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TrainsThere is a lot of good in the Telegram messenger, but its anonymity and closeness from law enforcement agencies has a downside: it has a lot of scammers who, under the guise of an anonymous messenger, deceive gullible tourists with Might and main, selling non-existent air tickets, tours, discounts, promo codes, etc.unfortunately, nothing can be done with scammers, since law enforcement agencies cannot Therefore, if you are deceived, return the money and count on justice is useless, and you should rely only on yourself.
There are a lot of fraudulent channels in Telegram. In fact, most of those that offer promo codes and discounts for money are scammers. But it is very easy for an experienced user to determine the channels of cheaters. Here are 7 signs of a fraudulent Telegram channel:
1. The fraudulent channel has very few subscribers and messages
Scammers do not bother, but simply create new channels at best with a few dozen messages and a hundred or two fake subscribers. Moreover, the channel can be created a long time ago, but there will be very few messages in it.
2. The channel has few subscribers and many views
Sometimes scammers simply rename the same channel so as not to fill it with messages again. At the same time, subscribers "fall off", and views of messages are saved, and it turns out that with 100 subscribers in the channel, messages can have 300 views, which in principle should not be.
3. The description does not specify the site.
Usually fraudulent channels work without sites, but even if the site is listed, make sure that this channel is really related to the site, or just "covers up"with it. All serious sites necessarily publish on the pages information about the groups associated with them in social networks and channels. There are no "secret" channels for honest sites. But the presence of a site is not a guarantee, because the site can also be fraudulent. How to check suspicious sites-we already described here.
4. The description does not specify a contact, and communication about the purchase of a discount/promo code does not occur directly, but with the help of bots.
5. The channel must have a link to another channel with reviews.
The feedback channel usually contains several dozen reviews, all of which praise the main channel and its honesty, emphasizing that this is not a hoax.
6. For a promo code, discount, etc. you are offered to pay, and certainly by payment to a Qiwi Wallet, transfer to a card, transfer to other electronic money.
If you find at least one of these items, then it makes sense to be wary. And if there are two or more, then this is a 100% fraudulent channel. Leave this channel and report them in the chat @moshennikieturizm_chat or here in the Forum, so that other users do not fall for them. You can follow tourist scammers in this channel @moshennikieturizm
And here are examples of typical fraudulent channels in Telegram:
