I guess long story short would be that I “won” a competition on discord and the 2nd place prize a some BTC. But the only way to get it was to claim it through jonexbit. From what it seems, it gave me my winning amount but I can’t withdraw it without depositing crypto first.
Are they a scam?
I’m not too well diversed in the world of cryptocurrency and came across jonexbit. They look legit at first sight but the more I dive into it the more sketchy it seems.
Is it normal to have to deposit $700~ in crypto in order to verify a wallet for withdrawal?
I’ve seen Coinbase and some others but I just wanted to see if there were other better options out there.
Edit: Scam
If you have to pay to get your winnings bro….
Yeah you are being scammed. People don’t randomly win BTC.
Ouch tthe good old scam.
Never deposit 700$ to win more. This is just an obvious scam my friend.
>winning btc on discord
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>having to deposit money on an unknown site in order to claim the “prize”
Guys, is this a scam ?
Jon will exbit with all your money if you make any deposit at all
If it walks like a duck….
Nigerian prince on the phone asking for his scam back
The name sounds like exit and I reckon they’ll exit with all your money.
Seriously I it for the first time
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>is it normal to deposit $700~ in crypto in order to verify a wallet
Depends, did he say trust me bro?
The platform itself seems legit, but as others have mentioned, if you have to pay $700 for your winnings, you probably don’t have any winnings at all. Who was running said giveaway, and how much did you supposedly win if you don’t mind me asking?
If it makes you question whether it is a scam. Then it most definitely is a scam…
That’s a classic scam. I give you money but you can’t have it yet unless you give me money.
well mr scamington run away run run away
You’re walking into a scam.
Nobody is giving away BTC on Discord. Ever.
You will never have to deposit money into something to obtain a prize.
Change “crypto” to “money order” and it’s literally the Nigerian prince script.
Wait… You got second place? I Got second place in that exact same competition!