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Quote from: Godday on May 31, 2023, 11:03:29 AM

For me a large number of followers does not mean they can be trusted. I meet a lot of Twitter users who have tens of thousands of followers and they are people who are hunting for referral links. Usually they are airdrop or giveaway hunters.

Maybe only verified Twitter accounts can be trusted. I apologize for the misfortune that has befallen you. Maybe this can be a lesson for other members so they can be careful when participating in airdrops. I honestly don't like Airdrops asking for KYC. Because for me personal data is more important than tens of dollars.

While verified Twitter accounts are generally trusted, it is important to note that they can still be involved in scams, albeit not by directly entering your DMs and sending messages. It has been observed that some YouTubers, who often possess verified accounts, subtly aid in cryptocurrency scams.

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Quote from: Elenaolind on May 31, 2023, 04:10:11 AM

A few days ago, I saw a KOL with a large number of fans on Twitter. He was recommending a project recommended by many KOLs. As long as he followed his guidelines, he could get more airdrop tokens. As a result, when I clicked on the link, connect When my little fox wallet is signed and confirmed, my assets will be reset to zero. I checked the data on the chain, and in a short period of time, he actually defrauded more than 20,000 US dollars in digital currency, which is terrible.

Why do you follow the left links and even more so subscribe to incomprehensible sites? This is the first unwritten truth, do not trust and check several times before signing. Especially in social networks, it's clear that scammers are on the alert

When a newbie enters the crypto world, everything seems real to them, so they fall into the trap of seeing various tempting posts on social media. Scammers are now on the rise everywhere, including on Twitter, coming up with a variety of advanced scamming ideas that sometimes confuse even experienced crypto users. So there is a need to find a way to keep crypto users safe by raising awareness, as many crypto users lose their entire funds by falling victim to scammers.

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Quote from: $crypto$ on June 02, 2023, 12:14:56 PM

Now many accounts on twitter with blue ticks offer promising projects that is a trap because we don't always trust blue tick accounts basically they always cheat by providing links that lead to phishing sites, so it's no wonder there are many ways for them to cheat many people in other ways, including DMs from Twitter and also messages from Gmail, so many people came offering prizes or winning prizes, which obviously we have to be able to verify properly.

Some scammers are buying old accounts just to fulfill their plans. People easily fall into tricks if someone messages them talking about earning a HUGE amount of profit from investing something and much more if they offer about receiving it from doing nothing and instantly. And by using that old social media account and influential name, they'll think that they are talking to the right person and the real owner of the said account. It is a very common issue these days, yet, if you are analyzing the situation and stop being greedy, you could really say "it is a scam".

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Quote from: Apocollapse on June 03, 2023, 08:18:41 AM

That's why don't be greedy for looking a free airdrop in any social media, the chance you will get a worthy airdrop is really small and the chance you can get scammed is high, not to mention you have a chance to lose all of your tokens.

Secondary phone is really need in this case, you need to use a second phone to click a random or unsafe link and make sure there's no important or personal information in this phone, so even though your phone has a malware, you will not lose anything.

When there is free money, people will always be greedy. In the beginning, I also fell for these scams like: "I will give 1 ETH to everybody that likes and comments on my post". In the back of your mind, you know it is a scam but you think it is free money and will still fall for it. On Twitter, these kind of scams are everywhere, so that is one of the reasons that I am barely active on Twitter.

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Quote from: Elenaolind on May 31, 2023, 04:10:11 AM

A few days ago, I saw a KOL with a large number of fans on Twitter. He was recommending a project recommended by many KOLs. As long as he followed his guidelines, he could get more airdrop tokens. As a result, when I clicked on the link, connect When my little fox wallet is signed and confirmed, my assets will be reset to zero. I checked the data on the chain, and in a short period of time, he actually defrauded more than 20,000 US dollars in digital currency, which is terrible.

Why do you follow the left links and even more so subscribe to incomprehensible sites? This is the first unwritten truth, do not trust and check several times before signing. Especially in social networks, it's clear that scammers are on the alert

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I would say everywhere in crypto space. Even in discord that is claimed to be safer than telegram is no longer safe. Projects discord accounts are being hacked and the hackers take over the account and send scamming link with fake airdrop info so users can get scammed.

