[00:01] guy writes to you with an offer to make a million in a week or sends you a photo of your crypto winnings. Sounds like a fairy tale. Yes, yes, yes, yes. Only this fairy tale ends with an empty wallet. Today I'll tell you how [00:15] scammers operate on Telegram. We'll expose the scam , why even smart people lose millions, and how to avoid becoming their next victim. This is a dark archive. Like in advance. Let's begin. Chapter One. Telegram is a paradise for scammers, or it is [00:28] not. Do you think Telegram is just a messenger for chatting with friends or a meme channel? But you are very much mistaken. For scammers, this is a real gold mine. Everything here is anonymous at first glance. Chats are encrypted and the [00:42] police are almost powerless. Well, or not quite. Create a channel, post a couple of fake screenshots of successful deals, and start scamming people. Easier than ordering a pizza. Example. A friend of mine, who wasn't exactly the brightest, to be [00:55] honest, once stumbled upon a channel where a guy promised to double any crypto transaction. Yes, it sounds funny to us and to you when you watch a video called Scam on Telegram, but nothing was obvious there. Do you know what happened [01:08] to him next? He almost sent him 200 bucks, but noticed in time that all his reviews were screenshots with the same dates. It was a small thing, but it saved his wallet. Telegram scammers are no longer schoolchildren with their mother's laptop. [01:22] These are organized schemes staffed by psychologists, designers, and even bots who know how to gain your trust. And the worst thing is that they hunt absolutely everyone, from undergraduates to pensioners. Do you want to know how they [01:35] do it? Watch the video further. Chapter two. How does a divorce begin? Imagine you receive a message from a stranger. Hello. Did you win $5,000 in crypto or not? I am an investor. Let's make money on the stock exchange. Just drop [01:48] 100 bucks for personal management. Sounds tempting, right? They will write to you so convincingly that you will already be imagining yourself buying a new computer, phone, or whatever you want. But then, for the sake of decency, ask them: “Where are [02:00] the guarantees?” I assure you that most people will disappear. This is a classic scam. Fraudsters usually play on emotions. It's greed, fear of missing out, or even pity. They may pretend to be your friend who is in [02:13] trouble, or a rich trader who wants to help newbies. They often use fake accounts with photos of successful people, yachts, stacks of cash, and the like. They also like to post evidence, screenshots of translations, [02:26] reviews, and even videos. But here's the funny thing, it's all fake. For example, I know a bunch of people who fell for the investment channel we discussed earlier and dropped 300,000 rubles. for training. And a week later the channel simply [02:40] disappeared. How do you think they felt? I think Zhenya is in the area of ​​her fifth point. Chapter three. The fraudster was exposed . Experiment. Absolutely all cryptocurrency training, cryptocurrency arbitrage, searches on Telegram - [02:55] this is nothing more than a scam. The boys crawling out in the photographs of the channels are all front men. But maybe we're wrong. Let's check this. The training will focus on cryptocurrency arbitrage. Cryptocurrency arbitrage is a type of earning money in [03:08] cryptocurrency based on the difference in asset prices. Simply put, I bought cheaper and . Everything is described very beautifully. All we have to do is make transfers and earn on the spread. After some introductory information, we [03:22] were given the exchange we would actually be working with. How do these guys make money? What is the meaning of the diagram? How does this justify all this? According to the legend, we, having earned from their link, must send them 40% of the profit. Everything [03:35] is described very well, it may seem simple to a beginner, but I personally already have questions. We went ahead and took a risk for the content, sending 50 bucks. And surprisingly, the first transfer we made returned a profit of 8 [03:48] bucks, which, again, was a surprise to me personally . At this point, you might be thinking, "Hmm, if I made 16% so easily on $50, then on $1,000 it would already be $160. That's where it's all probably going [04:03] to end. We didn't send those $58, let alone increase the pot. We'll give this money away among the best commentators on this video. The condition: you need to write a life story related to the scam and be [04:15] subscribed to our Telegram channel. The link will be the first in the description under this video. Comments like "first nah" or something similar and short are not included in the giveaway. Anyway, after returning $58, it was obvious that [04:28] the trainer was starting to put pressure on us, offering combinations that were already worth offering combinations that were already worth between $50 and $250. But also with a higher spread, obviously. Arbitrage, as I said earlier, can indeed make money [04:41] , but a community that really knows its stuff will never throw combinations around. And to the right. After all, if something