Situations where people are deceived through messengers or “investment offers” are very common. We regularly see such cases and try to warn clients in time and help protect their funds from loss.
Scam schemes can take many forms:
- promises of free cryptocurrency trading training,
- offers of “super-profitable” investments,
- advice to convert money into cryptocurrency “to keep it safe,”
- stories about supposedly successful acquaintances who are “already earning.”
The outcome is always the same — a complete loss of funds.
How to Know You Are Being Scammed
1. Presence of a “third party”
You are accompanied by a person or a group you have never seen in real life. They call themselves brokers, mentors, investors, coaches, “friends,” and help you open accounts on exchanges (most often Bybit or OKX), register wallets (Trust Wallet and others), give step-by-step instructions on what to click and what transfers to make.
2. Total anonymity
You never know who you are talking to: their camera is always off, their voice may be altered. Scammers justify this by “protecting personal data” or “risk of biometric theft.”
3. You are a beginner
Lack of experience in cryptocurrency works against you. You have no knowledge base to question what they say, so you are forced to trust them. Scammers deliberately teach you the basics, show you how to make your first P2P trades to create an illusion of trust.
4. Illusion of control
Your account may be registered in your name, but scammers often have access to it. They may ask you to pass them codes, links, or confirm transactions — effectively taking full control of your funds. If you are registered on “unknown” exchanges or sites, funds may be transferred to scammers immediately after deposit, and then they will convince you to keep adding more. The result is always the same — you end up with nothing.
5. Fake stories
If you are asked to lie to our manager, to invent a “story” (money for a relative, buying goods, helping a friend) — this is a clear sign of fraud. Exchanging cryptocurrency for rubles is a legal, straightforward transaction and does not require any fabricated reasons.
6. “Free cheese”
There are no secret schemes or easy earnings that you will “learn first.” All such offers are just a way to take your money.
Typical Scam Indicators
- Messages from “support” of Trust Wallet or BestChange — these are scammers.
- Calls allegedly from FSB or Gosuslugi asking you to transfer money to a “safe account” — scammers.
- Help creating a wallet: if someone helped you register it, they most likely have access to your funds.
- Strangers on the internet offering you to earn, invest or give money into “trust management” — 99% scammers.
- Requests to pay “unblocking fees” or “taxes” — official platforms never require extra payments to withdraw funds.
- “Swiss banks” from messengers or projects like “Amina Bank” — fake.
- Advice to take out loans or sell property to “invest” in cryptocurrency — a trap to drain your money.
- Fiat-to-fiat exchange: we do not exchange rubles for dollars or euros. HASchange only works with cryptocurrency and fiat (RUB, USD, EUR).
If at least two of these signs match your situation — stop and contact us.
Honesty Is Your Protection
We can help protect your money only if you answer our manager’s questions truthfully. If you hide the purpose of the exchange or follow scammers’ instructions, you deprive yourself of protection, and your funds cannot be recovered.
How to Protect Yourself
- Verify who you are communicating with.
- Do not trust strangers with “easy earnings” offers.
- If you have any doubts — write to us and explain your situation.
We work with cryptocurrency every day, know most scam schemes and can warn you in time.
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