In 2023, scammers managed to steal a staggering $4 billion in crypto. Now let's do our best to ensure that when they tally up the numbers for 2024, you won't be a part of that statistic.
Regardless of where these data came from, you should always keep in mind that only a small part of the victims report that something happened to them, which means that the amount is much higher. We can only guess whether most of these victims are just uneducated and naive people who invest in something they have no idea about, or whether the criminals have organized themselves to the extent that they are successful even with those who have experience.
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- Never reuse passwords
- Stop downloading sketchy content from the internet
- Consider using hardware wallets for enhanced security
- Safely store away seed phrases
- Avoid visiting suspicious websites
- Verify contracts in the explorer
These measures may seem elementary, yet it is astounding how easily they can be disregarded when one is fixated on chasing the "next 100x" gain.
I would also add that you should be careful of all those who hunt their victims through social networks, presenting themselves as
"hot girls" who have great offers for investing in cryptocurrencies, or have some other story with which they will try to get as much money out of you as possible.
Not so long ago I read an article about how the authorities in the Philippines (if I'm not mistaken) found a slave farm with people who were forced to do exactly such things. This only shows the scale of these operations, and that those on the other side are often forced to do things they don't want to do.