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Shiba Inu Holders Warned Against This Critical Scam That Could Cost Them Money

The Shiba Inu community is once again on high alert following a new security warning shared by Susbarium, a Shibarium-focused scam alert account, on the social media platform ￰0￱ caution centers on an unusual yet increasingly dangerous scam involving the sale of Telegram usernames, which is a tactic that allows malicious actors to impersonate trusted members of the SHIB ￰1￱ Inu Holders Warned Against Telegram Scam Scams and hacks are not new in the Shiba Inu ecosystem , but this one is raising concern because of how easily it can compromise credibility and trick unsuspecting ￰2￱ to Susbarium, scammers are offering significant amounts of money to Shiba Inu community members in exchange for their Telegram ￰3￱ first glance, this may seem harmless or even profitable.

However, the true danger lies in what happens after the ￰4￱ a trusted username changes hands, the buyer can impersonate the original account owner, use the reputation associated with the handle, and exploit the trust others have built with that ￰5￱ there, these impersonators can scam others, spread misinformation, and even damage the reputation of the original owner who unknowingly handed over their ￰6￱ risks of this scam extend beyond simple ￰7￱ accounts with respected usernames can easily convince community members to click on malicious links, share wallet information, or participate in fraudulent token ￰8￱ problem is especially concerning in Shiba Inu’s active ecosystem, as Telegram is a major hub for discussions and ￰9￱ Susbarium warning emphasizes that selling usernames off-platform or through private deals creates a loophole for scammers.

“Never sell your username through private messages or off platform deals,” Susbarium ￰10￱ legal sales through platforms like Fragment still raise questions of trust, since usernames play a crucial role in verifying credibility in online ￰11￱ Scams Threatening The Shiba Inu Ecosystem Warnings about scams are not new to the Shiba Inu community, and multiple trusted accounts have repeatedly raised alarms about malicious ￰12￱ this year, Shibarium Trustwatch cautioned SHIB holders about fake X profiles designed to impersonate popular Shiba Inu marketing lead ￰13￱ recently, Shiba Inu developer Kaal Dhairya issued another critical alert after identifying fake Discord servers circulating in the ￰14￱ fraudulent servers, which were styled to look like legitimate SHIB or Shibarium groups, were being used to spread harmful links and carry out wallet ￰15￱ recent scam involved fake migration sites pushing a LEASH V2 migration through Telegram or phishing websites to trick Shiba Inu holders into approving wallet connections and transactions that drained ￰16￱ response to this, the Shiba Inu team warned that any migration or contract change claims circulated outside official channels, such as the SHIB website or verified social profiles, should be treated as fraudulent.

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