Fraudsters On The Loose

“Praise of liar, pleasure of a madman.” - Romanian Proverb

I’ve read this quote from the noise of @Jnavedan, and it holds some truth. Fraudsters often get an addiction over stealing and scamming because of the challenge getting away and the pleasure of having the money. 

I have seen a couple of movies on Netflix about thieves, the films like the Red Notice and Army of Thieves, are all compelling stories. I admit, I like both movies, but what a sad lesson this evokes to immature audiences, like those kids and teens watching a story like these. 

The lead roles in both movies took pleasure in stealing, it seems fulfilling for them to commit a crime. And, for viewers like me and you, subconsciously, we are rooting for the criminals, the bad and the madman. I felt guilt as I reflected again, why on earth are we patronizing stories/ movies like these? Incessantly, both films are “most liked” on Netflix!

In reality, the scammers love what they’re doing too, thus until now they’re still on the loose. Yesterday, I was so busy following giveaways on Twitter. Mind you, for a couple of months now this has become a hobby for me. And, my fair share of winnings gave me a glimpse about how a credible giveaway works. 

Then, a fraudster showed up. I was not announced as the winner, but I got a message in my inbox asking me for my ethereum address. Fishy, right? But, I got elated, and gave her my eth address right away. She replied with instructions to verify my address, to open this link, and to do this and that. I did not reply, and got busy with work - a good disguise to see how persistent this scammer could be. Indeed, she messaged me again if I got the instruction. This time, I am positive that this is a scam. I checked her previous tweets and some comments from other users, and found out that she’s another fraudster on the loose.

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Sigh. Sad life.

Anyway, to avoid scams, be cautious about people who become so persistent about you. Legit crypto giveaways only ask for your wallet address, or UID for giveaways from exchanges like Bityard. 

Last November 2021, I won this giveaway from Clucoin and got the money as easy as 1-2-3. First, the winners were tagged on a tweet. Then, I messaged them my Clucoin address and they replied to wait for a week. That easy! Thus, one can be suspicious when people give you lengthy instructions on how to claim a prize!

Another recent scenario, a friend of mine got scammed too. Unfortunately, she fell into the trap and lost $100. It all happened when she got so busy from work, and could no longer think straight. She got a call from someone pretending to be from the Philippine Customs, instructing her to send $100 as payment for her sister’s package from overseas. Though she was somewhat skeptical, the fact that she has a sister from Canada sending her parcels sometimes, persuaded her to send the money to someone she didn’t know. Oh wow! That’s fast cash for that fraudster on the loose!

Takeaway Message:

Fraud is everywhere. Be cautious and vigilant about the schemes of scammers and thieves who only cares about your money. Online scams became so popular nowadays, like email/ online banking phishing, online shopping scams, fake online lending and lottery scams. SMS spoofing are still persistent, like what happened to my friend. People we call friends and relatives, can be so fishy too sometimes.

I know we try not to be so judgemental and pessimistic, but it's hard to throw caution to the wind, so think twice, thrice, even multiple times.

Thanks for reading, guys!

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01/14/2022

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