Scammers are the smart ones, be careful.

[Callido]

It's happening in every social media including Facebook and X (Twitter). Although the first time I came across it was actually on telegram when the scammer pretended to be a novice that need help just as described by Op. My other encounters happened on Twitter but I was already familiar with the trick so I didn't even bother to respond to such messages anymore. Reason why I say majority of us fall victim to scammers because of our greed. In a situation like this, only few among us will genuinely want to help while the majority will definitely want to scam not knowing the first scammer is smarter than them.

Telegram has the most scammers, i remembered having an issue with one of the popular exchanges, and i had to message their telegram group so the admins can help, it wasn't less than minutes i was messaged privately by different users claiming to be admins.

Believing strangers on the internet is the easiest means of getting scammed. Anyone offering solutions or suggesting investment while demanding capital is purely offering that information with intentions of scamming.

[Cookdata]

It's happening in every social media including Facebook and X (Twitter). Although the first time I came across it was actually on telegram when the scammer pretended to be a novice that need help just as described by Op. My other encounters happened on Twitter but I was already familiar with the trick so I didn't even bother to respond to such messages anymore. Reason why I say majority of us fall victim to scammers because of our greed. In a situation like this, only few among us will genuinely want to help while the majority will definitely want to scam not knowing the first scammer is smarter than them.

I have stopped using Facebook a long time, it's not different from Telegram if it's not even worse than telegram right now. You can never see people, I mean humans with senses doscus something good about crypto, it's always one idiot offering crypto investment here and there, even the legit Bitcoin groups are not spare, sometimes I just wonder people on Facebook are leaving on another planet, fake lifestyle everywhere without nothing valuable to discuss.

The only platform that is crypto friendly is X, I see more frequent crypto contents but we have lots of clown that push alts on people's throat. This Kaito reward contents has turned all influencers to spamming timeline for load of bread, they write like they care about what they are promoting until the reward are been paid, they move on quickly to the next one. I love the way Zach is exposing every single one of them.

[lornadane]

Not a new technique, but there are still investors who are still falling to this way of scamming other people.
I guess sometimes, being ignorant is good because I used to ignore everything that I feel is a scam. Telegram is a disgusting place with all kinds of unimaginable stuff and people would do anything to get anything from you

[melinoe]

Saw such a stuff long ago in many TG groups especially.. though there was just an image with the seeds and you would need to do all the same stuff to get drained.

Not your keys - not your funds to play with, and everything that you yourself never set up is a risk not worth taking.

[Rustam Meraj]

Telegram has the most scammers, i remembered having an issue with one of the popular exchanges, and i had to message their telegram group so the admins can help, it wasn't less than minutes i was messaged privately by different users claiming to be admins.

Believing strangers on the internet is the easiest means of getting scammed. Anyone offering solutions or suggesting investment while demanding capital is purely offering that information with intentions of scamming.

In my point of view Telegram is not safe place to use as crypto user since scammers have automated bots that will send you message as soon as you ask for their help and will seem to be actual employees who want to help you. These strangers should never be trusted since real admins will never send you message first, ask for your secret seed phrase, or demand money to fix your account. To be on safe side, it is always good to watch for fake usernames with small spelling mistakes and remember that real admins have special tag beside their name in group chats. Best way of protecting yourself is to turn off your personal messages in Telegram settings and use official support chat on exchange site only in case of problems with your money.

[lornadane]

Rule of thumb: never help anyone move crypto, and never accept help either. Crypto transactions are simple by design. If something is “stuck”, it’s either user error or a scam. No legit wallet needs third-party assistance to send USDT to Binance.

[qwertyup23]

It's happening in every social media including Facebook and X (Twitter). Although the first time I came across it was actually on telegram when the scammer pretended to be a novice that need help just as described by Op. My other encounters happened on Twitter but I was already familiar with the trick so I didn't even bother to respond to such messages anymore. Reason why I say majority of us fall victim to scammers because of our greed. In a situation like this, only few among us will genuinely want to help while the majority will definitely want to scam not knowing the first scammer is smarter than them.

Telegram has the most scammers, i remembered having an issue with one of the popular exchanges, and i had to message their telegram group so the admins can help, it wasn't less than minutes i was messaged privately by different users claiming to be admins.