becomes publicly available, it instantly becomes irrelevant. That 's why we cover various [04:53] scams, because we know there will be tons of people who will create the same scam and simply kill it off from competition. So we're serving the public good YouTube, let's get down to business. Chapter Four. Popular Scams. [05:09] Now let's look at the most common scams on Telegram. The first scheme is investment. You're promised a 200% return in a week if you invest in a secret project. But, alas, where does this percentage come from? No one will [05:22] answer you. And it might suddenly turn out to be a company secret. After all, if you find out where these percentages come from, you'll create a similar project and earn millions of billions. Many will happily jump on this topic when [05:34] they see an ad, for example, for a crypto bot that supposedly trades on its own and brings in millions. The second scheme is Fake giveaways. They tell you you've won an iPhone or Bitcoin. You have to pay a transfer fee. This scam is as old [05:47] as time itself, but believe me, its age is selling fake goods. These could be game accounts, Netflix subscriptions, or even secret money-making courses. I often hear stories [06:02] of someone buying a crypto course for 50,000 rubles and receiving a PDF with publicly available information from Google. Incidentally, this isn't just a Telegram scam, but also seemingly established bloggers with long-standing reputations, like [06:15] Litvin, Suba, and whatever the hell that bearded guy was called, Guseyn Gasanorov, or something like that. Basically, they feed their audience absolute garbage and public information disguised as something secret, and People swallows it and feeds them. The most vile scheme [06:30] is blackmail. Fraudsters. They hack your account, find personal photos, and threaten to leak them to all your contacts unless you pay, or they write to all your contacts on your behalf asking to borrow money for an urgent operation or [06:44] something similar. Basically, it's nonsense. Right now, I recommend enabling the cloud password feature in Telegram. Keep your account secure. And most importantly, you need to know: If someone is blackmailing you, don't respond. There are [06:57] no negotiations with terrorists. Chapter Five. How do scammers gain your trust? Do you think scammers are some obvious clowns who can be easily spotted from a mile away? No, an experienced scammer is a psychologist who [07:10] knows what to pressure. After all, over the course of thousands of mammoth closures, patterns of their behavior emerge, and the scheme is honed to perfection. They know how to make you believe. For example, they can correspond with you for weeks, [07:23] pretending to be a friend, only to then rip you off for a big... A sum. Or maybe not a very large one. It varies. Scammers can be subtle. You can work with someone online for a long time, buying things from them, maybe [07:35] some supplies for your business, ordering designs, whatever. And then, in a ask you for $200 to borrow. Since you've been working with them for a long time, you think it's simply pointless for them to rip you off, since they earn [07:49] the same amount of money from you every week for design work. And the amount, frankly, is small, so you lend the money and end up without money or designers. What went on in that person's head, you'll never know. Did they just want to get out of [08:02] business and earn some extra endjat? Maybe, maybe not. Scammers also like to create entire communities. Channels where a bunch of fake members praise the project and its continued success. And that's the whole story. [08:15] spectator. Who doesn't know it's all a rig. And they also push the urgency. Invest now or miss out. Generally, urgency is a clear sign that something is wrong. Any business can [08:28] wait, but not scams. Chapter Five. A True Story. I want to tell you a true story that still gives me goosebumps, mostly from misunderstanding and injustice. I have a friend, [08:41] online. She came across a Telegram channel offering to pack parcels at home. And it all sounded so simple. I'll send you the goods, you repack them and resend them. Where should I tell you? And I [08:54] 'll pay you 50,000 rubles a month. Katya contacted the employer. He asked for a deposit of 10,000 rubles for registration and delivery of the equipment. Well, it's really unclear what kind. She sent the money, and then silence. That's it. Katya, by [09:08] She had no idea what all this internet stuff was. If we knew what it was, we wouldn't know what it was. But in reality, she was left penniless and with a ton of debt. She's actually an educated woman with a degree, and that's true. But being [09:22] educated and smart are two completely different things. Scammers know how to find your weak spot. Sim skills help with that . I'm already in her head. And you know, I might seem strange, but I sincerely think [09:36] Katya was lucky. Having lost 10,000 rubles, she gained invaluable experience and didn't fall for the next scheme, which would have happened as well . Let's imagine that instead of a stupid scam for ten, she had actually been given a job. But what kind of [09:50] job would it have been? Let's