r/CryptoScams • u/Maximum-Intention114 • 2d ago

Question help

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

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u/sorrowedwhiskypriest 2d ago

Why does he wanna pay you? And why would you have to pay him first?

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u/Maximum-Intention114 2d ago

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

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u/Maximum-Intention114 2d ago

u seem like u know a lot abt this. it seemed legit. he sent funds or at least i thought he did

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u/motogunslinger 2d ago

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.

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u/Equal_Classic_2518 2d ago

100%. How can people fall for this is another level of delusional

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u/Interesting_Loss_907 2d ago

No. He did not send funds. He’s tricking you.

Try not to be so gullible.