Scams and trust

A believable message can still ask you to take an unsafe or unverified action. Urgency, familiar branding, a friend forwarding a link or a payment screenshot cannot replace evidence about the request itself.

Practise identifying what is being claimed and what authority the requested action gives away. Requests for signing secrets deserve particular care. A signature or spending permission may have consequences beyond the label shown in a message. Verify through an independently reached official source rather than the sender’s preferred link.

You do not have to prove someone committed fraud before declining an unverified request. Pause when evidence is missing and avoid sending more money or secrets to a stranger claiming they can repair a loss. If a real incident occurs, follow appropriate genuine reporting/support routes; this topic is education rather than individual recovery assistance.

Useful reading: M-02, M-08, What proves a payment? and phishing. Serious cases use direct English rather than jokes.