How to avoid scammers and not lose your investments
18.04.2023
Today, news has emerged online that cryptocurrency can be stolen from Apple devices. Experts have discovered a vulnerability in the company's operating systеm and recommend that users updаte the software on their devices (iOS to version 16.4.1, and macOS to 13.3.1).
Popular scam schemes
The Vobmenka.com cryptocurrency exchange team has prepared some tips for you on how to avoid common fraudulent schemes in the crypto market:- Be careful and do not respond to suspicious messages or requests that may come to you in email and messengers. Phishing is a fraudulent attempt to obtain your personal information, such as passwords or credit card numbers, by forging emails or web pages.
- Check the reputation of applications and download them only from official stores. Scammers can create fake mobile applications for cryptocurrency exchanges and wallets to gain access to your digital currency. Sometimes such software also makes its way onto official platforms, but it is quickly removed.
- Be careful with pyramid schemes and dubious affiliate programs. For example, the Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent systеm where you are promised high returns from investing your funds in an investment project, but in reality, your investments are used to pay out earlier investors.
- Many trading robots and analytical programs promise high returns, but in reality, they may be ineffective or even fraudulent. Check the reputation and performance of programs and robots before using them.
- Sometimes scammers leave comments under posts by well-known personalities on Twitter or Telegram, containing a link to a website where you can supposedly double your savings in digital assets. After clicking on the website, you will see that you need to transfer a certain amount in BTC or Ethereum for verification. Scammers use the "greed" trigger. Remember that this situation can happen to you even if you follow verified accounts. Just don't click on suspicious links.