AVOIDING ONLINE SCAMS IN THE REMAINING HALF OF THE YEAR
Technology has really been helping a lot of people right from it's time of invention and one of those ways is the amount of life changing opportunities it has offered to alot of people online, unfortunately as these opportunities increases everyday so do online scams, thousands of people fall victim to fake platforms and dishonest individuals pretending to offer valuable opportunities.
I've had my own close call with scammers My most recent experience was with someone i met on X who promised to send 48 Ethereum to me which is over $150,000 and that was the first red flag,he then told me to fund my account with about $50 to $100. we had some conversations after that and i made some little research which later confirmed he was truly a scammer. That experience taught me to always pause and investigatee before trusting any online opportunity
In this article, I'll share how to spot online scams avoid them and protect your time, energy and money in 2025 and i will also be revealing more in the next article
COMMON ONLINE SCAMS METHOD
1. Promising large sums of money or rewards: Most people have fallen into the trap of this scammers because they thought they would get a lot of reward or money just as promised but in the long run they discover it's a scam which might already be too late
2. Creating Fake websites that look real: Scammers are now adopting the use of fake websites to lure people into beleiving that they are real.Most of the time after they've succeeded with their plans, the system goes crashing.
3. Using urgency to pressure you into making urgent and quick decisions: This is one of the most effective weapon they use against people and ones their victim get pressurized they begin to divulge informations that is supposed to be kept private
4. Pretending to be from trusted companies or Platforms: Most scammers deceive people by pretending to be from well known organisation and through that people get to beleive them
SIX SIGNS YOU'RE DEALING WITH A SCAMMER
1. When you're asked to pay a certain amount of money upfront to receive large amount of money later
2. When you are unable to lay hands on any evidence that prove their identity
3. When they present attractive deals that seems too good to be true
4. When you are been pressurized to take fast actions (i.e offer ends in 1 hour)
5. When they start asking too much of your personal information
6. Suspicious looking websites
HOW TO AVOID FALLING VICTIMS TO ONLINE SCAMS
1. Never share your personal information or passwords
2. Never get involved with deals that require you to send some money before you are able to claim rewards or gifts
3. Always make good research on any project you want to get involved in
4. Always ask questions before committing to any project
5. Make sure to deal only with trusted and approved platforms/companies
In conclusion online scams are becoming rampant these days but with right knowlegde acquired, you can avoid them by always staying cautious always. Share this with your friends and let's help each other
to stay safe online.
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