Believing strangers on the internet is the easiest means of getting scammed. Anyone offering solutions or suggesting investment while demanding capital is purely offering that information with intentions of scamming.

Just to add, telegram is the perfect platform in hiding your identity. With all the privacy options available to the user (e.g. hiding your username, log-in status, picture, deleting the messages on both the sender and receiver, etc.), scammers effectively use this platform to transact with almost everything they may come across on the internet.

This is exactly the reason on why you should always ignore random messages from people on any platform. Before you respond to them, make sure to at least brief yourself on not surrendering any part of your personal information that might be used against you.

Rule of thumb: never help anyone move crypto, and never accept help either. Crypto transactions are simple by design. If something is “stuck”, it’s either user error or a scam. No legit wallet needs third-party assistance to send USDT to Binance.

Also, if someone offers you an investment on an unknown coin or instrument that basically advertises as guaranteed returns or x5 returns in xxx number of days, then ignore it at all cost because no such exists.

[SquirrelJulietGarden]

Just to add, telegram is the perfect platform in hiding your identity. With all the privacy options available to the user (e.g. hiding your username, log-in status, picture, deleting the messages on both the sender and receiver, etc.), scammers effectively use this platform to transact with almost everything they may come across on the internet.

This is exactly the reason on why you should always ignore random messages from people on any platform. Before you respond to them, make sure to at least brief yourself on not surrendering any part of your personal information that might be used against you.

Telegram is not too perfect as it requires phone number to register an account and since the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in France, Telegram changed their ToS particularly privacy and data collection of user including IP addreses as well as their readiness to share such information to governments.

Telegram is a paradise for scammers and anyone use Telegram must know about scam methods used by scammers there, in order to be safe.
Telegram scams.
Customize settings in Telegram for better privacy.
Some Telegram tips for newcomers in the crypto community

If people want better privacy, from account registration to messaging, it's Session. No phone number required for account registration but it works less smoothly than Telegram. Consider pros and cons, and choose a messaging platform to use for your needs.

[Bobrox]

Telegram is not too perfect as it requires phone number to register an account and since the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in France, Telegram changed their ToS particularly privacy and data collection of user including IP addreses as well as their readiness to share such information to governments.

Telegram is a paradise for scammers and anyone use Telegram must know about scam methods used by scammers there, in order to be safe.
Telegram scams.
Customize settings in Telegram for better privacy.
Some Telegram tips for newcomers in the crypto community

If people want better privacy, from account registration to messaging, it's Session. No phone number required for account registration but it works less smoothly than Telegram. Consider pros and cons, and choose a messaging platform to use for your needs.

Telegram account must be private avoid from scamming and not easily for all people include us in the scam group channel, right for registering telegram account must using mobile phone number and I think good way not all people can't registering multiple telegram account due limited phone number. I think the scammer not only target for telegram user only but also all media social platform how easily to scam depend on personal its self, based on OP story is common trick of scammer giving seed phrase and many people blame after seeing fund in the wallet and make deposit little fees for withdrawing that fund.
Make private your telegram account and allow the user at your contact list only can sent message if some one do not know make as spam sender  if won't receiving thousand email receiving from scammer.

[lizarder]

The rate of scam that has been happening in telegram seems to be increasing day by day and i was surprised with this strange strategy adopted by scammers so i decided to share it to prevent more people from falling victim. I recently stumbled across a post on a telegram group where a user claiming to be having difficulty withdrawing his funds of $270 USDT from his wallet to Binance and seeking for other people’s help to withdraw the funds. See image below

Scammers seem to be innovating, and they no longer use traditional methods, as methods change over time, especially now that everything is connected online. But the case you shared seems ridiculous because he couldn't withdraw his funds from Binance, he decided to seek help from others. Binance itself has a service he could use by contacting them and explaining his problem, avoiding having to ask for help which could ultimately lead to the loss of his funds as happened.

This is why we see so many people being scammed not by major issues, but by small things they themselves don't realize the impact of. This is an important lesson for anyone, especially those who are still quite new to this industry, so caution is very important to maintain security and not lose money due to mistakes that should not be made.