Beware of Bitcoin Spams and Scams and Others

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Seen these types of images?

Too good to be true yet many take this clickbait and lose out big time.

We all know of spam and scams online are not in the best interest of anyone except the spammers and scammers.

However, there will always be some people who do fall for their tricks either by replying back to them saying they didn't purchase this or that.

Or out of interest click a link they provide. to see more.

This is where the danger lies.

Never Click Any Links or Even Respond to Such Spams and Scams

One of the common types is that of using celebrities faking their talks to say how they are using bitcoin which is totally false.

this has been going on for a while now and they tend to use either the local TV Stations or talk shows in your area or country to give more credence and familiarity to you.

They try to make it as real and convincing as possible and using celebrities we all know yet many fall for that hype.

here are some examples

Akshay



Akshay Ruparelia is a British entrepreneur and internet entrepreneur who made millions with his business dealing with real estate, not bitcoins

Here are a couple of images stating how Akshay was browsing online and how he found this automated trading platform called?

Guess what they didn't mention the platform certainly not a type error that's for sure They continue to state how simple it was to cash in the digital currency that is booming.



As you can see he was been used repeatedly within their scams and the fact he made his millions when he was young and was ranked no 6 among Britain's Millionaire Entrepreneurs in the under 30 categories.

Did you notice the error?


These were apparently showing him within the Sun.

So take a look at the first image who was that from?

The Sun or The Sum

Another apparent type (BS it was) all intentional

Here are Two Well known Celebrities everyone should know used illegally in fake reports, here they are parenting stating how they found Bitcoin to make millions along the way mostly though another loophole is the general reason (as if they need to rely on Bitcoin for their money)


Here they are using many Australian TV stations along with Australian shows.

I am sure you will find them in other shows and stations across the world.

Again this time using an AustraliaEntrepreneur to state how they made a name for themselves and how he found this usually and common statement how he found a wealth loophole that can make anyone a millionaire within 3-4 months as per the first image i gave which came from this image.

As you can read in the second part of the image the Editor wanted to verify this himself before publishing the image of Andrew and this loophole.

So here is an image of him with his family and states he risk his own money to test it out.

Of course, it was his own money was he going to use the newspaper's money to test it out for his personal benefit?.

Folks read between the lines don't fall for it.

Common trends used


They tend to use Local Newspapers, TV shows, and other shows which are generally in your area or country to give you the impression and security knowing you can at least take their word for it as showed in these examples.


Also, Twitter is a commonplace which are paid ads so Twitter is to blame for some of these as well. Look at the second one for Akshay.


I wouldn't be surprised with Facebook either most likely other social media as if they are paid such social media accounts get the money while fake reports and news go out.

They will only ban these when they get into trouble to make it look like they are doing the right thing until the next scam comes out and they get paid for the ads again.


All are fake and not from the actual place they report it to be.

Generally, they will give the impression so and so found a loophole that gave them millions within 3-4 months

They also use a common tactic to state that one wants to check it out for themselves.

in this case usually the Editor of a newspaper

Then always state the same they take the risk using their own money and low and behold it works and they are now earning at least $1200 per day or more.

They also rely on people who responded to them or people clicking links

Many times links have encrypted malicious code that can do great harm not just to your computer but to your bank account.

Do the maths as well


These scammers state $1200 per day then you could be a millionaire within 3-4 months

So let's be generous with this maths, let's say every month has 31 days to make it simple.

So $1200 per day times 31 = $37200 your monthly total earning as per them.

now $37200 times let's give 4 months as per their CTA's

$37200 times 4 months = $148,800.

Hardly millionaire status within 3-4 months

To get to the millionaire earning as they state would take you 27 months approx

$37200 times 27 months = $1,004,400.00 that's Two years and 3 months assuming each month has 31 days in it.

Again their so-called 3-4 months another clickbait and false statements.

Finally


Last image


This one is not a celebrity per say but was sent via email to someone you know here in WA LOL


Read what it states and yes of course I am going to send a stranger my bank account number and bitcoin code trouble I don't have a bitcoin so.

Guess I need to contact my manager who I didn't know I had to help me find my bitcoin code which I never had while giving them my full bank account details to a company I don't know in order to receive 84,913.08 USD

Guess I am lucky to manage to get that extra .08 cents well every cent counts doesn't it.