take a guess at which packages need to be packed and reshipped somewhere. Drumroll, bingo - It would most likely have been a bang, psychoactive substances, and Katya's situation would have been much more [10:02] dire than the additional loss of 10,000 rubles. It's unlikely, of course, that she would have been hired as a warehouse worker with such small deposits and no experience, but you have to understand that anything can happen here, and you have to be [10:16] careful. Chapter Six. How does a scam work at the technological level? Now let's look behind the scenes. Telegram scammers aren't just guys with phones. They, I repeat, have entire systems. They use bots that [10:28] automatically send thousands of messages. They create fake websites that literally look like exchanges or stores. Returning to our scam from Chapter Three, the instructor who taught arbitrage taught an exchange that [10:41] actually looked good. And don't be surprised when you click on a link from some random investment channel and it opens an exact copy of Binance, only the address will be slightly different. I do n't think so. It's worth explaining what happens to [10:53] your account if you try to log in to the site. They also like to use phishing. This is when you click a link, and it steals your passwords or card details, or you enter them yourself. In short, this is how [11:06] Compato works. People write to various sellers, or post ads themselves, and at the time of payment, or at the time of delivery. There are actually a lot of variations. We won't dwell on this. People were given a link to an exact copy of the [11:19] payment page, where you need to either pay for delivery or pay for the goods and so on . What happened next? The card details went to their person, who immediately emptied it. As a result, the person is left without [11:31] money. Finish. Another case of multiple accounts, when one scammer manages dozens of profiles, pretending to be different people. I know of cases where a guy thought he was communicating with an entire team of traders in brackets, but in reality it was one [11:44] person who managed 20 accounts. You could call it a sophisticated triangle, call it whatever you like. And the worst thing is, they track all your actions. If , for example, you actively like posts about crypto, the bot notices this and starts spamming [11:57] you with lucrative offers. Or the latest and still relevant scourge of Telegram is neurocommenting. I think you've noticed these random comments from half-naked girls on the topic of the post. Even my channel has these [12:10] commenters. When you go to their personal profile, you see investment channels, which, as a rule, are also scams. Chapter Seven. How to Avoid Becoming a Victim? Now the main thing is how to protect yourself. First, never transfer money to [12:23] strangers or people without a reputation, even if they seem super friendly and provide proof. Second, check everything. If you're given a link to a website, look at the address. Fake sites often have extra letters or numbers. I [12:38] always copy the address and Google it before clicking. And in Ideally, enter it manually into the search. This way you will be 100% sure. Third. Don't believe in easy money. If they promise you a million in a week, it's a scam. I once saw an ad that [12:52] promised 1,000% profit in a day. It sounds like nonsense, but believe me, people fell for it. Fourth. Use two-factor authentication in Telegram, anywhere, on Binant. Put it wherever possible . Don't click on suspicious [13:07] links. And fifth. Trust your intuition. If something seems too good to be true, it's not . I myself have sensed a catch more than once and turned down lucrative offers, and I never regretted it. [13:21] It's better not to earn money than to lose much more. Next, check the reputation of the person you work with. Nowadays, there are a huge number of forums where you can transparently see comments and reviews from people [13:33] who have worked with this person. If a person doesn't have a reputation on any On the forum, you simply shouldn't get involved with such a person . Period. Important. The comments must be very old. If someone's reputation is only 1-2 months old, [13:47] you should think twice about whether everything is okay. If there are literally 30-40 of them, it does n't look very good. Yes, it's better than nothing, but I would still give preference to someone with a reputation of two or three years. [14:01] And it's important to include positive, negative, any comments and disputes that have been resolved, and not just positive, positive, positive. Working with clients is always accompanied by awkward situations, and it's simply impossible for everything to go [14:15] smoothly. Chapter Eight. What to do if you've already been ripped off? Let's say you've been ripped off. What to do? First of all, don't panic. I know how painful it is, how unpleasant it is to lose money for no reason. I'll tell you right away that the chances of getting your money back are [14:28] practically zero. Unfortunately, that's how the system works. Cryptocurrency helps with this. Wallets without verification and all that . Secondly, change all your passwords and enable two-factor