Orbiter finance discord account recently got hacked and many members of their discord got affected because they clicked on the fake link posted by the hackers about the upcoming orb airdrop.
People should be extremely careful because these scammers and hackers are very determined.

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That's why don't be greedy for looking a free airdrop in any social media, the chance you will get a worthy airdrop is really small and the chance you can get scammed is high, not to mention you have a chance to lose all of your tokens.

Secondary phone is really need in this case, you need to use a second phone to click a random or unsafe link and make sure there's no important or personal information in this phone, so even though your phone has a malware, you will not lose anything.

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Quote from: Elenaolind on May 31, 2023, 04:10:11 AM

A few days ago, I saw a KOL with a large number of fans on Twitter. He was recommending a project recommended by many KOLs. As long as he followed his guidelines, he could get more airdrop tokens. As a result, when I clicked on the link, connect When my little fox wallet is signed and confirmed, my assets will be reset to zero. I checked the data on the chain, and in a short period of time, he actually defrauded more than 20,000 US dollars in digital currency, which is terrible.

I mean it is Twitter who would you trust in that scenario already. That's Twitter where most of the people there are claiming to be expert. I had encountered the similar scam as yours but mine was a little different wherein they emailed me their website to claim my token and to make themselves look legitimate, they indicated that they're in partnership with MEW which is more alarming to me to be fair, lol.

Almost got my wallet swept by these scums.

Quote from: AbuBhakar on June 02, 2023, 12:30:56 PM

Twitter follower can be faked by bots. Scammers is now investing on their account by boosting their followers and paying for the verified check mark logo to make their account legit. There’s a lot of dangerous tweet all over twitter and you should not connect your wallet on random link provided by someone on social since there’s a possibility that the account is hacked or a serial scammer.

Twitter now have a feature that a user can notify all users that shares same interest on his post without the need to follow this specific Kol. Twitter ads is worst now and very beneficial for scammer. Stay away on twitter if you are not good on filtering scam to legit announcements.

See those hot singles following your dummy account in Twitter? Yeah they're everywhere and now even fake bots are taking over there.

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Quote from: Elenaolind on May 31, 2023, 04:10:11 AM

A few days ago, I saw a KOL with a large number of fans on Twitter. He was recommending a project recommended by many KOLs. As long as he followed his guidelines, he could get more airdrop tokens. As a result, when I clicked on the link, connect When my little fox wallet is signed and confirmed, my assets will be reset to zero. I checked the data on the chain, and in a short period of time, he actually defrauded more than 20,000 US dollars in digital currency, which is terrible.

Twitter follower can be faked by bots. Scammers is now investing on their account by boosting their followers and paying for the verified check mark logo to make their account legit. There’s a lot of dangerous tweet all over twitter and you should not connect your wallet on random link provided by someone on social since there’s a possibility that the account is hacked or a serial scammer.

Twitter now have a feature that a user can notify all users that shares same interest on his post without the need to follow this specific Kol. Twitter ads is worst now and very beneficial for scammer. Stay away on twitter if you are not good on filtering scam to legit announcements.

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Quote from: rhodelmabanal on June 02, 2023, 03:10:07 AM

I experience this kind of scams before, so now i learned a lot if there are link in social media i never click it and i always delete every time i see some link on google or even in email i always delete it for safety and now i never loss funds, i only open a link and sometimes connect to my zero balance wallet gor sure i will not loss everything because it is already zero balance.

The best way is to delete it and block it immediately. Do not open any links when you get a linki message that indicates phishing. I also received many phishing emails and private messages on twitter. If you really want to connect with new DApps, it is better to use a new wallet that is not filled with any assets.
Be careful too because there are many ways fraudsters can steal your assets.

Now many accounts on twitter with blue ticks offer promising projects that is a trap because we don't always trust blue tick accounts basically they always cheat by providing links that lead to phishing sites, so it's no wonder there are many ways for them to cheat many people in other ways, including DMs from Twitter and also messages from Gmail, so many people came offering prizes or winning prizes, which obviously we have to be able to verify properly.

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Quote from: rhodelmabanal on June 02, 2023, 03:10:07 AM

I experience this kind of scams before, so now i learned a lot if there are link in social media i never click it and i always delete every time i see some link on google or even in email i always delete it for safety and now i never loss funds, i only open a link and sometimes connect to my zero balance wallet gor sure i will not loss everything because it is already zero balance.

