Yeah, another too obvious advice from newbie once again on how to secure yourself from scammers.

If the intention of the thread is just to earn merit, It’s much better if you will post like a newbie such as being curious on something here in the forum rather than acting as pro here giving some advice.

No offense, all the information you provided is 100% true. The only problem was is you are just stating the obvious here which is already discussed many times in multiple occasions.

To sum it all up, a key strategy for safeguarding oneself from scams involves acquiring sound knowledge and adopting effective preventive measures. Often, alot of people become victims not due to a lack of awareness but rather because of their choice to disregard potential threats, believing that they are immune to fraud or phishing attempts. The escalating prevalence of cybercrime in our society today, brings about the urgency of this concern for anyone who intends to preserving the safety and security of their financial assets.

Vigilance, awareness, and sound security procedures are all necessary for scammer protection.
Here are some of the finest defences against con artists
Learn for Yourself Your strongest line of defence is knowledge. Keep up with typical fraud schemes and techniques. The more information you have, the easier it will be to spot and prevent such frauds.
Check identities Never give personal or financial information to anybody without first confirming their identity. Request formal credentials and check with the organisation by contacting them through their website or other contact details.