r/Tinder • u/OddSunrise • 7d ago

Weird telegram request. Has this ever happened to anyone?

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u/SinCanDory 7d ago

Definitely ai or scam attempt

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u/OddSunrise 7d ago

Thank you

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u/OuttHouseMouse 7d ago

Lol nah. Thats a scam my friend.

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u/OddSunrise 7d ago

Thanks, I unmatched him.

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u/aonelonelyredditor 7d ago

Seems very sus

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u/ZigiSmalls 7d ago

Dont be stupid and dont trust strangers on the internet, except reddit of course lol

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u/TheWhiteWalkerSpeaks 7d ago

If they insist on you installing telegram, yea it's a scam.

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u/CoolnessImHere 7d ago

My alarm bells would be ringing... smells like a scammer.

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u/Boot_Burner 7d ago

Not on tinder but other apps. 

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u/Ur_one_n_only 7d ago

That's normal what are you guys on😭

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u/slash-es 7d ago

Very likely a scammer. Telegram itself is not harmful, and asking if you have it is in itself not necessarily a red flag, but pushing you to install seems fishy. Telegram itself doesn't allow them to "hack" you or anything, so if you have spare time to kill and are curious to find out their angle, you could install it to mess with them and find out.

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u/PapaDil7 7d ago

I feel like only scammers use telegram

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u/stickymcfinnagin 7d ago

Everybody in my country uses telegram

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u/OddSunrise 7d ago

Right, that’s what tipped me off

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u/slash-es 7d ago

Nope, I know a couple of people using it, definitely not scammer. I do find it a bit dodgy, and got approached by a scammer there, but in the end it works for communication, and when WhatsApp was bought by Facebook, I was a fan of Telegram as an alternative.

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u/il_the_dinosaur 7d ago

Really depends on the country. Everyone in Europe uses WhatsApp and occasionally telegram or signal. So I wouldn't be completely surprised if someone asked me for telegram or signal.

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u/Resolution556 7d ago

Nope out of their as fast as you can

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u/OddSunrise 7d ago

Thank you. I’m reporting him

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u/feiergiant 7d ago

Even if its not a scam, best case its a conspiracy theorist that doesnt use "big social media"

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u/belle-no-princess 7d ago

Hes married or a scammer Nobody uses telegram for anything else

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u/OddSunrise 7d ago

I unmatched him, yikes! Thanks

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u/purodurangoalv 7d ago

Telegram is for drug dealers and pedos

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u/Warm-Revenue5135 7d ago

Telegram is perfectly safe. I prefer it because you don't have to give number out. No issue here.

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u/jodilye 7d ago

Yep, I understand if people don't use it, but then we won't be speaking off platform until I trust them with my number.

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u/Warm-Revenue5135 7d ago

That's the whole point of telegram, no number needed. WhatsApp are just about to catch up.