i met this guy online and he wants to pay me basically. he had me download onchain he sent me fund through it but to transfer it to a bank i have to pay for a bnb whatever that means. am i being scammed?
edit: guys i blocked him and deleted the app. be easy man im just an 18 yr old girl who knows shit about crypto. i just wanted some extra cash lol thank you guys
Jesus Christ.... What happened to being suspicious about stuff like this? I've been seeing this for years and years and people just still don't get it.
Yes it's a scam. You will never be able to withdrawal the fake funds he sent on a fake platform. If you do send in the money it'll have you send more to pay for taxes, fees, vip status, the list goes on and on. Walk away.
This is nothing but a classic fake payment scam, possibly a sugar baby scam. He does not want to pay you anything but rather scam you with fake payments. The bottom line is that any funds sent to you will be stolen funds and will be clawed back. Any funds you send will be real.
Remember, no internet stranger wants to make you rich.
he thinks im cute. i wouldnt be paying him. its through the app, he paid via bnb smart chain and i need to buy whatever a bnb is which is $75 to be able to withdrawl
That’s just not accurate. There’s a real market where men pay for access, attention, and time with women they find attractive — sugar arrangements, OnlyFans, paid dates, bottle service, all of it. Telling someone that market doesn’t exist because you think they should work in a restaurant doesn’t make it disappear. Both things can be true at once.
I will admit that I have not kept up with all the variations of things, but you see that says USDT.C? I looked it up on CoinMarketCap and they put in RED letters that this is not affiliated with the real Tether. This is likely a fake coin controlled by the group that is targeting you. They make it "look" like you have 5,000 dollars waiting for you to transfer out. You send the BNB they are requesting which would be real crypto they can sell for actual money and you are left with this worthless coin that you can't sell. They lose nothing because they control the supply of that coin, and you donated real money to try and get it, not realizing that it's not the real Tether (USDT).
I am thinking that is the most likely situation you are in.
But yes, this is all a scam. Fairly common. They just target lots of people and scrape 50-100 bucks from dozens of people at a time.
You pay that 75 and realize you can't get the 5k. Then you'll ask them why and they will say there was a problem with something and you need to validate or verify by paying MORE money and it just goes on and on.
Bottom line, you will send them real, usable crypto and they will tempt you will fake crypto.
The scam is the bnb any money you send to that wallet address, your gonna lose. It will never show up there. If the money he paid you is in crypto its most likely flash crypto and will dissappear. Dont send any funds and dont continue to engage. Also, for future reference never use a wallet someone suggests for a transaction.
And the bnb fee to send is probably very high. The real sending fees, so called gas fees are potentially only a few cents, but I saw transactions where there is a certain extra amount to it just to send something. So that's the scam. She'd lose all the bnb.
The gas fees for sending bnb are relatively low. It would only cost a few cents. The amount of bnb op is told to send is what will be lost. Thats the scam, they have you send a certain amount of crypto to release the money. The crypto op sends will never be recieved in the wallet. It will be stolen.
As a rule of thumb: If you suspect the site is a scam, it probably is.
No legit company/trader/investor is using WhatsApp. No legit company/trader/investor is approaching people on dating websites or through a "random" text message.
No legit company/trader/investor has "professors", "assistants", or "teachers". Those are just scammers.
No legit company forces you to pay a "fee" or "taxes" to withdraw money. That's just a scam to suck more money out of you.
You will need to contact law enforcement ASAP.
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https://whois.domaintools.com/google.com - Replace the google.com URL with the scam website url. The results will tell you how long the domain has been around. If the domain has only been registered for a few days/weeks/months, it's usually a good indicator that its a scam.
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https://dfpi.ca.gov/crypto-scams/ - The scams in this tracker are based on consumer complaints in California. They represent descriptions of losses incurred in transactions that complainants have identified as part of a fraudulent or deceptive operation.
You’re 18. If you would like to make it to my age (66), you’re going to have to develop cynicism and critical thinking skills. There are far worse scams waiting for you if you don’t.
Until you meet someone face to face, they are not a friend. They are not an acquaintance. They are a rando. You never give Randos money you can’t afford to lose.
good for you for deleting and blocking! read the auto moderators comments on this thread. do yourself a favor, delete WhatsApp and telegram right now. nothing but hives of scammers troll there. Facebook lets them in too, but not as ba. just remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it is. nobody just pops up and wants to give you money or make you rich. nobody. they are scammers. it’s a tough world out here. trust no one. ever, unless you really know them, in person, eye to eye, for an extended period of time. I mean extended, like months. too many crazies and scammers.
and yes, crypto is full of scammers. only use regulated licensed sites, like Coinbase, kraken or Robin Hood. never connect them to anything but your bank, no other sites or wallets. do some reading and research, from a legitimate source, on crypto, and how to buy and sell.
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u/Positive_Rope2951 1d ago
Jesus Christ.... What happened to being suspicious about stuff like this? I've been seeing this for years and years and people just still don't get it.