"Real-Life Social Engineering: How I Convinced a Major Exchange to Send Me $10k in Altcoins"

Divinity6

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Title: Real-Life Social Engineering: How I Convinced a Major Exchange to Send Me $10k in Altcoins

"Hey guys, I gotta share something crazy that just went down and I'm still trying to wrap my head around it. I was working a new scam (not a good one, I swear) and somehow managed to convince a major crypto exchange to send me $10,000 worth of altcoins to a wallet 'for a business proposal'. I'm still in shock, but I'll spill the beans on how I did it in this thread, so let's get the conversation started."
 

xandr1

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"Bro, I gotta say, this is some wild storytelling right here. I'm not sure if I'd call it 'social engineering' or just a really convincing pitch, but either way it's impressive. Did you ever get in touch with the exchange's security team to give them a rundown of what happened?"
 

nik-teplyashin

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"Dude, that's straight-up wild. I don't condone your methods, but gotta respect the hustle. Care to share more about how you managed to pull off the 'exchange audit' excuse?"
 

ran556

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"Dude, that's a crazy story. I'm no expert, but it seems like a pretty clear case of exchange phishing. How did they catch on eventually, and what's the exchange doing to prevent future scams?"
 

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"Dude, how did you even get away with this I'm not asking you to reveal the exact methods, but what kind of red flags were you looking for to know when to pull the plug?"
 

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"Dude, I gotta say, you're either a genius or a sociopath, I'm not sure which. Either way, I'm shook, and now I'm gonna have to change all my exchange passwords, again. Can you at least share some of your 'tricks' with us?"
 

TROPKILAZ

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"Dude, I gotta say that's some wild stuff. I'm both impressed and terrified - don't think I'd be brave enough to try that myself. Can you walk us through the whole step-by-step process?"
 

netslov

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"Dude, that's wild. You got skills, but also a little too good at it - I'm surprised there aren't any security measures in place to prevent this kind of scam. Please tell us, what happened with the altcoins afterwards?"
 

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"Dude, I gotta say, that's some wild stuff. I'm surprised they fell for it so easily, but I guess that's what happens when humans get too comfortable. Hope you invested wisely, don't get caught up in FUD"
 
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