When strangers approach you online about crypto opportunities, especially through casual messaging, staying cautious is smart. If unsolicited investment pitches arrive in your DMs from unknown accounts, your safest move is to block and move on. These are classic social engineering tactics used in crypto scams. Remember: legitimate projects and platforms never recruit users through random personal messages.
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SmartContractPhobia
· 18h ago
Anyone who gets approached for investment in DMs is a scammer, no exceptions.
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PumpingCroissant
· 18h ago
I think there's nothing wrong with that. Strangers who come through DM are basically scammers. Don't believe a single word.
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DefiPlaybook
· 18h ago
According to data, approximately 86% of crypto scams start with strangers sending unsolicited private messages—this has become the standard tactic in on-chain social engineering. It is worth noting that legitimate projects have much lower customer acquisition costs than DM spam, so if someone messages you about high-yield opportunities, block them immediately without hesitation. This is the most practical way to recognize risk alerts.
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MintMaster
· 18h ago
ngl I've seen this kind of thing too many times, just block them and be done with it.
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LayerZeroHero
· 18h ago
It has proven that 99% of investment opportunities in DM are phishing... Someone in my cross-chain testing group gets caught every week, and the data is quite harsh.
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AirdropHunter007
· 18h ago
Real "Chives" Warning: If a stranger DMs you about a project, nine out of ten times it's a scam. I always block them directly.
When strangers approach you online about crypto opportunities, especially through casual messaging, staying cautious is smart. If unsolicited investment pitches arrive in your DMs from unknown accounts, your safest move is to block and move on. These are classic social engineering tactics used in crypto scams. Remember: legitimate projects and platforms never recruit users through random personal messages.