2025-12-14 07:22:22

I manage a popular community handle on Telegram, and you wouldn't believe the lengths some groups have gone to in order to grab it from me.

First came the direct offers. Multiple separate catgirl and femboy communities were throwing money at the deal. I kept turning them down—wasn't interested in selling.

But here's where it gets wild. Once they realized the straightforward approach wasn't working, they switched tactics completely. Now we're talking coordinated social engineering campaigns, fake accounts, catfishing schemes—basically everything in the playbook to try and trick me into either handing it over or making a mistake.

It's honestly fascinating (and kind of exhausting) to watch these communities get creative with their acquisition strategies. Props to the hustle, but the handle's staying with me.

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ser_aped.eth

· 2025-12-15 23:06

ngl These people's obsession is really incredible, playing so elaborately just for a tg handle... --- Even the catgirl community couldn't buy it, how valuable must this handle be? --- That set of social engineering tricks is really impressive, quite ruthless. --- By the way, this kind of coordinated operation is also common in other parts of the crypto world. Anyway, whoever has popularity will be targeted. --- Handles can indeed be sold for money, but it looks like you can hold your ground and stay strong. --- Wait, are they really using catfishing too? This is no longer about acquisition but about harassment.

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HalfBuddhaMoney

· 2025-12-14 10:44

These people are really incredible. They can come up with so many tricks just for a handle. NGL, social engineering tactics are more professional than scammers. Why are they so idle? A handle is just a handle; why go through so much trouble? That’s a bit outrageous. I envy your self-control. If it were me, I’d have been annoyed to death long ago. Is the Catgirl community really so rich? They throw money around casually. Really, now getting a handle is even harder than getting a small account. The social engineering ecosystem is becoming more and more sophisticated. Those who don't sell eventually get manipulated. I don’t know how long you can hold on.

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HallucinationGrower

· 2025-12-14 07:52

Wow, these people are so ruthless haha

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BlockBargainHunter

· 2025-12-14 07:50

Ha, this social engineering tactic is really despicable.

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GasFeeDodger

· 2025-12-14 07:49

ngl these people are really a bit crazy, going to such lengths for a handle --- The social engineering tactics are truly top-notch; they must be guarded against at all costs --- catgirl users really have strong execution power --- How did they think of using catfishing? That's a bit creative haha --- A handle is the key to traffic, no wonder so many people are keeping an eye on it --- How valuable must it be to be able to mobilize so many communities --- When money can't buy it, they start psychological warfare, using one套路 after another --- Hang in there, don't be fooled, these social engineers are quite ruthless --- Compared to internet battles, this seems relatively mild

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MetaDreamer

· 2025-12-14 07:41

ngl these social engineering tactics are really top-notch, too bad I didn't fall for it

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