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My day was completely derailed yesterday after a scammer posing as a journalist nearly phished me via Zoom. He reached out for an interview, got me on a call, then asked me to share my screen to demo my product.

I keep screen sharing disabled in Zoom, so I had to restart the app. When I rejoined, system dialogs popped up, one of which asked for remote access. Huge red flag. 

I denied all permissions and ended the call immediately.

I spent hours checking my security settings, running a malware scan, and moving my crypto to cold storage. Found others who fell into the same trap with this scammer.

Scammers pose as journalists or investors, get you on a call, then trick you into screen sharing or remote access. If you’re not careful, they can hijack your machine and drain your funds.

My advice: treat any unsolicited Zoom call with extreme skepticism. Better yet, just deny them on sight.

Unfortunately a super common scam tactic

Remember that no one wants to interview you for Forbes or anything like that - assume everything is a scam

Yep, classic scam move. Why do people still fall for the 'Forbes interview' thing though?

Just here for the laughs, the loot, and the chaos. Don’t take me too seriously I’m just a walking meme with a side of chaos. 😆🔥

Day and night in $DEGEN 🎩🎩

Exactly. Ego is the easiest way to hack someone.