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Let's talk Crypto scams! Somebody asked me about this one, in particular. They talked about how professional and nice looking the person who contacted them appeared to be, and how all they had to do was share the link with a bunch of people "for fun" and earn boatloads of money. I've long been against the idea of first impressions and judging people on appearance. Like I told them, I dress like a bum more often than not. I'm good at my job. I make good money at my job. Likewise, I could be dirt broke and throw myself further into debt to buy a fancy suit. Anybody can get dressed and brush their hair. A lot of people end up getting themselves socially engineered by falling for bogus first impressions. Furthermore, there's no way to prove that the profile is legit. Are they just fancy words the person typed (I'm not the CEO of MegaCorp, but I could play one on the internet!)? Is the picture really them, or is it AI generated or a stock image? Is this somebody that's just found a fancy Linkedin profile to lift? Anyway, tangent aside - does anybody know how these things actually work? I always just block them and move on, this is the first time I've ever given it any thought. Do they set up bogus exchanges? Do they ask for a small transaction with promises of a big return (that never comes? Do they ask you for your keys?

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