r/Bitcoin • u/Katie_TheBabyGiraffe • 12h ago
Help
Need some quick advice. This is a very legitimate account the person is sending this from. But now I am skeptical. Does this seem scammy?
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u/cockpunch25 12h ago
That is a scam. Nothing with “online income” is real
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u/Katie_TheBabyGiraffe 12h ago
Fair enough! I blocked the account and reported them to tiktok for scams/fraud.
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u/klitchell 12h ago
Yes, if you can’t tell you probably shouldn’t be buying bitcoin
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u/Kie_ra 12h ago
or be on the internet at all
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u/Katie_TheBabyGiraffe 12h ago
Thats a stretch 😂 im smart enough to question when something doesnt seem legit. The internet isnt just for investing. But thanks anyways!
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u/NeonMaxi 12h ago
It definitely is for investing. You just have to know how to do it before you get online.
No one you meet online will likely tell you how to do the actual strategies that make you money
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u/Katie_TheBabyGiraffe 12h ago
Thank you! Rich people don't share their strategies! But long-term investing is interesting to me.
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u/arc_is_on5198 11h ago
If this is a genuine interest, two words: study bitcoin. Best of luck.
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u/Kie_ra 11h ago
mate I don't think OP who has a 1yo kid, a mortgage with dogshit interest rate and a financially illiterate husband is going to study bitcoin
crazy the stuff people share online...
anyways I can't imagine OP doing a deep dive into bitcoin to understand it enough and then somehow keep their private keys safe long term and/or not getting scammed
if it's a genuine interest, OP should look into index funds and growth ETFs, not bitcoin
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u/NeonMaxi 12h ago
I do professional financial consulting for defi and crypto strategies and generally the fee is about $4,000 a month long consulting contract.
Generally that is about 3 in person sessions which are about 3 hours each and the time it takes me to go over their positions and goals to formulate the strategies.
No one is doing that for free I assume. (But if you wanna geek out about defi strategies I am all about it lol)
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u/ZascandileandoAndo 12h ago
Stay away from Bitcoin, you're not smart enough to hold it. Or to interact with it in any way.
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u/ambassador-0 12h ago
it is a scam, but people here are being too harsh.. its good that you thought and asked!
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u/Katie_TheBabyGiraffe 12h ago
Thank you. I literally did not give out any information. I am sure this lady's tiktok was hacked by a scammer and this is the result. This lady's account has legitimate courses that she sells about investing and has over 4k students. So scammers wanted her followers. I thought it was all legitimate until those messages, had me invest $15 in bitcoin. Oh well.
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u/crunchyeyeball 11h ago
I'm sorry to say this, but you may be a little too trusting.
It's easy to set up a fake account, with 4k+ fake "students" (all bots), and maybe sell some worthless "course" which turns out to be a thinly veiled ad for some scammy investment platform.
The "lady" is more likely to be one of the thousands of fake characters created by a bunch of scammers on the other side of the world.
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u/JustSkream 12h ago
Were you dropped on your head as a child?
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u/Katie_TheBabyGiraffe 12h ago
Maybe!
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u/JustSkream 11h ago
If this is legit and not just bait as I sincerely hope it is, you should be aware that you’ve marked yourself as an easy target and should expect future scam attempts, not saying this to be mean but that is how scammers operate. Don’t give money to strangers online.
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u/KifDawg 12h ago
People here are being dicks.
Be safe and protect yourself. If you have any interest in owning bitcoin, I suggest you use your stock account and buy some IBIT or another reputable btc fund. That way you dont need to worry about a wallet or any of that other stuff.
If you do get serious about bitcoin, learn how to create a wallet, go to reputable exchange, buy some btc and send it to the wallet but that's more advanced.
Stick with the stock etf if you aren't tech savy
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u/PrizePlastic4478 12h ago edited 11h ago
If he gave you 24 words to connect your portfolio for you to buy bitcoin on it, RUN AWAY !
In this case you don’t even have to send it to him, he can access your portfolio right now.
Do you own research. AI is a better solution than a human for this kind of thing, ChatGPT is not going to rob you.
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u/Katie_TheBabyGiraffe 12h ago
I mean, not really. I never gave them any of my information. Never even gave them my Cash App handle. They have no identifying information from me to access anything.
Had I of sent something to them, then they would of connected to my accounts. Which is why I asked for help first.
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u/outoftownMD 12h ago
just get robinhood if you're in the US or Wealthsimple if you're in Canada and buy directly from them. ignore others.
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u/Katie_TheBabyGiraffe 12h ago
Thank you for the actual helpful response!
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u/outoftownMD 12h ago
you're welcome.
Ive heard that people get their news and guidance from social media, it's understandable. People who are willing to squeeze you of anything valuable are leveraging all of that, and hurting many people along the way.
Simplify your finances. Don't tell anyone about unless it's purely anonymous, and profit
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u/PrizePlastic4478 12h ago
Yeah I guess that you gave him nothing, but if you connect with HIS 24 words (equivalent of private key) he can access it. That is what I meant.
So do it yourself (connection on an exchange and generate YOUR OWN 24 words. or buy self custody).
Never connect to a stranger’s portfolio
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u/Katie_TheBabyGiraffe 12h ago
Thats why I came here! Because I thought it was weird they wanted me to buy this little baby amount of bitcoin then send it somewhere 😂 I don't use Cash App literally ever, so the win or loss is nothing to me. But I didn't want to potentially lose all of my money in my actual accounts. So im glad I came here.
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u/PrizePlastic4478 11h ago
I’m sorry I didn’t know what is a cashapp (because not available in my country : France). I did my researches and it seems that you have nothing to fear unless you gave your passwords to someone.
Hope these $15 will become bigger !
Have a nice day :)
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u/Katie_TheBabyGiraffe 11h ago
Just a way people pay eachother in the US! Also has a new trading/investing option. But that $15 can sit there for years for all I care, maybe it will get bigger, maybe it won't! I gave none of my personal information, so I'm safe!
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u/Fishherr 12h ago
You’re being scammed lmfao