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Scammers are using Telegram for recruitment and contact, while Discord is used for bot and paid actor groups, leading to financial collapse.

Steady: 1 development in the last 24 hours, 1 in the last 7 days Updated 1 hour ago

The latest in this situation

  1. Christopher Woolcott used Discord to share fake takeover details and impersonate Google and Touchstone Exploration.

How it started

4 reports, 1 independent, last reported Jun 6. The briefing below covers this first event.

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What happened

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Scammers are using Telegram for recruitment and contact, while Discord is used for bot and paid actor groups, leading to financial collapse.

Who's involved

What this event is mainly about
TelegramDiscord

How it developed

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  1. Christopher Woolcott used Discord to share fake takeover details and impersonate Google and Touchstone Exploration.Sub-event
  2. Perpetrators used Telegram, Discord, and Roblox to groom victims of 764.Sub-event
  3. Scammers funnel victims into the Styrion Monvex Platform via Telegram.1 source
  4. Scammers leverage Discord and Telegram for social proof in financial scams.1 source
  5. Scam targets users via Telegram and Discord, utilizing the Wellington Management Company Imposter Platform.1 source

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