🚨 How Scammers Infiltrate Communities as "Middlemen" to Steal Your Money 🚨
Some scammers don’t rush to take your money. Instead, they play the long game, gaining trust before executing their real scam. Here’s how they do it: 🧵👇
1️⃣ Step 1: Gaining Trust
They join a community (Telegram, Discord, forums, etc.) and act like helpful members, often offering to middleman trades or hold funds.
2️⃣ Step 2: Building a "Believable" Profile
They post free, valueless items and run giveaways to engage with the community. This makes them look generous and trustworthy while increasing their visibility.
3️⃣ Step 3: Completing Small Deals
At first, they do legit small transactions to build their reputation. They may even help settle disputes, making people believe they are fair and reliable.
4️⃣ Step 4: Waiting for the Big Opportunity
Once they’ve gained enough trust, they wait for a high-value transaction—this is their real target.
5️⃣ Step 5: The Exit Scam
They offer to middleman a big deal. As soon as the money is sent, they disappear—deleting chats, blocking users, and vanishing from the group.
6️⃣ Step 6: Repeating the Process
They move to a new community or use a new identity to start over, repeating the cycle.
🚨 How to Protect Yourself 🚨
✅ Be skeptical of random giveaways and free offers.
✅ Only use verified middlemen by Admins with long-standing reputations.
✅ Check their history—not just recent activity.
✅ Use escrow services instead of trusting individuals.
✅ If a middleman pushes for private chats or rushes deals, that’s a red flag.
✅ Scammers build trust over time, but scams happen in seconds.
Stay alert! ⚠️ Have you seen scams like this before? Let’s discuss 👇
Some scammers don’t rush to take your money. Instead, they play the long game, gaining trust before executing their real scam. Here’s how they do it: 🧵👇
1️⃣ Step 1: Gaining Trust
They join a community (Telegram, Discord, forums, etc.) and act like helpful members, often offering to middleman trades or hold funds.
2️⃣ Step 2: Building a "Believable" Profile
They post free, valueless items and run giveaways to engage with the community. This makes them look generous and trustworthy while increasing their visibility.
3️⃣ Step 3: Completing Small Deals
At first, they do legit small transactions to build their reputation. They may even help settle disputes, making people believe they are fair and reliable.
4️⃣ Step 4: Waiting for the Big Opportunity
Once they’ve gained enough trust, they wait for a high-value transaction—this is their real target.
5️⃣ Step 5: The Exit Scam
They offer to middleman a big deal. As soon as the money is sent, they disappear—deleting chats, blocking users, and vanishing from the group.
6️⃣ Step 6: Repeating the Process
They move to a new community or use a new identity to start over, repeating the cycle.
🚨 How to Protect Yourself 🚨
✅ Be skeptical of random giveaways and free offers.
✅ Only use verified middlemen by Admins with long-standing reputations.
✅ Check their history—not just recent activity.
✅ Use escrow services instead of trusting individuals.
✅ If a middleman pushes for private chats or rushes deals, that’s a red flag.
✅ Scammers build trust over time, but scams happen in seconds.
Stay alert! ⚠️ Have you seen scams like this before? Let’s discuss 👇