I'm solely making this thread to assist the community to prevent anybody from being scammed. This thread will consist of four different sections.
1) Known Scam Methods
2) Known Scammers
3) Impersonators
4) Useful Resources
Note: If you are on this thread wrongfully, please contact me with sufficient evidence and I will gladly edit the thread.
Be sure to read everything on this thread, to avoid getting scammed.
1) Known Scam Methods
2) Known Scammers
3) Impersonators
4) Useful Resources
Note: If you are on this thread wrongfully, please contact me with sufficient evidence and I will gladly edit the thread.
There are many scam methods, although I will be pointing out the most common, and hard to detect. Depending on the situation.
Double Spending
This method is a relatively common one, easy to avoid and quite easy to do.
Essentially, double spending is when a user uses two wallets and you will never receive your funds.
Wallet 1: Sends funds to wallet 2 with a very low mining fee, ensuring it will never get confirmed.
Wallet 2: Sends YOU the money, you then send them over the product, account or service that you're offering. You will never truly receive your funds due to the fact that the payment will never confirm.
To avoid being scammed by double spending, simply wait until your crypto currency payment has hit at a MINIMUM of 1 confirmations. This will insure you get your funds, and then you can safely deliver your goods to the buyer.
Triangle Scam / Impersonating
A triangle scam and impersonating somebody are very similar.
A triangle scam works like this:
A scammer will contact a reputable user on an alternative discord, claiming to be you.
The scammer will then get them to send a message to you on whatever site you are dealing with, essentially "confirming on-site".
You will then believe that the impersonator/user doing the triangle scam is actually this so-called reputable user.
To avoid being scammed by a triangle scam or an impersonator, be sure to use a trusted middle-man, or simply verify that the user that you are talking to is 100% the user and not somebody trying to impersonate them.
I recommend:
- Requesting a picture of your DM's.
- Checking the discord discriminator and username for weird letters and such, which you can do so with this tool.
- Confirming multiple times on site.
A Straight Scam
If a deal sounds too good to be true, majority of the time it is. If you do not feel comfortable going first or dealing with the user at all, politely decline the offer or sale. You are not required to conduct a transaction with anybody, just listen to your gut.
To avoid being scammed at all, a middle-man is most likely your safest option.
Double Spending
This method is a relatively common one, easy to avoid and quite easy to do.
Essentially, double spending is when a user uses two wallets and you will never receive your funds.
Wallet 1: Sends funds to wallet 2 with a very low mining fee, ensuring it will never get confirmed.
Wallet 2: Sends YOU the money, you then send them over the product, account or service that you're offering. You will never truly receive your funds due to the fact that the payment will never confirm.
To avoid being scammed by double spending, simply wait until your crypto currency payment has hit at a MINIMUM of 1 confirmations. This will insure you get your funds, and then you can safely deliver your goods to the buyer.
Triangle Scam / Impersonating
A triangle scam and impersonating somebody are very similar.
A triangle scam works like this:
A scammer will contact a reputable user on an alternative discord, claiming to be you.
The scammer will then get them to send a message to you on whatever site you are dealing with, essentially "confirming on-site".
You will then believe that the impersonator/user doing the triangle scam is actually this so-called reputable user.
To avoid being scammed by a triangle scam or an impersonator, be sure to use a trusted middle-man, or simply verify that the user that you are talking to is 100% the user and not somebody trying to impersonate them.
I recommend:
- Requesting a picture of your DM's.
- Checking the discord discriminator and username for weird letters and such, which you can do so with this tool.
- Confirming multiple times on site.
A Straight Scam
If a deal sounds too good to be true, majority of the time it is. If you do not feel comfortable going first or dealing with the user at all, politely decline the offer or sale. You are not required to conduct a transaction with anybody, just listen to your gut.
To avoid being scammed at all, a middle-man is most likely your safest option.
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FaihnnYT
Grismo
WhiteFlame7
RoyaleCastle
Hene
xPlop
This is still being constructed, as I am compiling a lot of research to aim for the most accurate results.
These are essentially useful tools that you can use to confirm that you are not being scammed.
All of the tools are publicly available, and you may view/use them by clicking on the red text.
Unicode Checker - A useful tool to check if a user is messaging you on discord with fake letters.
Scam Reports - Be sure to check if the user that you are dealing with has been involved in any scam reports or sketchy activity lately.
Middle-manning - A trusted middle-manning service is a huge part in not being scammed, although not all are free. I can assure you that the $5-20 fee is worth it, considering you're risking being scammed for your goods.
More tools will be coming soon.
All of the tools are publicly available, and you may view/use them by clicking on the red text.
Unicode Checker - A useful tool to check if a user is messaging you on discord with fake letters.
Scam Reports - Be sure to check if the user that you are dealing with has been involved in any scam reports or sketchy activity lately.
Middle-manning - A trusted middle-manning service is a huge part in not being scammed, although not all are free. I can assure you that the $5-20 fee is worth it, considering you're risking being scammed for your goods.
More tools will be coming soon.
Be sure to read everything on this thread, to avoid getting scammed.
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