Please guys I know many of you know these types of scams not saying Bitcoin itself is one and there are some for real but look around if you want that sort of stuff.

If you get such emails you can check out the first place in their email address especially if they pretend to represent a well-known company I will give an example below which is not bitcoin but PayPal

Plus the fact they address me as Dear Customer not by my name second error.


Here not only is it a fake email address this came from but they just address this as Dear Customer.

plus the fact my email didn't even show up goes to show this is a generic email sent to many regardless if they have PayPal or not.


Here is PayPal's response which I got pretty much within a minute or so when I reported it to them.

I always sent them these scams to them the email address in using the au but you can go to PayPal when logging in and find their address in your own country.

I did take off my full email address from the image for security but noticed they sent it to me along with using my name to address me as well.



Caution

If you don't have a particular account they state (in this case PayPal) never responded to them stating that you don't have that particular account.

Responding to them will give them more incentive to either communicate back with you or you may find malicious coding with the link you click.

At times such links mask your ability to get to your bank account and in the meantime while you are trying they are ripping you off.

So when you finally get your bank account working you have money missing if not all of it.

Don't Respond or Click any links they give you regardless of how enticing they may sound.

Never give out any personal details such as your bank account, phone details, address or even you name.


One final thing i just remembers


If you ever get a fake phone call scam mostly from phone companies you are not part of and they actually talk to you.

OR

The ones that state in a recorded message that your internet and phone will be cut off so press this number for assistance.

Never say yes when they ask if this is your name as they use voice recognition to take advantage.

Instead, ask who it this and where are you calling from.

Most times these will be scammers in India.

For the second one never rings back nor press any numbers they get a scammer to talk to you pretending they are tech support then get your personal details they need.

In the meantime they will lock you our of your account should you try to get in while they are ripping you off at the same time pretending to be nice and so helpful.

If fact there is a hacker on YouTube who always scams the scammer and even gives them their own crap out and wipes out their files along the way.

I am not an affiliate for this one but if you want to check his video out on YouTube


Search for Scammers Payback and you will see so many scammers gets their Karma back.

Even have their faces shown back to them



Best Option



The best option is to mark it as spam in your email then once done go to your spam box then click all and delete

By marking them as spam first before deleting you are letting your email provider in my case Yahoo know these are spam and they record such emails as future spam in case they try again or use another method.

That way they will go straight to the spam box and just delete them in one hit each time to check it out.


I do this about every 2-3 days which go straight to the spam box but before I delete them I always go through each email heading in case an email ends up in the spam box as it does once in a while.

I have had a few WA ones for some reason go to the spam box so I take them or mark them as not spam then continue to delete the crap.

Hope this has been useful to some or at least you are aware of them and let your family and friends know not to click any links or respond


Andre

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Hey Andre, great post about Bitcoin. I was initially skeptical about the whole bitcoin thing. However, I have since changed my opinion about it. As I now dabble in it a little... but not enough to be an expert... but enough to give fair warning and gloss over a little bit of info.

I will not use someone who talks about a shortcut to making millions with it. Bitcoin is in general terms sort of like the stock market, except a lot faster in the fluctuations as I seemed to observe. As of the writing of this; 1 bitcoin is worth $43,913.22 USD. In about 5 minutes of me even writing this the price will fluctuate up or down depending on demand.

The stock market will go up or down at a more steady rate, but bitcoin goes up or down more rapidly. Not only that but the stock market is regulated, whereas bitcoin is not.

The last point is that with any App these days you can buy it easily yourself if you wish without any special website. And as you alluded to anything that tells you there is a fast track to something most people can do with a little bit of common sense and effort... is not worth it and maybe a scam.

I recommend that if anyone is about to get into bitcoin, be sure to do their research. I glossed over some info on bitcoin here, for brevity, but I think we all get the point.

I wish you the best,
Bob

thanks Bob no doubt there are the real Bitcoin that can produce some good money unfortunately these one such as above seem to show more often than the good one. As a result many get ripped in the end.

Wishing you much success with the one you have and hopefully there will be more success for you along the way.

