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The new account deletion scheme — works quickly, clearly, and without chances

⚠️ A well-established scam by scouts, already widely circulating on Telegram.

The scammer writes on behalf of the “support service” or “official Telegram account.”

The victim is sent a link to a bot and asked to press /start, supposedly "for verification" or "to avoid account deletion."

The victim, of course, responds classically:
"don't mess around, take a break,"
but still presses the button.

Then it gets tougher:
— The scammer changes the bot's name to Telegram Wallet, @VerifSupportBot, @TelegramAdmin, etc.
— Transfers ownership of the bot to your account.
— After that, the bot receives mass reports for phishing and fakes.
— Telegram sees: "Aha, suspicious bot, the owner is right here!"
💥 The account gets banned. Harshly. Forever.

📌 And this is just one of the options.
The second one — older, but still works:
— They write on behalf of Telegram, threatening account deletion.
— They send a link for “official verification.”
— The person clicks, enters their data — and the account flies off to the scammers.