Not anymore can will allow and watch these scammers continue the way they ha e been using over time to get into us, deceive and scamnat the end, just as you have advised, once you receive a message from unknown user, try to be calm in knowing that they are trying to communicate, if it's about any silly offer, they you don't have to waste your time with theirs, block them immediately.

That's their pattern and as if they're only having a regular conversation with anybody so that they won't get suspicious. But like us, we've got an idea on where it is going. And if the person they're talking has no idea of what actually is happening, they're going to fall for it. Either will lead them to an exchange or any platform that they own and will try to convince you to deposit there to make quicker money. If you fall for it, you'll never get that money back and that's them to keep because they own that scam platform that they will introduce to you.

Some how if feel like the kind of scammers we are having now are getting lazy because they just aren't bringing something new or catching. This kind of tactics are old and dump and to me someone still falling to such tricks has to wisen up. Then I still remember how we see new styles in which they try to scam people on telegram, some even going to the extent of sending you some what real coins and then would make you try to trust them before they pull the plug. Though no one is too big to fall scam, but if you have a sound knowledge on how these people work then it will be difficult for you to easily fall prey. If a contact I don't have on my phone or someone I didn't request chats me up, I simply delete them, end of conversation..

Open Privacy > Only allowing messages from contacts



This option will solve the problem as you will only receive messages from people you trust.

There are also some kinds of scams that are sophisticated scams. People still fall for the petty ones, too. That is why I always say spotting a scam is not a difficult thing to do. There are people that will receive a message like that from a random number or account and still continue to chat with the person.
Some people when they're offered a good deal, like helping the scammer log into his address and transferring money for him, they fall for it.
It's good to be able to spot scams easily because some scams come from hacked account of people you know. Or they could be impersonating people we know from other accounts.
Even the sophisticated scams are easy to spot because there are always red flags. It's when you let greed take the drivers seat that you fall for it.

The scammers comes with, first to introduce you to a business where you can earn money daily or within a short time period, the second that I know is to send you a web3 site where you can connect your wallet. I have heard of the scammers sending malware link also before. When I was still getting the message of the scammers, I block and report them immediately.

I do not think it is worth it, Telegram premium is used for business. If you are not using your Telegram for business, there is no need to go for premium. I know Telegram can also be used to upload higher gigabyte of files, remove ads and other things but good for business reasons. The best is to know how to spot the scammers (in short they are strangers) and block and report them immediately they message you.

Perfectly normal if you are using telegram, in fact I lost counting on how many times I got such unsoliciated messages. By now, you could say, I became an expert, someone who has enough experience, enough knowledge, on how they act or what kind of words/tricks these scaammers might try to pull . I'm not sure whether you noticed, but if you a happend to be a member of any crypto related groups, or even better an admin or mods in such groups, you'll get these messages the most. At this moment I have two tg accounts. One of them is filled with groups like airdrop/bounty/crypto news etc (where I am getting these scam messages every few days) and the other one is kind of private, with less joined groups (where i never got a single unknown DM).

Majority of the time, I know exactly what they are going to do. So I don't block them instantly. I just pretend to not know anytthing, ask around what how, basically wasting their time, and when it's the final moment, I block them, lmao..I know I might be playing with fire but now I'm used to it..

...at least this one didn't come out straight to present an offer that will lure their victim to stay hooked and give out more information. Anyone who will interact with a total stranger in this kind of way is not only an ignorant person, but a fool. Most scammers don't rush in their style, they take things slowly until they build trust. People can interact with these strangers at their own risk.

Telegram is a place where scammers dwell, that is telegram is the home of scammers currently. I have seen them appear in different forms just to get your attention. They either come as football tipster that you will need to subscribe to their channel and be paying to get weekly game to play, or crypto expert that will want to help in educating you about Bitcoin and trading. Its left for you alone which one they will scam you from. It's a funny encounter but a deadly One,