At the end of the year, one of my fans almost fell victim to an AI nude chat scam.
Recently, during this time of year, scammers are really tightening their nets.
The situation is simple, yet terrifying.
The other party first gave him an app, packaged very normally,
not like a phishing link, but more like a process before a collaboration.
Step one: Get him to download it.
Step two: Get him to authorize the photo album.
At this step, his photos were taken away.
A few minutes later, the other party began to threaten: saying they had obtained all the photos and wanted to use AI to send them to relatives, friends, and colleagues, demanding the fan to transfer 💰.
Immediately after, his backup phone number was bombarded with verification codes, within five minutes, all text messages.
At that moment, he realized: something was off.
He immediately deleted the app, stopped that card, and cut off access.
Later, the so-called screenshots they sent: photo album interface, permission page, virtual number.
They wanted to create an illusion: "We have completely controlled you."
But upon calming down, he realized one thing: this is a psychological war.
What they truly rely on,
is not technology,
but fear.
If you really were under their control,
they wouldn't be so anxious.
They are just betting that you will panic.
One thing he was fortunate about: the contact list was almost empty.
No family, no colleagues, no one to spread it to.
This also made it clear that these types of scams at year-end, the core is not to steal money, but to force you to spend your own money.
So he wanted to write down this experience, just to remind you a few things:
1️⃣ Any suddenly appearing app/link, do not click during year-end.
2️⃣ As long as the first step is to authorize the photo album, exit immediately.
3️⃣ Verification code bombardment ≠ account being hacked, do not panic first.
4️⃣ The more urgent they are to scare you, the less they are in control.
5️⃣ Do not reply to messages, do not explain, do not argue, just cut off contact.
Web3 is fast, but during this year-end period, being slower can really save lives.
Money can be earned next year, but accounts and privacy, once lost, are truly gone.
If someone around you is involved in cryptocurrency, Web3, or content creation, please forward this to them.
Not to create panic, but to help more people survive at the most vulnerable time.