Wajib Tofu! Pay Attention To The Four Most General Frauds On Twitter

The most common series of scams on Twitter (photo: Pixabay)

JAKARTA - When exploring the internet, you could say we will never be 100 percent safe. There are so many online criminals with various actions.

Twitter is one of the most popular social media today. So, it's no surprise that Twitter is a haven for cybercriminals and all kinds of scammers.

In order to avoid all types of scams on Twitter, here are some of the most common examples of scams on Twitter, which you must know.

Phishing is the most common scam anywhere, including on Twitter. Usually phishing actors try to get your sensitive data such as passwords, credit cards, and so on.

On Twitter, for example, not long after Elon Musk took over Twitter in September, the Tesla boss introduced Twitter Blue verification. Then, scammers quickly found out about this initiative and sent a phishing email on Twitter to steal the user password who wanted to verify their account.

A blue tick account has long been an honor badge icon on Twitter. Not infrequently these criminals target accounts with blue ticks to hack.

For example, launching Makeuseof, in 2020 there is a hacker who hacks into Bill Gates' account. The hacker then asks for Bitcoin payments, and it can be assumed that many people are deceived by the scam.

But this is not the only case. There are many other similar cases. Therefore, it is important for you to remain careful of blue tick accounts even.

Everyone may want a blue tick on their Twitter account, knowing that very high desire, cybercriminals appear in a more creative way to deceive people.

Whether you're using Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook, you may have received a message from someone claiming they can verify your account in a short time.

In fact, there are only two ways to have a verified Twitter account. One of them is to pay Twitter Blue and pass the verification test by Twitter directly.

Crypto is currently increasingly in demand by people around the world. If you follow an account related to cryptocurrencies, or if you post about crypto from time to time, you will most likely find the scam.

One of the crypto scams is someone who disguises himself as a leading digitalcurrency influencer or analyst, then posts misleading tweets, or even reaches the target via direct message.

To stay safe from crypto scams on Twitter, make sure you check closely every information about certain assets, and only trade on secure cryptocurrency exchanges.