The best way is to delete it and block it immediately. Do not open any links when you get a linki message that indicates phishing. I also received many phishing emails and private messages on twitter. If you really want to connect with new DApps, it is better to use a new wallet that is not filled with any assets.
Be careful too because there are many ways fraudsters can steal your assets.

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Quote from: ElmedoRator on June 01, 2023, 02:47:52 PM

It's unfortunate that scammers take advantage of people's desire to make quick profits in the crypto space. Greed and the promise of easy money can blind individuals to the risks involved and leave them vulnerable to fraud. New entrants into the crypto space must understand that legitimate investments take time and thorough research. So education and awareness are key to protecting yourself from scams. Newcomers should take the time to learn about cryptocurrency basics, blockchain technology, and investment strategies. Furthermore, be cautious and skeptical when it comes to investment opportunities, especially on social media platforms. This will prevent you from ever investing more than you can afford to lose.

That has been life for a long time, almost everyone who ever got scammed had that going for them because they were looking for a way of making money. I know that it is not going to end up with easy fixes, I know this, and you probably know this, but there are too many people who do not know it.

There are too many people who end up with nothing at all in the end and we are going to end up with a proper investment whereas they will end up with scams. If someone tells you that you could get rich quick, know that you can't, just get away from there and just stay as away from it as possible. I know that it hasn't been a thing for a long time but that was the case, that was the issue and I try to stay away from it as much as I possibly could and so should everyone else.

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Quote from: Elenaolind on May 31, 2023, 04:10:11 AM

A few days ago, I saw a KOL with a large number of fans on Twitter. He was recommending a project recommended by many KOLs. As long as he followed his guidelines, he could get more airdrop tokens. As a result, when I clicked on the link, connect When my little fox wallet is signed and confirmed, my assets will be reset to zero. I checked the data on the chain, and in a short period of time, he actually defrauded more than 20,000 US dollars in digital currency, which is terrible.

I experience this kind of scams before, so now i learned a lot if there are link in social media i never click it and i always delete every time i see some link on google or even in email i always delete it for safety and now i never loss funds, i only open a link and sometimes connect to my zero balance wallet gor sure i will not loss everything because it is already zero balance.

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Quote from: zonefloor on June 01, 2023, 04:42:01 PM

This is true not only for Twitter, but for almost all social media platforms. Especially on Facebook, there are too many scam ads. Moreover, these ads are given directly to Facebook and are shown as sponsor ads. More so, it says that this amount of rewards or this exchange gives this award to new members via exchange platforms, please log in and check it immediately. As soon as you enter your email and password, your information is stolen. Definitely check the ads you open. It's good to be careful.

Yes, these scam ads are seen a lot on social media platforms. But most of the time, scam ads like those seen on Telegram are sent. We have to stay far away from these scam ads and scam links. If we use these links If we don't follow them, we will face many problems. All the information can be stolen by someone else for a little mistake, so we must always be careful.

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Quote from: Elenaolind on May 31, 2023, 04:10:11 AM

A few days ago, I saw a KOL with a large number of fans on Twitter. He was recommending a project recommended by many KOLs. As long as he followed his guidelines, he could get more airdrop tokens. As a result, when I clicked on the link, connect When my little fox wallet is signed and confirmed, my assets will be reset to zero. I checked the data on the chain, and in a short period of time, he actually defrauded more than 20,000 US dollars in digital currency, which is terrible.

Scamming 101: "You can easily scam people that want to scam you."

I am receiving many emails that promise me free money every day. Do I get greedy and click them links? No. If I did, then I would lose everything in my PC.

These scammers using people's greed against them and it is one of the most profitable business models ever existed. Better than owning a casino probably because they don't even pay any taxes.

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Quote from: Elenaolind on May 31, 2023, 04:10:11 AM

A few days ago, I saw a KOL with a large number of fans on Twitter. He was recommending a project recommended by many KOLs. As long as he followed his guidelines, he could get more airdrop tokens. As a result, when I clicked on the link, connect When my little fox wallet is signed and confirmed, my assets will be reset to zero. I checked the data on the chain, and in a short period of time, he actually defrauded more than 20,000 US dollars in digital currency, which is terrible.