authentication to avoid losing even more. If it's even [14:41] more likely to happen to people who downloaded files or software from the person who scammed them. And most importantly, don't blame yourself. Scammers are sometimes professionals who can fool even the smartest people. It's easier to think that you've [14:56] fallen for some scam guru who's scammed tens of thousands of people than for some fifteen-year-old schoolboy. I'm speaking from experience, and to be honest, after my first case, when I was scammed, and it was a large sum, I [15:08] couldn't sleep for two days. But then I realized, most importantly, it was a lesson that made me smarter. The main thing is not to get depressed . Chapter Nine. Why is n't Telegram fighting scammers? You'll be surprised, but Telegram is actively fighting [15:21] scammers. You can see this from the number of banned accounts, which have recently, and perhaps since September of last year, become Some unrealistically large ones. Anything can be banned. You violate [15:34] the rules even minimally. Ban. You have some incorrect information in the channel; a ban is a new thing. And such large bans came after the introduction and moderation. Restoring a Telegram channel is practically impossible, because there is [15:46] no moderation as such in Telegram. There is no manager to contact here. It is outsourced here. Actually, that's why scammers don't have the opportunity to restore their channels and continue to operate. That's why it's not entirely true [15:59] that Telegram doesn't combat fraud on Telegram. Another thing is that the number of scammers themselves is not decreasing. In connection with Pavel Durov's recent refusal to provide encryption keys to the French [16:11] government in the EU, many people have once again believed in Telegram's anonymity. But this is not true. Telegram has not been anonymous in the true sense of the word from the very beginning. If you communicate in a regular chat, as if with a [16:23] friend, for example, your correspondence is on Telegram's servers. How into your account from another phone. This correspondence will be pulled from somewhere. database in which this correspondence is actually stored. If you want [16:38] truly anonymous communication, create a secret chat. This data is only on your phone and on the phone of the person with whom you are corresponding. You can talk about some security here, but not [16:52] absolute. That is why many young people, mistaken in the confidence in the anonymity of Telegram, work here without any cover, logging in from personal phones and so on. The next chapter is about [17:04] how scammers are caught. Chapter Ten. How scammers are caught, and whether they are caught There are a huge some of them. First: after checking the phone number, the most short-sighted [17:17] scammers register accounts with their personal numbers. I will not reveal America by saying that you can use a phone number Find almost all information about a person. And even if you've hidden your phone number in Telegram settings [17:30] , it doesn't mean anything. Bots know your phone number by searching. And if you've used it in real life, rest assured it's already been leaked to some public database. What happens next? A show of masks and an investigation, most likely. [17:43] Social engineering. Let's say you blocked someone who understands plus and minus in C. They message you from a different account, since you logically blocked the first one, and you start a chat with a seemingly new person, [17:56] trying to, so to speak, close them. Among all the correspondence with this person, they send you some random link, be it a picture, basically, they can give a link to anything. The link could be an IP logger. Voila, [18:08] the person gets your IP. If you're using your own network, that's the end. Next is metadata. Any picture you take with your phone, any video you shoot, contains So -called metadata. If you're [18:22] interested in learning more about it, watch Overbuffer's video. He . Basically, if you have a photo taken with your device, you can be identified, as the phone by default adds a lot of information to the [18:36] image description. And knowing this information , your enemy could be Bobo. Telegram is a truly great messenger, but for scammers, it's a playground. They'll promise you millions, iPhones, an easy life, but in [18:49] the end, they'll take your last money. I've fallen for scams a bunch of times myself, because I'm simply a gullible person. But I know what I'm talking about—that's 100%. But on the other hand, you now know how they work and how to protect yourself. [19:02] Remember, your caution is your strength. Don't let them fool you. This was our dark archive, which is constantly being updated with new material. If you liked the video, like it Comment to see if you've ever fallen for a Telegram scam. And remember, the best [19:15] comment wins $58 in the next video. If you think the prize should be split between two or three participants, we'll see. Leave a comment. And, of course, if you don't know who the mammoth is in this scheme, you're probably the mammoth [19:27] who the mammoth is in this scheme, you're probably the mammoth . Take care. Bye. M.