I honestly never thought I would be writing something like this as I believe we could all recognize a cheap executed scamming scheme like this one.
A scammer account @hive.airdrop message you to participate in an air drop, they direct you to a website that requires your hive key to claim an airdrop but the moment you input your key, they have access to your funds and you can simply kiss your hive or hdb good-bye. Because the scammer will transfer them to another account @der.prophet
This had been going on since January, some good wills Hivers have been writing about it to warn others about it but unfortunately some Hivers especially newbies who thought this space is free from scammers are falling for it and hereby losing their funds.
My niece @zali.bee, who has been working diligently to build up her hive account, lost her liquid hive yesterday. Her experience quickly reminded me that some of us are still new in this space and need to be guided and warned of every possible way they can be vulnerable to scammers. Aside from feeling mad about this scammer's behavior, I kind of feel guilty because I simply forgot to warn my girl the first day I saw the scammer account. And today I'm making it my mission to warn as many Hivers as possible by making this post. You can as well reblog to reach more people as you never knew who you are saving. Share the scammer page in any discord you are active in. Join me and stop him or her, let's make space safe and secure for everyone.
She called me in the morning and immediately I picked the call. I knew something was wrong, in her voice, " good morning ma, please check your WhatsApp I left you a message" her voice usually sounds lively but this time she sounded like someone in distress. I immediately checked my WhatsApp and her messages broke my heart. She had been scammed of her hard-earned liquid hive because she was careless enough to follow the scammer instructions, if only she contacted me first before giving out her active key to the scammer. But it's all good now, we couldn't retrieve her stolen liquid hive but with the help of a great friend @samostically , we were able to change her keys hence stopping the scammer from having any further access to her account.
Thank you so much Sam, for your quick and Swift intervention.
Dear Hivers and especially newbies, always carry out your due diligence before going along with any opportunity that pumps up on your feeds. Never ever share your keys or password with anyone. Always ask questions from a trusted old Hiver before jumping into any opportunity. Safeguard your account because there are scammers and thieves everywhere including on the hive Blockchain, do not be naive be guided.
Taking a quick look at the scammer account, lots of Hivers have fallen victims already and many will probably still fall unless they are guided and they ignore the scumbag. Join me in this mission and let's stop the thief.
Thank you ❣️🙏✍️
really watch out for these kinds of things! I stepped into one a couple years ago and that also costs me like 4000 hive back then. Not fun!
That's was a lot o. "Back then"
I'm so sorry you experienced that; these scammers are truly heartless. One just has to be very careful.
It's unfortunate that these scams happen; thank you for sharing so we can be aware.
Very unfortunate, we just have to be cautious.
Sad to see, especially in this difficult period. First thought would be to think it’s impossible to fall for this but on a second thought, it’s actually very easy if you’re new to Hive.
I’m sorry @zali.bee And to everyone else affected. Thanks for spreading the word @funshee.
Yes, it's very easy to fall prey as a newbie.
Thank you so much for your help earlier.🙏👏
Thank you aunty ☺️
You are welcome dear ❣️
Thank you so much for your help. I really appreciate 🙏🙏☺️
Ewhee!! 🙆🙆🙆.
Thank you ma'am. I taught as much, thank God I never fall into the trap. @chatsunny @temmylade come and see oooo
Like I told you
Yes oo. Thank you
Thank goodness, and thank you for sharing this with your friends.
Dear Sis, your days will be long. I lost over 50 HBD and 40 Hives to this same scammer and over 700 Alive tokens to the @bunker.hive, I wouldn't know how mean someone can be than this. Scamming people of their hard-earned resources. And even did it the second time. Well, the person shall be rewarded. The law of Karma will one day take its toll and we all shall hear the good news.
Oh dear @cagolistic I had no idea this happened to you, so sorry you went through that. Some people are simply heartless, we can only be careful not to fall victim.
Yes dear. It was a terrible experience 😪
But I am happy that I have bounced back. Making gradual movement and growing.
Thank you for the thoughtful response 🙏
I deeply appreciate 🙏 💯.
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I'm sorry something like this happened to you. This person hacked my account too.
I’m so sorry about your niece Funshee. Thank you so much for bringing this to our notice.
The scammer is literally tagging everyone!
Also recognize that sometimes the scammer duplicates accounts with good reputation to further the scam -- this just happened to a friend of mine! Be very careful even when you see an avatar you recognize!
Thank you for sharing @funshee! It is a shame that folks will create the scams and then take the newbies to the cleaners. I just don't understand what motivates people to be evil.
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