📞Telegram Scams
Telegram, true degens and crypto addicts know this is the best place for crypto chatter, groups, call channels and project chats. But once again, scamming scum are lurking in every corner!
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Telegram, true degens and crypto addicts know this is the best place for crypto chatter, groups, call channels and project chats. But once again, scamming scum are lurking in every corner!
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As soon as a project or group starts picking up traction and gaining attention, copycat groups will appear, loaded with bots to bump member numbers, even talking to each other about their incredible gains, or how wonderful the project is, with a sprinkling of links to click... Links to claim airdrops, or claim revenue share or wallet addresses to send tokens to for a re-launch, anything and everything to get you to want to click that link, connect a wallet or send them tokens. FAKE!!!! DO NOT DO IT. Legitimate projects won't send random links for airdrops and so on, there will be active mods and members, not bots talking rubbish, if you aren't sure it's the right chat check the telegram channel link, cross-reference with twitter accounts or links from dextools etc. A key indicator is the lack of a portal or captcha to enter, these scammers don't care about bots or scammers joining their groups, they want anyone and everyone to join and click their wallet draining links! So they don't even bother to have a gateway or filter for new members joining. Another red flag is that all the admins or mods will be anonymous, usually just names and pfp's related to the project, hiding their true identities. If you think anything is sus, do not click it, do not connect that wallet, jump in the $BLF TG and we will check it out and help take it down with mass-reports if it is in fact a scam.
Now and again someone you don't know will message you on telegram, sometimes with a pretty picture of an attractive man or woman for a pfp! They will strike up conversation in the most random ways, try and gain a rapport with you. It may continue like this and flourish into the most wonderful of friendships...❤️ OR... They fist you 👊🏿 They'll ask for money, send you a link, advise you to check out this coin, or this tool, or this trading group etc... JUST BE CAREFUL. Don't click links randoms on the internet send you and connect your wallet! C'MON GUYS!
"Yo bro, did you get rekt by [insert random project] too?" No ser I did not... These guys are trying to strike up conversation with you about your trading, usually targeting projects when the price is down and people are taking losses, to offer you a lifesaver, to earn you back your money quick! ... It's not long before they pitch you the "trading tool" or "alpha trading group" that's made them so much money, and that you need to join. Sending screenshots of the incredible trades being made, and the obscene returns they and others are making. You just need to send them X amount of ETH, or connect your wallet to this site, or send them your private key so they can set up your wallet. NO. NO. NO. It's a scam, it's a scam, it's always a scam. Avoid, ignore, block, report... just don't get fisted.
These tend to affect project admins, mods or owners more than general users but still worth noting. If a project trends, get's listed on Coingecko or CoinMarketCap, instantaneously, the mods and admins of the project telegram fill up with Marketers and Listing agents promising the earth. 95% if not all of them will be frauds or scammers, their services will require payments, and if you pay, your funds are gone, and the service never materialises. Fisted 👊🏿 Ignore, block, report...
