It's very possible that you were talking to a scammer pretending to be a ico staff member.
Ussually all ICO's warn us to send the Eth only on the address mentioned on the website, and never send it to people who you talk on telegram.
i think he is not scammer he is ico staff member
How you should believe that person this is digital world so many scam users are spread this special discount in ICO. We only aware of the crypto market so don't think these kind of special discount. This is your lesson suppose in future also some scam users are spread this type of discount you should avoid short term profit. It is the best way to protect your investment.