How to spot and report scammers on Vernams official Telegram group (or any other)
Dear friends and contributors to the Vernam project,
Our crowd sale started on May 15th at 06.00h UTC and the fastest contributors got their VRN tokens secured with 40% discount. We are so excited to have you onboard and become part of the future of insurance.
There were over 37,000 on the waiting list and the competition was furious, so dont worry if you have missed the chance to participate in the hot three hours. Until 23.05 you have chance to buy VRN tokens with 20% discount.
Anyway, as our Token Sale is gaining popularity and our group is nearing 40,000 people, scammers are sneaking in, thinking of all kinds of dirty tricks to fool people and steal their money. This is why we decided to write a guide how to detect scammers and how to fight them. We are showing examples from the Vernam Telegram channel, but they are applicable to any group.
When you join a Telegram group, always start by reading the pinned message.
Sometimes it may be boring, but usually you will see all the important ant up-to-date information there.
Most Telegram groups list their admins on the pinned message.
Always check the usernames of the admins in the pinned message and whenever you doubt you are chatting with an admin, check their nickname on the profile info.
Real Bob vs. Fake Bob and how to spot them
Why admins will never DM you first?
Definitely scam
Vernam groups admins and most Telegram group admins are forbidden to write directly to the members of the group. It is a measure against scammers and it is what scammers usually do.
The typical scammer will mimic admins profile and hit random members of the group on DM, trying to convince them to make transactions to different addresses.
Admins will never ask you personal data on Telegram, also ask you for wallet addresses and similar
Remember, if you are interested in the project, the only way we will collect your data is through our dashboard. All admins can help you with on the group is:
Instructions
Brief info about the project, the dashboard, the bounty program, etc.
What to do if you spot a scammer?
If you spot a scammer, pretend you trust him and act cool. Make screenshots and send to real admins, so that they can take proper measures and kick him out of the group.
Questions? Join other nearly 40,000 supporters on our Telegram Group!
Our administrators will be online 24/7 answering important questions regarding the token sale and Vernam, so please do not hesitate to ask!
At Vernam, weve beyond excited to start revolutionizing insurance. Will you join us and help make transparent, secure, automated insurance a reality?