Be Alert of Scams
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Scams have been around since I was born or should I say time immemorial. Anyways what I want to convey is that there will be scammers no matter what time period you have/are/had stayed in but the thing that changes with Scams is the method they use or the tactics they use. As Bitcoin seems to be the current talk of the town it's no surprise that a lot of Scams offering huge returns have popped everywhere.
And the only thing that can help normal users to not get scammed is to have the proper knowledge of things. Currently, a lot of governments are just warning about these scams offering free Bitcoin but I feel like instead of warning the general public they should educate them instead.
Education and Proper Knowledge is the best weapon against Scams and I feel like if you know something is a scam, rather than just warning people you know you should also educate them as to why you think that's a scam. I for once feel really proud that I was able to educate my Mom about Blockchain and how things work around it and even though she hasn't fully grasped every technical detail she is open about having a conversation about Blockchain.
So the reason I am writing this post is that I recently received a message on Discord about a possible scam as the person asked me if I could help him/her as they cannot withdraw their BTC out of a website due to monthly withdrawal limit. He/she needs money urgently and is willing to give you access to his/her account and also a percentage of the BTC left but they need the money immediately.
You see the scam here is easy for me to see but there might be some people who will think that since he/she is giving you access to his/her account and you see the BTC in it then you are safe.
Hell No
It's very easy to change the password once they get their money and you now will be left with lost money and a username and password that won't work.
So yeah knowledge is what will help normal users to not fall for Scams and I hope I can educate a couple more friends of mine who still think that what I am doing is Foolish.
Solid read @arunava
Resteemed already. Upvote on the way :)
Friend, thank you for socializing an information that is generally seen in many sites that have emerged as an investment alternative, as well as unscrupulous people who take advantage of the goodwill of others.
I consider and agree with you that you should train them on the use of cryptos, as they could manage their resources in a transparent way and also avoid being swindled.
Thanks friend, have a happy weekend!
Thanks for your valuable comment and I am sorry I couldn't reply sooner. That being said I also feel like almost 85% of people on Steem would have not fallen for such scams. But hey you never know.
Well, I've received some messages from people who offer wonders of profit. But I hadn't thought to write about it.
It is a good tool to spread on this platform, considering that discord is one of the most used tools to communicate the members of steemit.
I also have several messages but this one was a bit complicated as the person did put some effort into his/her scam so I picked this one. Hehe
I wish they were so judicious in their messages and planning that they would take care of the public services ha ha
People would have seriously fallen into the scam for real, glad you were smart about it and more of such post needs to be shared to open people's eyes to the scam.
I feel like it's not just ok to call something a Scam, I will much rather talk about how I figured out it was a scam as that way it is kind of educational for the third party.