It’s difficult to tell what Twitter do with this data, but I’m sure it helps. Use the “it’s suspicious or spam” link…then choose whatever you feel is the most appropriate option. What you can do, is find a tweet from the account and report that.
Sadly, Twitter to not make it clear and obvious when reporting scammers from within a DM:( When you click the ‘report’ button in a DM, you are given the ‘spam’ option which deletes the messages and blocks the user, or ‘report abuse’, for which there are zero scam-related options. MetaMask do have a Twitter support account, hoever it simply tells everyone never to reply to DMs, open links or share your secret phrase. Yes, that’s right the fake MetaMask Support account gave me a link to a Google form that requested I send my wallet security details.įor reference, MetaMask support is provided from within MetaMask itself. No prizes for guessing what information the scammer asked for. Scammers will either DM them or reply.īelow are two ‘reply’ examples found via a basic search for ‘MetaMask support’ posts. Because Twitter does not operate via channels or groups, people post publicly that they are experiencing a problem. This scam is very similar to the Telegram scam or that used on other messaging apps. You should always block and report scammers. However also be wary of fake groups! And no matter what, stick to the golden rule (see bottom of post). If you’re trying to join a group and feel frustrated because you cannot join immediately and need to ‘jump though hoops’, understand they are trying to protect you ? Some Telegram groups (and Discord etc) have strict criteria for allowing members to join in order to help reduce the likelihood of scammers abusing and taking advantage of their community.
Scroll to the bottom of this post for my full chat transaction with this scammer! Stopping the Telegram scammers This is the type of thing that might happen – the ‘support agent’ directs you to a legitimate-looking site, and you are prompted to give the website your details. Other messaging apps with groups have similar problems with scammers - in Discord, the same method is used. And it’s getting more and more elaborate - the fake sites are looking more and more authentic.
It is very easy for a new (or semi-new) person to fall for this scam. They have asked for help, and now someone is helping them.įurthermore, because the communication happens via DM, it can go unnoticed by real members of the community. This social engineering scam works well because the victim is already confused / frustrated and likely unaware of how many scammers are on the platform.
If you give them your details (or connect your wallet to a fake website / download something fake), they have access to all your funds and they will empty your wallet ? Link you to a fake phishing site that will ask for your phrase or to connect your wallet.Direct you to a ‘support form’ that asks for the recovery phrase or similar.Chat with you and eventually ask for your secret recovery phrase.Sometimes they will even duplicate an official profile or that of a community admin (eg after joining the group, they change their display name, profile photo and bio to be the same as the admin).