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I got duped like this once. I clicked on a crypto-bank in the /r/bitcoin sidebar, and it ended up being a scam. Of course, this was when bitcoin was $500 and I

• rlpb 5y ago
  > If I was dealing with tens of thousands, I would not have been so foolish to try and transfer the bitcoin without expert help. How do you identify expert help that you can trust, if you're not qualified to assess expertise?
• sellyme 5y ago
  > Who the hell installs a random app and then uses it to transfer millions of $$ in bitcoin?!? It's not like there's a huge wealth of stable reputable ecosystems that could have been used as an alternative. Look at any crypto forums from just 5 years ago and just about every single website or tool mentioned has either been hacked or run off with users' money in the intervening period.
• happytoexplain 5y ago
  What is "random" software, and what is not? Most people have no context for making that distinction. Avoiding software, or identifying honest expert help, can also be infeasible for these people. Most technologically experienced people don't appreciate or respect this massive hindrance the majority live with.
• t8e56vd4ih 5y ago
  > was just trying to transf it off of a work computer. you what? you were trying to transfer btc from a (work) computer? well ....