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Yes, it's a scam.

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Yes, that's a scam. Anybody contacting you with offers of cryptocurrency is a scammer.

 

@nicklmg @CPotter Scam on Facebook impersonating LTX Expo. Probably a futile effort given the amount of scams on Facebook but should at least be able to get the profile shut down.

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I mean, it should have been real obvious. Why would anyone give you 3x something for free, that they don't personally own?

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Rule of thumb:

 

"If it's too good to be true, then 99% of chances are: IT IS!"

 

"There's a Chinese proverb saying there are no free lunch in this world."

 

"The little gain you got means a multitude of suffering others have to endure."

 

"No pain, no gain."

 

These phrases are what makes me weary of these scams.

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24 minutes ago, Bitter said:

THEY GOT SANTA CLAUS! OH NO!!!

Gasp! Whoever deny this person will be in Santa's naughty list and get no present, because now he controls Santa Claus! Ha ha. I gotta admit, he got some creativity there.

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I'd say its even more shady if it was from an actual youtuber. So either way scam.

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On 2/3/2023 at 2:47 AM, DavidShilo20 said:

cryptocurrency

Most things involving crypto are a scam,

That's why Steam doesn't accept crypto anymore.

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6 minutes ago, AndreiArgeanu said:

Steam accepted crypto?

They did.

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That account is most definitely as scam, we'll try to get them removed ASAP.

I would report/block them to help the process.

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On 2/6/2023 at 6:57 PM, Chase Douglas said:

That account is most definitely as scam, we'll try to get them removed ASAP.

I would report/block them to help the process.

Facebook has its registered office in USA. So, you can make a report to CISA.

By sending the header to CISA, I reported several fraud attempts via email, which exploited a well known spoofing vulnerability of gmail (Gmail SMTP Relay Service Exploit).

The scammers stopped emailing me, so maybe it will work for you too. I also blocked their email through my provider's service. 😉

On 2/3/2023 at 2:47 AM, DavidShilo20 said:

I got a message from this Facebook profile saying that I have been selected to receive 3x of whatever cryptocurrency I choose. Is this a SCAM? 

 

 

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The page has one like, and it's the LTX Expo. Yeah, it's definitely a scam.

"It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brain falls out." - Carl Sagan.

"I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" - Edward I. Koch

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