**Scam attempts often circulate on the web**, and **scammers**' favorite media are social networks and communication platforms such as **Discord, WhatsApp**, and similar. Over time, I have received many scam attempts and have learned to recognize them almost immediately, but **a new or less experienced user could easily fall into the trap**. One such attempt happened to me just today, where **a Discord user tried to impersonate a well-known user in the Hive community**. [Discord](https://discord.com/) is a very popular communication platform widely used by the Hive community. This morning, I received a friend request on Discord from a user with the nickname **melinda010100. HIVE**  The presence of the words **. HIVE** immediately made me suspicious.  Out of curiosity, I accepted the friend request and immediately received a greeting message.  There is **a well-known and respected user on Hive**: @melinda010100. She manages two communities, two contests, and is also a moderator and curator for Ecency.  https://peakd.com/@melinda010100  Screenshot from https://ecency.com/@melinda010100 The real @melinda010100 is also on Discord and is a moderator on the @ecency Discord server, but as you can see, **there is no dot or the word HIVE after her nickname**.  Realizing immediately that I was dealing with **a scammer who wanted to impersonate Melinda**, I played along and my first question was: **Are you Melinda of Ecency?** I received the typical scammer response: “**Oh yes, this is my backup account**.”  My next question served to expose the scammer's scam  And here is the **scam: an investment platform that promotes guaranteed and very high returns**!  Of course, **I immediately reported the scam to Discord**, flagging it as **impersonation, scam, or fraud**.   I would have notified the real Melinda on Discord, but I didn't because she had already been notified by another user who received the same message as me.  Screenshot from [Ecency Discord Server](https://discord.gg/hZXeUdch)  Out of curiosity, I also checked the domain dacia-capital.com (I didn't click on the link) but **I couldn't find any official sources confirming that it is a legitimate entity**. Obviously, **I didn't click or invest anything**, and I wrote this post because it might be useful to those who are less experienced or are new users. **The rules to follow to avoid falling into a scammer's trap are few and simple**: - **Never trust anyone who offers you investments with returns that are too good to be true**  - On Discord (but also elsewhere), **always check the account name carefully**: - Scammers often add dots, letters, or change a single letter to make their accounts look like well-known and famous ones. - **Check the account creation date** because scammers often use newly created accounts, so an account that is too new with a famous account name is already a Alarm bell.  - **Do not click on suspicious links and never send money or cryptocurrencies.** - **Report and block suspicious accounts immediately.** - If you receive a message similar to the one I showed you in this post, **contact and notify the authentic user on Hive immediately** so that they can make a public announcement and/or report the scammer's account. I hope I have given you useful info and thank you for taking the time to read my post :)  Unless otherwise indicated, the images in this post are screenshots taken from the sites: https://discord.com/ https://peakd.com/ https://ecency.com/ The dividers with the Hive logo in this post were created by me and if you like them you can use them too, the Hive logo is property of https://hive.io/      # Avviso alla community – Profilo falso Hive promuove piattaforma crypto truffaldina