Andre

I am hoping that my website pays off faster than bitcoin does. So far since March 24th, I have had 13 referrals with the 4th and 5th of this month no referrals. I just have to get them to convert. My total referral amounts are about 33 now since Sept. of 2020.

I'm more interested in the earnings that may come from those conversions, when and if they happen... than I am in bitcoin... lol.

Congrats on getting referrals with conversions as you are premium plus Eric Cantu has some great training on that.
Here is one you can look into from Eric he is amazing with the training he gives.


If you go to classes at the top then click dashboard on the right-hand side you will see Categories scroll down till you see conversions. There you will find much training on this, especially by Eric.

https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/classes/category/conversions

Hope that helps

Andre

Thank you very much... I will definitely look into it!

You are very welcome Bob you will learn a lot from Eric he is awesome and a great trainer as well.
Andre

Congratulations Bob on your referrals.

Thanks, Delroy... :-D

You're welcome Bob 😊

A fantastically informative read as always Andre...

Unfortunately, these Spammers and Scammers are absolutely everywhere nowadays, always trying to make a quick buck or ten wherever and whenever they possibly can..

We all need to be cautious about everything that drops into our mailboxes.. if it seems too good to be true, well, you know the answer my friend... don't open it, definitely do not click on anything if we have, mark as spam, delete and move on!

I hope your week is going well my friend.. :-)

Exactly Nick if it is too good to be true then don't in this case as you said click on anything, don't open it further, mark it as spam delete, and continue to move forward.
The week has been good so far thank you, wishing you an awesome week ahead.
Andre

This is such a relevant topic nowadays, Andre. These scam emails and phone calls are SO annoying and everywhere. You are absolutely right about NEVER clicking anything and just hit delete. Shame you have to even now be concerned about saying 'yes' on the phone as it could be used against you in a scam. What a world we live in. Thanks for this excellent reminder.

Susan

Thank you Susan and yes many have become better at this, worst luck. Pity they couldn't use their skills for great purposes online I am sure some could do quite well if done properly and legally.

Guess they have that quick rick mentally themselves and in the end, suffer as a result. Karma sucks at times and they will find out hopefully sooner than later.

Yes, phone calls are a pest as well, that is why I tell my friends and family to never say yes when someone asks if this is so and so. I tell them to answer back first by asking them who is speaking and where are you calling from, to be polite most will either hang up or hesitate.

Have a great week ahead. Susan and thank you for being here appreciated.
Andre

That's good advice, Andre...thanks so much. Have a great week as well :-)

Thank you Susan continue to be the best version of yourself always.
Blessings my friend
Andre :)

This scamming is rife here in New Zealand.
They put up any celebrity at all including the prime minister.
I often wonder how they get away with it, if indeed they do as I would have no idea if they get pulled up or not.

But then their contacts are probably fake so they can't get caught.

Thank you Maurice,

I recently seen on Quora talking about the best Prime Mister ever had and when I clicked to read more that talked about our current Prime Minster talking about bitcoin using the news dot com site as a fake sport to make it look like you were on the new com website.

Just looking at the URL that was at the top also showed a totally different URL and all that page did was talk about bitcoin. showing testimonials. the widget was full of bitcoin opportunities and nothing about what the original title was about.

They often use other sites as in the examples I gave often to make is seem real.

So this ended up being not only a scam but also clickbait as well.

There are rife everywhere both here in Oz, across the world and to our neighbours with you at Kiwi land.

enjoy the rest of your evening and have a great week ahead.

Andre

Yes they are devious and unscrupulous.

Pity their skills can't be used for good purposes online.
Guess that's the Yin and Yang in the online world of MMO

It is becoming more sophisticated and happens more often these days. I had one from. The ATO , you owe money blah blah…but when you look at the website it is not the correct website.
Also get the long spam messages to my website that are very explicit in nature. Spam.
What amazes though, some people must open them otherwise they would be sent.
I have a basic thing, where if I don’t know it, I don’t open it.
Stephen

That's the best way Stephen if you don't know it don't open it. Same with the private phone calls I get every now and then as soon as you answer either it is a recorded message or they hang up.
Many times I see the phone call coming from another state or from overseas I just let it ring out and then mark it as spam.
Andre

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