How do I escape an Azuki scam?

“This is a classic case of emotional manipulation, he's playing with my humanity.”

By Kouk.eth

Compiled by Luffy, Foresight News

I wanted to tell a story where my Azuki NFT almost got scammed.

Things started with a seemingly harmless Discord message where someone made a tempting offer for my Azuki. Then, a dangerous signal appeared, and the buyer claimed that they were unable to passBlur、OpenSea、X2Y2 和 Magic EdenWhen the platform bought it, he had problems on all platforms, and also provided screenshots as proof.

I doubt it, but the buyer's issue is probably real. So I tried via sudoswap

Create OTC (OTC) transactions. Despite this, the other person said that the “error” still exists and then sent me more screenshots, and my doubts worsened.

My anti-scam radar started alerting the police, but he was patient, friendly, and seemed very sincere, which made me continue with this “deal.”

This is a classic case of emotional manipulation, he is playing with my humanity. He complained about the complexity of Ethereum and gas fees, and mentioned his experience with Solana. He almost made me think we were good friends. I know you might think I'm stupid, but it's amazing how empathy and emotion can sometimes play a role.

The platform can't trade. I asked him if it was because the platform restricted the country and region. He said he was in Malaysia and tried a VPN, but it didn't work.

Then the real trap came.

He proposed using the Azuki Discord service as an intermediary guarantor. I don't know how he did it, but this guy changed his Discord name to a real Azuki server. Of course, I quickly turned it off.

He next proposed using one of my friends as a middleman. I was like, “Wait, what?”

So I called AnoniMoeth, a good friend I've known since I was a kid, and we were studying together in Argentina.

Despite my growing skepticism, I still want to accept what the scammer says. It's a great deal, and I think we all have a human side that can be used.

We set the terms of the transaction: in a Discord group chat, AnoniMoeth receives Azuki and ETH and then distributes them accordingly.

At this point, I'm almost 100% sure this is a scam because no one would blindly believe that (my friend).

So, I called AnoniMoeth on WhatsApp to confirm he's not an AI. I also had him send his ETH address via WhatsApp just in case. So far everything seems to be going well.

The scammer split us into two separate Discord groups!

A group: scammers, fake AnoniMoeth, and me;

Group 2: AnoniMoeth, scammer, fake me.

At first, we didn't recognize this trick. After repeatedly checking AnoniMoeth's address, I sent him my Azuki.

My heart fluttered, and at that moment, I, the impostor in Group 2, urged AnoniMoeth to send Azuki first.

But I was on the phone with AnoniMoeth and he asked me, “Why are you sending Azuki without receiving ETH?”

It was only then that I suddenly realized it. I immediately asked AnoniMoeth to send my Azuki back to me and deleted the conversation with the scammer.

In the end, I was lucky enough to get away with a robbery.