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Re: New Telegram Scam: be aware of Malware files!
by
dunkerey
on 27/11/2018, 01:03:42 UTC
There is a new scam trend in Telegram, but if you know about it, it’s quite easy to avoid. The scammers send malware files to a public Telegram group to reach a large number of potential victims.
These files in SCR format have legit names to encourage users to download the file. Often names like "roadmap", "whitepaper" or "price prediction" are used, which could be issued of the official team, but they aren’t official, they are from scammers. These SCR files contain only malware and should never be downloaded.
Here is a screenshot:

https://abload.de/img/20181120_2306041rib7.jpg
Never download such files!

The unmoderated functions of Telegram are on the one hand very positive for all users, but can also be abused from scammers, which exploit this mercilessly. Therefore, it’s always best to avoid downloading any suspicious files via Telegram in general.

Please note and be careful!

They warn us against downloading any files in Telegram. It is full of risk, we should becareful.