2026-01-02 04:20:12

End-of-year scam groups are indeed getting more active, trying to boost their performance amidst the chaos. Just this morning, as I just woke up, scammers started causing trouble in the Telegram group—directly impersonating a certain user to commit fraud. This move is quite ruthless. Upon careful consideration, the scammers' reasoning is actually a bit "smart": claiming they lost a phone, thinking who hasn't experienced losing things or being forgetful sometimes. Being someone who owns two phones, forgetting to pick up one is perfectly normal. This set of tactics is designed to exploit people's empathy, making it easy for them to lower their guard.

But the more seemingly reasonable the excuse, the more likely there is a hidden trick behind it. If you encounter strangers in the community claiming they need urgent help, asset transfers, account verification, or similar, take a moment to stay calm. Verify more, transfer less—that's the rule for surviving longer in the crypto world. Who knows if the person on the other end of the screen is a true friend or a scammer?

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GasWhisperer

· 01-04 23:19

nah this is exactly why i track every tx like weather patterns... the mempool never lies but people always do. saw the gwei spike right before those telegram scams hit – timing's never coincidence in this space, it's probability distribution playing out in real time. cold wallet, cold heart, that's the formula fr

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LayerZeroHero

· 01-04 02:58

Ha, I've seen this set of tactics countless times, same old story. Empathy is indeed the best scam tool, more effective than any technical method. Asking "Who are you" before transferring money is enough. Be cautious at the end of the year, no harm in being vigilant. No one in the group can be trusted. The person on the other side of the screen could be a scammer or your "friend," who dares to gamble on a 50% probability multiple-choice question? This kind of impersonation method is really low-level, but surprisingly, some people still fall for it. Unbelievable. Verify more, transfer less. That's right, it's easy for everyone to get carried away when executing. In the crypto world, getting scammed once basically means game over. Be cautious and live longer.

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AlgoAlchemist

· 01-02 04:48

Damn, is it the same old trick again? Impersonating someone is such a cliché, and what's worse is that some people actually fall for it. I just don't get it. These people at the end of the year are really desperate, willing to try any trick in the book. Using the excuse of losing your phone to scam for a transfer? Basically, they’re counting on our kindness, making it hard to defend against. In the crypto world, people's hearts are complicated. We need to stay alert at all times, everyone. Verify more, transfer less—that's a rule I keep in mind. Who the hell knows who’s on the other end of Telegram? Anyway, I won’t just transfer money randomly. Nowadays, compared to scam gangs, I’m more worried about myself being soft-hearted for a moment. I’ve become numb to it. Every day, I see someone getting scammed, and the tricks are more and more outrageous. Honestly, you have to be cold-blooded to survive longer.

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