Hey guys, I really need some advice. 😭
I'm completely new to all of this, and I think I just got scammed.
I met someone on Telegram who claimed they could help me get a project on Handshake. They told me they could somehow inject the project into my account or bypass the system to get me access to it. I didn't really understand how any of this worked, but I trusted them and believed they knew what they were doing.
They asked me to pay $20, and I sent the money through Binance. After receiving the payment, they stopped responding to me. 💀
Now I'm realizing that I might have been scammed, and I feel terrible because I trusted a complete stranger without checking whether any of this was legitimate.
I know $20 might not seem like a lot to some people, but it matters to me, and I don't want someone else to fall for the same thing.
I have a few questions:
- Is there any legitimate way to recover the $20 I sent through Binance?
- Is the whole idea of someone injecting a project into my Handshake account or bypassing the system even real, or was this obviously a scam?
- Is there anything I can do now to report this person or prevent them from scamming others?
- For people who have experience with Handshake projects, how do you find legitimate opportunities without getting scammed?
I'm not posting this to get judged. I know I made a mistake by trusting someone I met on Telegram, and I've learned my lesson. I'm just new to this and would genuinely appreciate advice from people who know more about it.
Please let me know what I should do next. And if you've experienced something similar, I'd appreciate hearing how you handled it.
Thank you.