First, I don't use the Twitter platform very often, because as far as I know, most of them are scammers like telegram apps. Social media platforms are really his target because most of the communities there are not aware of phishing links that are often used by scammers.

Also, I stopped using it when I heard that there will be a monthly payment for using Twitter apps, so I lost the desire to post on that platform, to be honest.

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Quote from: Elenaolind on May 31, 2023, 04:10:11 AM

A few days ago, I saw a KOL with a large number of fans on Twitter. He was recommending a project recommended by many KOLs. As long as he followed his guidelines, he could get more airdrop tokens. As a result, when I clicked on the link, connect When my little fox wallet is signed and confirmed, my assets will be reset to zero. I checked the data on the chain, and in a short period of time, he actually defrauded more than 20,000 US dollars in digital currency, which is terrible.

Great, another reason for us not to trust any Twitter links or maybe anything that is getting published on the internet - blindly Nonetheless, this has been the story for many years now and definitely it will go way further in the future until million more are frauded with money. First, all of them started with open ICO contracts to the users. Literally, it was open, and public, everyone knew about these papers and projected roadmap. However, there was no real answer until we jumped in, got our coins at pre-sale, and after months of waiting we used to found that the projects had gone scam.

Now, this is advancing with all the airdrops, fake links, phishing sites, telegram scams, and whatever you could think about as scam attacks. There is also high growth of email-based scamming.

Most of it is related to the Alts, so stay safe guys. Watch out for scam, publish it here and make everyone aware about it.

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Yes this has been happening for years even before Elon. Elon said he would fix it and maybe he tried something but a couple months later it’s the same scam spams going around.

I heard from tweet owners that they report those tweets and many times they don’t get removed or they get removed way too late.

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Quote from: Elenaolind on May 31, 2023, 04:10:11 AM

A few days ago, I saw a KOL with a large number of fans on Twitter. He was recommending a project recommended by many KOLs. As long as he followed his guidelines, he could get more airdrop tokens. As a result, when I clicked on the link, connect When my little fox wallet is signed and confirmed, my assets will be reset to zero. I checked the data on the chain, and in a short period of time, he actually defrauded more than 20,000 US dollars in digital currency, which is terrible.

OP this is why it is important to keep yourself up to date with the methods used by scammers to get to our coins, this kind of scam has been around for some time and anyone that has read about it will never accept such a proposition as they will immediately realize what is going on.

With that said you need you rethink your strategy on this market, as the altcoin market is full of scammers, so this is something that not only happens on Twitter, it also happens on Telegram, Facebook and all social media websites, so you better learn how to distinguish those scams or this will keep happening to you.

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Quote from: Elenaolind on May 31, 2023, 04:10:11 AM

A few days ago, I saw a KOL with a large number of fans on Twitter. He was recommending a project recommended by many KOLs. As long as he followed his guidelines, he could get more airdrop tokens. As a result, when I clicked on the link, connect When my little fox wallet is signed and confirmed, my assets will be reset to zero. I checked the data on the chain, and in a short period of time, he actually defrauded more than 20,000 US dollars in digital currency, which is terrible.

This is the case during the era of Elon Musk because there is no oversight of scammers to prevent them or legalize their backs. Suppose you see an account for a legit project that you follow. In that case, you will find thousands of fake accounts that impersonate the name of this project’s account and its logo, put the blue check mark, and publish illegal links to similar scam domains for the official project domain. Now, scammers take advantage of any popular trend on Twitter related to a currency or a specific project. They quickly put popular hashtags in their tweets and publish malicious links to trap victims, so Twitter has become a suitable space for scams. Their tweets are promoted in these trends like wildfire. Thousands of people lost their funds because of one mistake: not focusing before opening the link, connecting the main wallet, and giving approval of permissions to their wallet for this scam domain.

Trust nobody.

If you were to ask me, I would call Elon Musk one of the worst KOL since Steve Jobs. He promotes pump and dump coins like DOGE and as he is invested in DOGE, he is effectively market manipulating at this point, is he not? How can you trust someone like that? What is the probability that his half baked hypes like exploding rockets and electrical cars, which catch fire for no reason. I have never really understood why anyone with a brain would support Elon Musk. All he has been doing on social media is stroking his own giant ego.

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