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How I was approached by a Nigerian Crypto Scammer...

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     May 4, 2021... I got a message from a stranger named Theresa Kuhn [Telegram Unique ID: 1769072961]. S(he) asked me how was that day going. I felt something fishy... In turn, I asked about her. She told me that she is from Germany and asked about me. I introduced myself. She asked me whether I know about fxlcapital investment company. I inquired about it and she copy-pasted a bunch of text in my inbox. I flagged this as a scam because of her accent. She further sent me a Screen Shot of her withdrawal mail stating the amount paid to her (3500$) and Bitcoin Wallet ID.     Here I took a step in verifying the Bitcoin Wallet. Bitcoin transactions are public. We could actually know the balance in any bitcoin wallet as all the transactions are on Blockchain. I will make a detailed post on Blockchain technology later. We could use a simple tool to check the Balance by using Wallet ID. I just checked that wallet ID. I got an error that it was an invalid bitcoin addre...

Telegram Crypto Investment Scams - A Detailed Review

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    There are quite more scams on Telegram. You may only know Telegram as a Messenger App. But it’s not... It is a paradise for scammers. There are more scammers due to the privacy features  ¹ of the app. Users can hide their identities like phone numbers  ² and other personal details from others. He could get away from you without a trace after scamming you. The scammer is one step away from clearing all chat history ³ in both of your inboxes after getting money from you and Blocking you. So that you won’t find him again. It doesn’t leave any trace in both the inboxes and it could be easy for him to flee.        One of the Popular Scams on Telegram is Crypto Investment Scam. Most of these scammers will approach you when you join a large public group. They would join those groups and message other members of the group and exploit them. They would message you as the salesperson in that company or they would pretend as if they invested in th...