Meet Lieutenant Ape. Every day he receives messages about stolen gifts, fraud, and scams — and eats donuts, because there’s not much he can do.

Here are a few tips from him:

1. Sell gifts only on official marketplaces, dedicated blockchain platforms, or via Telegram’s Offers feature. No “guarantors,” no “please record your screen,” no “let’s make a call,” no other apps, no groups with deals, and so on.

2. Protect your account with 2-step verification and regularly check the security status of your email.

3. Don’t assume someone will help you if you mess up. Once you get scammed, with near-certainty nothing can be done about it (I’d say 99%, but a lot of people instantly believe they’re the lucky 1%).

Lieutenant Ape is so tired with this bullshit happening to people all the time 😢