Similar topics may already exists but I'm creating this topic anyway to warn everyone, especially the newbies that NEVER trust anyone from telegram even if it's your own brother, mother or father. The fact that makes telegram so dangerous that it's so easy to impersonate a person there. And add a little bit of TG premiemness, makes the whole thing looks like the original users. Surely a newbie might think that a verified user (basically the premium user's stickers) wouldn't try to scam people.
As for the screenshot below, I was approached by one of my trusted contact (a fake one actually)! He asked me for mere $300 whereas he owns a million doller company himself, he has his own startup, a crypto project even many employees under him. Tbh, it was ridiculous that he would ask for $300 Lol. I may have believed if he asked for $1000-3000...
Conclusion, never trust anyone from telegram as well as discord. Use a private channel when it imvolves financial deal. Make them sign message or shift to move secure private chating platform like SimpleX.
As for the screenshot below, I was approached by one of my trusted contact (a fake one actually)! He asked me for mere $300 whereas he owns a million doller company himself, he has his own startup, a crypto project even many employees under him. Tbh, it was ridiculous that he would ask for $300 Lol. I may have believed if he asked for $1000-3000...
Conclusion, never trust anyone from telegram as well as discord. Use a private channel when it imvolves financial deal. Make them sign message or shift to move secure private chating platform like SimpleX.