Kaspersky Lab warns about a fraudulent pyramid scheme.
Kaspersky Lab warns users about the widespread fraudulent scheme associated with allegedly "earning" on the TON (Toncoin) cryptocurrency via Telegram. The company's experts have studied this scheme, which works on the principle of a financial pyramid and is aimed, among other things, at the Russian-speaking audience.
The fraudulent scheme unfolds in several stages. First, the potential victim is persuaded to invest in the TON cryptocurrency, and then invite their friends to a special chat in Telegram, promising a commission fee for this. However, in practice, a person risks losing all the money invested.
At the first stage, in order to attract people, the scammers prepared detailed video instructions in Russian and English, as well as text materials with screenshots. First, the user must create a special crypto wallet-through an unofficial bot for storing cryptocurrency in Telegram. Then he needs to use a separate Telegram bot, through which he can allegedly earn money, and enter the address of his wallet there. Next, you need to buy a minimum of 5.5 TON of cryptocurrency and transfer it to your crypto wallet. Attackers recommend using legitimate tools for purchases, such as P2P markets, crypto exchanges, or the official Telegram bot. After that, you need to activate the same separate Telegram bot for earning money by choosing one of the paid"accelerator" tariffs: their cost varies from 5 to 500 TON. The creators of the pyramid claim that the more expensive the tariff, the faster a person will start "earning". Thus, users risk losing more than 500 TON if they choose the most expensive tariff.
At the second stage, a person is asked to create a closed group in Telegram and invite friends there. Scammers demand to post a video presentation of the service, activation instructions, and referral links for registering a wallet and installing a bot in the group. They also insist on making face-to-face calls to potential participants to build trust in the scheme. According to them, the user will be able to receive a fixed fee of 25 TON for each invited friend, as well as commissions for the"accelerator" tariff, which friends will buy using referral links.
However, in fact, this is a classic pyramid scheme, and no one will see any money except for intruders.
Kaspersky Lab experts recommend that you take a critical approach to get rich quick offers, avoid transferring cryptocurrency to unverified wallets, carefully study reviews about the services, use two-factor authentication, and install a reliable security solution that will warn you if you try to switch to phishing and scam resources.
Kaspersky Lab warns users about the widespread fraudulent scheme associated with allegedly "earning" on the TON (Toncoin) cryptocurrency via Telegram. The company's experts have studied this scheme, which works on the principle of a financial pyramid and is aimed, among other things, at the Russian-speaking audience.
The fraudulent scheme unfolds in several stages. First, the potential victim is persuaded to invest in the TON cryptocurrency, and then invite their friends to a special chat in Telegram, promising a commission fee for this. However, in practice, a person risks losing all the money invested.
At the first stage, in order to attract people, the scammers prepared detailed video instructions in Russian and English, as well as text materials with screenshots. First, the user must create a special crypto wallet-through an unofficial bot for storing cryptocurrency in Telegram. Then he needs to use a separate Telegram bot, through which he can allegedly earn money, and enter the address of his wallet there. Next, you need to buy a minimum of 5.5 TON of cryptocurrency and transfer it to your crypto wallet. Attackers recommend using legitimate tools for purchases, such as P2P markets, crypto exchanges, or the official Telegram bot. After that, you need to activate the same separate Telegram bot for earning money by choosing one of the paid"accelerator" tariffs: their cost varies from 5 to 500 TON. The creators of the pyramid claim that the more expensive the tariff, the faster a person will start "earning". Thus, users risk losing more than 500 TON if they choose the most expensive tariff.
At the second stage, a person is asked to create a closed group in Telegram and invite friends there. Scammers demand to post a video presentation of the service, activation instructions, and referral links for registering a wallet and installing a bot in the group. They also insist on making face-to-face calls to potential participants to build trust in the scheme. According to them, the user will be able to receive a fixed fee of 25 TON for each invited friend, as well as commissions for the"accelerator" tariff, which friends will buy using referral links.
However, in fact, this is a classic pyramid scheme, and no one will see any money except for intruders.
Kaspersky Lab experts recommend that you take a critical approach to get rich quick offers, avoid transferring cryptocurrency to unverified wallets, carefully study reviews about the services, use two-factor authentication, and install a reliable security solution that will warn you if you try to switch to phishing and scam resources.
