# Cardano scam 2021 (and probably before) **URL:** \ **Category:** Report a Scam\ **Created:** [19 January 2021 03:10 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cardano-scam-2021-and-probably-before/45004 "2021-01-19T03:10:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![gsxrboi600](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/gsxrboi600/32/22217_2.png) [@gsxrboi600](https://forum.cardano.org/u/gsxrboi600)\ **Post date:** [19 January 2021 06:24 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cardano-scam-2021-and-probably-before/45004/3 "2021-01-19T06:24:17Z")
Sorry to hear that. Not much you can do except use it as a learning lesson. I had posted a warning about that same scam, but my post got unlisted for some reason. Here’s a post with some of the current scam scenarios to watch out for: > [@Cardano Stay Safe Content \[UPDATED\]](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cardano-stay-safe-content-updated/28037): > > Cardano Stay Safe Content The worldwide web has been a source of information as early as 1993. While internet boasts an abundance of information, it also hosts bad actors carrying out illegal and malicious activities. From bank and inheritance letters, fake products, fraudsters to ransomware – you name it. Cardano’s ‘bootstrap’ Byron era was deployed in October 2017. As an ecosystem and a community, we must be vigilant on the internet and take precautions. Now with Shelley right around the co… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.cardano.org/t/cardano-scam-2021-and-probably-before/45004)._