2026-01-14 12:20:26

I recently heard about a ridiculous incident from a friend. A few days ago, he received a strange call from an unknown number. The caller claimed to be a staff member from an exchange and a certain service provider, saying they knew the friend was interested in cryptocurrencies and wanted to invite him to a corporate WeChat community.

Even more outrageous, the caller said they had his phone number because "he had viewed related ads on a major trading platform." But when the friend asked for the community name, the caller said "Tian Ge / Cutting Community," and the friend said he would check with someone. As soon as he said that, the caller immediately hung up.

There are many issues here. First, some mainstream exchanges do not have built-in advertising features, so how would they know what the user has browsed? Second, being able to pinpoint a user’s identity just by phone number—what does the data chain behind this look like? Lastly, these communities often claim to be "group chats," but their real purpose is usually to lure users into high-risk activities.

This is probably the first time many people have received a crypto-related sales call. Have you encountered similar situations? How did you respond?

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TokenomicsDetective

· 01-16 06:21

Community scams are just unbelievable; this套路 is so rotten to the core. --- Data leaks are still insider trading; anyway, that's how the crypto world is—impossible to guard against. --- "Brother Tian/Community Scam" haha, just tell you straight up that they want to scam you—can there be anything more honest? --- Why are so many people still falling for this low-level scam? The names are so obvious. --- The real issue is how secure the exchange's own data is—that's the key point. --- As soon as the other side says "they have your information," you should just hang up—there's nothing good about it. --- I just want to know how dark the data chain behind this is; it's definitely not as simple as it looks on the surface. --- The community names are so arrogant, which shows they’re not afraid of exposure—way too cocky. --- I've encountered similar situations; just block the account to avoid trouble. --- Why don't exchanges actively deny these scam calls? Instead, they act like they don't see them.

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LayerZeroJunkie

· 01-14 12:50

Bro, your method is really clumsy, even daring to openly "cut the community" haha Just hang up the phone directly, these kinds of calls are all scams I've also received such calls, just add to the blacklist and ignore Data leaks are too serious, no matter how you try to prevent them, it's useless Tian Ge cutting the community? Wow, that's a pretty straightforward name Who still believes in this stuff these days? What era are we in? It must be data brokers selling the data, it's too terrifying Hanging up is the best, ignore these scammers

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MergeConflict

· 01-14 12:36

Brother Tian is scamming the community, that name is really clever haha Hanging up directly was so wise, this kind of thing is definitely a scam gang How severe must the data leak be to be pinpointed so accurately I've also received such calls, just pressed and hung up, giving them no chance to speak By the way, why haven't these gangs been taken down yet? They're so arrogant Exchange platforms, you need to regulate this, is user privacy so worthless? These days, before entering the circle, you have to learn how to spot scams

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rugdoc.eth

· 01-14 12:35

Don't even bother with the name "Community," just go straight for it.

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