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Hungrymaster

I guess I was scammed. Any way to cut my losses?

DISCUSSION

So first of all I have little to no knowledge about crypto, and went with minimal risk here and wouldn't be terribly disappointed if there's nothing I can do.

So what happened was: A couple weeks back some random user on Reddit wanted to trade the free NFT profile pics Reddit gave last year from me for 40$. I thought it was too good to be true but still went for it as I thought there was really not that much to lose as I didn't care for the profile pics.

The user wanted to send the money to me through Metamask, and as I received it through Goerli testnetwork I didn't know better and sent the pics anyways. Now that I tried to cash the crypto it seems that test network has no actual monetary value if I understood correctly. The user has since blocked me but I guess I can still reach Reddit about this, but I don't think they can do much.

So my question would be, is there any use for these test network cryptos, and if not, is there anything I should do about this from here on out?

Edit: Scammer was u/financial-marzipan91

Posted Mar 30, 2023, 2:03 AM UTC · edited

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Elie0_0•

He blocked you because it was a scam

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dAn_tHe_mAn7Tin | CC critic•

The hacker stole the crypto because it was a scam

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cerebralsexerTin | CC critic•

And deleted account because everyone find out he is scammer

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SJHarrison1992 I don't have any•

The person who crosses the finish line first, wins the race

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therealdivs1210 neti neti•

Really?

Do you have anything to back this up?

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odd_importance611•

That's what everyone thought but it was a fat guy eating pizza and slurping smoothie wearing an undersized Tshirt.

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moldyjellybeanSilver | QC: CC 466, DOGE 186, BTC 61 | r/SSB 62 | r/WSB 58•

Here’s one of the best tips you’ll receive in this sub

DISABLE your dm.

No one in crypto is messaging you in private over DM to help you.

If they want to try they can post a message in public

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LuciferSam337•

This also applies to Dischord

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8512764EA•

This also applies to twitter

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btnmoon•

Definitely ignore DM’s OP. Also, if someone is intent on using one particular method of transaction, that alone should set alarm bells ringing. Others on here have suggested using OpenSea or Blur to buy and sell NFTs and it’s good advice.

Best advice I can think of is that if you’re ever doing something for the first time that has a monetary value tied to it, come here and ask the community first. Loads of experience on here and it counts for a lot! 👍

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OneThatNoseOnePlatinum | QC: CC 40•

Facts. There's even a wave of older accounts with high karma being bought or hacked.

And take this as advice for ALL social media nowadays. Don't get me started on Telegram...

Just don't be greedy man. And do some research before please. It's almost never worth the risk

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SuperAppleLover•

I actually like to waste their time and mess with them.

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FattestLionPlatinum | QC: CC 84, DOGE 15•

Hacking central banks = cool

Hacking people on Reddit for $40 NFTs = lame AF

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PluginCastPlatinum | QC: CC 26•

"hacking"

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Bitdream200KTin | AvatarTrading 130•

Making Bots to farm Matic faucet’s is the way to get rich.

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FrogmangyTin | CC critic•

They wont get rich anytime soon.

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OutTopTin | 3 months old•

Nothing you can do. Test net eth is worthless. People who dm you telling you they can get your money or nft back are scammers

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Vulcan31Platinum | QC: CC 799•

Glad you brought that up. Being scammed while trying to fix being scammed would be awful.

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Roy_Playz•

OP can still go onto OS and report it!

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Wesley_BinodTin | CC critic•

Update your post with the scammer username.this is a good lesson for you.youre lucky that you did not lose a huge amount.if I were u,transfer whatever you have in your metamask to a new wallet for safety purposes.

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Berta_extracts•

Fuck that guy.

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0x11C3PBronze | 2 months old | QC: LedgerWal. 22 | r/WSB 247•

Testnet is just that, a space to test developing dapps. No real value and nothing you could do except put your avatar# on blast as being scammed.

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Unfair_Management230•

He goofed you, but at least you learned something. The universal saying "if its too good to be true... " unfortunately applies im crypto too!

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ch33naPermabanned•

Dang sorry man! I hope it doesn’t discourage you from continuing your crypto journey.

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ebassPermabanned•

Test network crypto has no value unfortunately.

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wanderer000020201 - 2 years account age. 35 - 100 comment karma.•

Man, scammers are stooping pretty low to do that.

Sorry this happened to you

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MineHunterxBBronze | TRX 25•

Man, I hate people like that. Unfortunately, you got scammed. You can't get anything back as it was a test network.

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StonedRexPlatinum | QC: CC 181•

Shame on u/financial-marzipan91

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Advanced-Ingenuity46Platinum | QC: CC 460 | PoliticalHumor 20•

Look at it this way. You paid $40 to learn a lesson. Not too bad considering many people have been scammed for thousands more. Still, it's scummy shit like this that pisses me off.

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Parush9Silver | QC: CC 178, DOGE 99 | LRC 103 | r/WSB 68•

I will agree here $40 lesson for life . I know many who lost good amount .

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Roy_Playz•

OP can you send me the mint# for your avatar! There's a chance that we can track down where it went/ has it interacted with any other Reddit accounts. You can also report it as stolen on OpenSea so the scammer can't sell it/move it and never profit from it. Sorry you got scammed.

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avyunTin•

https://opensea.io/0x1Bf906DD94C94B3a9cAe84D19d87560FaFf5b9B1/activity

OPs OS

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Roy_Playz•

So they transferred the avatar 18 days ago? Or did I click the wrong link??

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avyunTin•

Ya, op said a couple weeks ago

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HungrymasterOP•

I sadly have no idea how to find the number as reddit has no transfer history.

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raaa91•

Wait so you saw testnet and didnt pause to think or google that oh maybe this sounds a little sus? Im sorry for your loss but crypto is still at the point where you need to babysit yourself to be safe out there

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HungrymasterOP•

I mean, I didn't even have any kind of a cryptowallet before all this. It took ages for me to even learn to switch networks on Metamask to see the "value". Testnet meant nothing to me. I didn't trust crypto or nft at all which is why I wanted to get rid off of the profile pics asap and if there waa even a slight chance to make some value out of them I'd be happy.

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Unfair_Management230•

Thats fine man. I dont really get how "testnet" didnt raise any alarm, but your case shows that this space need to be more user-friendly and less scammy if we want "ppl like you" onboard.

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WonzkyPlatinum | QC: CC 986•

If you do sell more NFTs in the future, just do it through OpenSea or another marketplace, so no need for all these backend risks

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