Seven Warning Signs of a Payment Scam

Scams follow money. Anywhere people exchange crypto or cash, someone is trying to trick them. Most scams rely on the same handful of tactics. Learn to recognise them and you will avoid almost all of them.

1. Someone messages you first

A stranger, or an "admin", contacts you out of the blue offering a better rate, help with an order or a refund. Real support teams wait for you to contact them. Huzra administrators never message you first.

2. A look-alike name

Scammers create bots, channels and accounts with names one letter away from the real one, copy the logo and even copy old messages. Always check the exact username. The Huzra bot is @HuzraBot. Open it from our website, not from a link someone sends you.

3. Pay here instead

The most common trick: new payment details sent in a private chat, a group or a screenshot. Only pay to details shown inside the official app for that specific order. If anyone asks you to pay somewhere else, stop.

4. Urgency

"This rate ends in two minutes." "Your account will be frozen unless you act now." Pressure is designed to stop you thinking. A legitimate service shows a clear rate lock in its app and never threatens you in a chat.

5. Requests for codes or passwords

No genuine service needs your passwords, two-factor codes, seed phrase or the withdrawal code you are about to use at an ATM. Anyone who asks for them is trying to take your money.

6. Guaranteed profits

Offers to double your crypto, "arbitrage" schemes and investment groups with screenshots of huge gains are scams. Real exchange services charge a fee to change money. They do not promise profits.

7. A small test first

Some scams start with a small, successful transaction to build trust, then disappear with a large one. Trust the process, not the person: every order should follow the same official steps.

Habits that protect you

• Turn on two-step verification in Telegram (Settings > Privacy and Security).
• Never share your screen while a banking or wallet app is open.
• Copy wallet addresses from their source, never from transaction history.
• Keep withdrawal codes private and use them promptly.
• If something feels wrong, stop and ask support through the official bot.

If you think you have been scammed

Act fast. Contact your bank or exchange, report the account to Telegram, keep screenshots and transaction IDs, and report to the police. If Huzra's name was used, tell us through the bot chat so we can warn others.

More on how we keep the service safe: Acceptable Use Policy and Risk Disclosure.