*GUIDE*
Spotting a scammer with some easy steps.
Helpful advice for anyone in this space as more and more accounts are being compromised by scammers attempting to take your money by offering services.
These accounts are copies of well established/larger Twitter accounts.
Spotting a scammer with some easy steps.
Helpful advice for anyone in this space as more and more accounts are being compromised by scammers attempting to take your money by offering services.
These accounts are copies of well established/larger Twitter accounts.
1. If you receive a DM from a larger account, verify the account. Do not assume it's the person in question, you can do this quickly by following the steps below.
2. First thing to do, check the followers.
Most scam accounts are banned before they are able to establish large following numbers.
Make sure you then double-check the follower count of the person you think is DMing you.
For example, one of my impersonators vs me.
Most scam accounts are banned before they are able to establish large following numbers.
Make sure you then double-check the follower count of the person you think is DMing you.
For example, one of my impersonators vs me.
3. Check the number of tweets. If this is low, it's a major warning sign. Large accounts = lots of tweets.
Scammers replicate as much as they can to try and make their profiles look valid, but they cannot recreate a full history.
Again, the impersonators total tweets vs mine.
Scammers replicate as much as they can to try and make their profiles look valid, but they cannot recreate a full history.
Again, the impersonators total tweets vs mine.
4. Check the tweets themselves.
Scammers Retweet the original accounts content to populate their feed similarly.
Some scammers copy and paste content. If this is the case, look at the times posted if everything is being posted within minutes of each other, red flag.
Scammers Retweet the original accounts content to populate their feed similarly.
Some scammers copy and paste content. If this is the case, look at the times posted if everything is being posted within minutes of each other, red flag.
5. If the larger account has a name that's easier to hide the scam (because of the use of L's and i's) then check your website URL which will display the scam account name without the capitalisation.
6. Check the accounts Tweets & Replies tab.
If it's full of replies asking people to DM, it's a blatant red flag.
If it's full of replies asking people to DM, it's a blatant red flag.
7. Don't be stupid.
Ask:
Why would this account want me to DM them?
Why does this account suddenly want me to send them money?
Why is this account offering me services?
Have I looked at this account closely enough?
Ask:
Why would this account want me to DM them?
Why does this account suddenly want me to send them money?
Why is this account offering me services?
Have I looked at this account closely enough?
8. People here, large accounts or not do not want your money, ever.
If someone is offering you a service despite you showing 0 prior interest, it's probably a scam.
Never click links, never share wallet details, never send money.
If someone is offering you a service despite you showing 0 prior interest, it's probably a scam.
Never click links, never share wallet details, never send money.
Most scams are very easy to spot. Simply seeing one of the points I've listed above should be enough for you to quickly connects the dots on the others.
Retweeting and sharing this to reach as many people as possible is appreciated, it's an area that a lot of people are aware of already and do not fall prey to, but I'd like to make sure as many people have a list of red flags to watch out for.
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